St Mary High School - Astrolabe Yearbook (Jackson, MI)

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Gluorcfs t Q J Hugh on the lust of any hugh school s cultural pro gram are student assem blues. These are an important contribution to training for social living for they encourage research, discover hidden talent, broaden student experience and instill confidence and assurance in those who participate. School spirit, that indefinable some- thing which makes a Celt a Celt is fostered in these programs which range from the historical and scientific to the en- tertaining and spiritual. An essential part of every assembly is music, the coordinator of all that is good in man and his accomplish- ments. 51

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Vocatuon Week celebrated March 7 l4 was only the untroduc tuon to the seruous consuderatuon of started thus lune of thought the enture month of March was guven over to ut and yet every day should be a preparation for thus great chouce Senuor and uunuor gurls traveled to Nazareth College Kalamazoo Muchugan to partucupate n Voca tuon Day Thus was part of a new natuonal movement to aud Catholuc students un fundung out and follow :ng the wull of God for them QTJJQYAS! Each year St Mary students make a three day spurutual retreat between sem esters The reason? Reflectuon prayer reparatuon resolutuon For retreat us a tame to thunk over the past and to plan a better future Father Alexus Quunlan C P conducted the retreat January 6 7 8 Four con ferences were guven dauly and students recuted the rosary whuch was led by the senuor boys The Way of the Cross and Beneductuon of the Blessed Sacrament closed each days exercuses ocataon CD g xerclses l00 Regustratuon l 0 Conference lntervuews wuth pruests untervuews wuth Susters Pruvate Devotuons 245 Conference 3 15 Formal tea lntervuews wuth pruests an Susters Pruvate Devotuons 445 Conference 5 I5 Beneductuon of the Blessed Sacrament 50 T rf' 1 HL AVI OO Ol' Q ' OU f 9 . R,...,.,,. . l -l! ' Q 8 ' . ' . , . ' F A .Q .13 ' ' onels Slate ill life' Retreat- had 2-:OO Discussion of ASisterhoods I . . . : 4 - I ' d N , , l

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A December 8 assembly gave Marys clnents an opportumty to express theur love and devo tlon Assisted by the h gh school gurls chour the Thes plans combmed radlo commen tation wlth tableaux to portray Marys glft of the scapulars the Muraculous Medal and mlraculous Lourdes water wlth Irene Lapmsky who plays Bernadette nn the Lourdes scene NX' Kathryn Neubecker Kneelmg at the feet of the Blessed Mother tKathryn Neu beckerl St Catherine Laboure fBarbara Elzll :discusses the condntlon of France ln l83O Here the Blessed Vlrgln fore :sed St Catherlne that the two famllles of Charlty the Sas ters and St Vlncents priests would be blessed Later Mary gave to Catherine the Mlrac ulous Medal whuch has wrought so much good un the world Holding the green scapular Marilyn Muller who alternated as the Blessed Vurgm an the tableaux offers a pledge of help to the world through nts devotuon Suster Justme Bnsqueburu another Daughter of Charuty at Parns was specually chosen to further :ts cause Thus lncldent occurred just nme years after the Mlraculous Medal had been glven 1' ll A L . .E 3 I ,L is . K 5 . . . K 53, . . 1 l - fl! told further disasters but prom- iq . . l . . . .1 ' ' . Marilyn Miller says the rosary xl ' ll III X . . I yt I . . . L 1