St Marys Academy - Sesame Yearbook (Champlain, NY)

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ancf Prayer Sanctifies PI lettons =- During Lent we try to do something constructive in reparation for our sins. The walls of each class offer pious reminders as Pauline Guay, a Junior, points out. Let's keep Christ in Christmas, is the slogan at St. Mary's. Each class tries to live up to this ideal through Cribs and Nativity Scenes arranged beautifully and originally. Barbara King, Lucia Menegon. Christ is the center of our life, and prayer is the prime mover of all our activities. We have recourse to Christ and His Blessed Mother before, during, and after any enterprise, whether scholastic, social, or athletic. We pray that our activities be successful and bring glory to God.

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r?e igion C jo nes Jirsi Every morning, the students, in their respec- tive classes, recite the pledge to the Crucifix. Each school day begins with the morning offering, and prayer opens each class. Religion is an integral part of the curriculum. Each student receives the benefit of a daily three quarters of an hour of Christian Doctrine. The Moral Law, the Sacraments, Church History and the Scriptures are explained. Above, Father Paul Beyette is explaining the different vestments and the sacred objects used for the Holy Sacrifice of the

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The honor of crowning our Lady in our own Parish Church is usually bestowed on a Senior who, by her piety and good conduct, has merited the privilege. Laudate, Laudate, Laudate Mariam, sing Philip Dupee, Raymond Monette, Patricia Favreau and Margaret Chevalier as they follow the May Procession.