St Agnes High School - Palm Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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MARY AGNES WAY, SODALITY PREFECT OF LAST YEAR. hands over the book of Rules to the newly- elected Prefect, Iudith Russer: the other Sodality officers for this year are lean Rodman, Mary Kay Ehmann, and Carol Van Nierop. AMIU . oNE or THE Bio soDAL1TY PROJECTS this year was the Family Rosary Campaign. Here Sodalists Kathleen Mccusker and Mary Hicks discuss the results of the second school-wide survey with Sister Elaine Theresa. AT THE LOVELY CANDLE-LIGHT CEREMONY on May Day last year, a candle representing each homeroom hurried before the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. Kathy McCarthy, Ruth Maier and Sue McGlynn, Senior home- room representatives. are pictured here, Sister Elaine Theresa If is when you give of your- sel that ou trul ive f y yy . Religion X. World History. Senior Sodality Moderator, Homeroom 107 Re Sister Marie Vincent Soft peace she brings, wherever she arrives: She builds our quiet, as she forms our lives. Religion IX. English I, medial Reading, Freshman Sodality Moderator, Homeroom 313 diction is hofwi One of the active and practical ways of applying the lessons learned in Religion classes is membership in the Sodality of Our Lady. This is not just another club, but a way of living. As Freshmen, St. Agnes students are invited to join the Sodality, and during the ensuing year they become acquaint- ed with the whys and wherefores of the Sodality aims, Sophomore, Iunior and Senior Sodalists, having been for- mally received into the Sodality, now realize both its pur- pose and value, and concentrate on becoming good members. Mainly, they strive to grow in personal holiness, always re- membering the all important point of drawing others to Iesus through Mary.

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Father Richard Madden, O.C.D. AT THE CLOSE OF RETREAT. a Democrat and Chronicle photographer caught the joy of the students. ready now for a jubilant vacation. One morning in March, the halls at St. Agnes were filled with uniformed girls, but the chattering voices, zippy hustle, and banging locker doors that usually accompany them were missing. It was the second day of Holy Week and the beginning of our three day retreat. Each day began thus. not with the usual shrill call to classes, but with our assistance at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Pensive moments were spent at confer- ences, with Father Richard Madden, Director of Vocations for the Carmelite Fathers, the retreat master for Iuniors and Seniors, and Father Eugene Mc- AMONG THE FRESHMEN SODALISTS who worked hard on the project of preparatory prayers for Retreat were Cheryl McGuire, Nancy Gian- forte and loan Wegman. night tliimleimg. 2 : A I V- Organization , ::4 . . J Iunior-Senior Retreat Master Father Eugene MacFarland Director of Diocesan Youth Freshman-Sophomore Retreat Master Farland, Diocesan Youth Director and director of Camp Stella Maris, guiding the Freshmen and Sopho- mores. During the Retreat, the students thought over the past year and, looking ahead, made a few resolutions for the future to set their standards higher. For many Seniors, it was a thought-provoking time in which they made important decisions for their years ahead. At the close of our retreat, sparkly eyes -1 the windows of the soul - reflected real happiness in those who had truly tried to spend this time well.

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WHAT ARE THEY? Why, Moslems of course! After their native dress was so aptly explained and dramatized hy Father Tierney, a missionary in Pakistan, every St. Agnes student knew this fact. especially his models, Diane Szatkowski and Kathleen McCorry. 6 heflieg. BUSILY SETTING UP the favorite boothf refreshmentl for 1 fun-filled Mission Day are Larry Shelton, Geraldine Benzing, Dave Hassett and Mary Kay Clendenning. Av f ! - r E ' E --...----M I . S. '-Q...-...,,., - K, EE N f g G .- AT THE MlSSlON CONVENTION held at Notre Dame University last summer. Barbara Seils and lean Klier met Sister Helenmarie, a Holy Ghost Sisterlwho is from Rochester. ln October. Sister Helenmarie was able to visit her home on her way hack to Africa and stopped at SAH to give a fascinating assembly talk on their mission in Ghana. Stamps, pennies, nickles, and dimes of student sacrifices, and ideas often flooded room 106 when the Mission Council met. There, busy hands and minds worked with dexterous deter- mination under the direction of Sister Dorothy Ellen. On October 31, the Council undertook the first of its two biggest events -- the annual Mission Dance which this year was named 'AHallowe'en Fantasy. Mission spirit was also pepped up at assemblies in the audi- torium. ln November when Sister Helenmarie, a Divine Word missionary from Africa, came to St. Agnes, students could feel those snakes she described crawling right up their spines. En- thusiasm and gales of laughter reigned in December when Father Tierney, enthralled his audience with his experiences in Pakistan. Bursting balloons, laughter, and shuffling feet filled St. Agnes in May at the annual Mission Day -1 the most im- portant undertaking of the Mission Council. At the fun-lllled day, students and their friends went all-out for the missions. L Sister Dorothy Ellen A good laugh is sunshine in a house. Religion IX, Latin I, General Science. Business Arithmetic, Mission Moderator, Homeroom 301. 25