St Patrick High School - La Croix Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Vggy r,,L 'Iv RUN 'C i X I C 5 F fm ,, ,D L , L., - ' wa, Top Left: Fr. Barton celebrates the Thanksgiving Mass. Top Right: Ray Aguilera, loe Wisniewski and Bro, Kenneth provide the musical at- mosphere for the Mass of the Holy Spirit. Center Left: Miss Cassin reads from the Scriptures at the Ash Wednesday service, Center Right: Fr. Fraiser administers the Eucharist at one of the many liturgies held during the school year. Bottom: Pat Conroy assists the Celebrant at the Senior Mass of Thanksgiving, which vvas held in the week preceeding graduation, Student Life f 23

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Z7 f Student Life g Stressing Spiritual Crowth Because of the stress placed upon Religious education at St. Pat's, the student is provided with the perfect atmosphere for spiritual development. To facilitate this, the Religion Department sponsors a number of religious activities for the student to attend during the school year. In the beginning of the year, a Mass of the Holy Spirit was held. The main pur- pose of this mass, as its title suggests, was to ask the help of the Holy Spirit in the coming school year. As November approached and Thanksgiving came around, we thanked Cod for his many gifts at mass. The emphasis of this celebration was to make each student aware of all that Cod had given him and to encourage him to offer an expression of thanks to Him. The Religion Department also encouraged students to participate in other liturgical services. On Ash Wednesday, ashes were distributed in a special liturgy designed to emphasize the meaning of Lent. ln the weeks of Lent that followed, a week was set aside to contemplate vocations. The highpoint of this week was a mass dealing with the theme of vocations. The guest speaker at the mass, Bob Thomas of the Chicago Bears, was invited to speak to the students about his vocation as a Christian athlete and vocations in general. At the end of the Seniors' 4 years, while they were preparing for graduation, they gathered together for one last mass. Entitled The Senior Mass of Thanksgiv- ing, it was intended to help the graduates reflect on their last four years and to thank God for the learning and growth that took place. an Top: Bob Thomas of the Chicago Bears speaks to the students assembled at the Vocation Mass. Center left: The rising incense fills the gym during the Ash Wednesday ser- vice, symbolizing the rising of our prayers to Cod. Center Right: Several students participate as lectors and musi- cians to share in the liturgy. Bottom Left: Bro. Anthony gives a few important com- ments about per- sonal growth and development at the Vocation Mass. Bottom Right: Miss Cassin, an extraordinary minister, administers ashes to one of the students during the Ash Wednesday service. ' ft ,Lexx . 'Ss

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'80 Record Surpassed in '81 it 'l M., R we 'f flag . , ' A ' if aiiiiii tt g .lf i L , ' f 2 ,, i . ii j i A f it 5 -' A ,Q - 1 i A siii - A A f i ef ,ff rrrrs A tg p 1 k VLII , i I VVVV i I I -'gi' ,,' L- I K L ,,,, awe wi iz' v... , . The 246 pints of blood collected on March 11, 1981 set a new record for the annual blood drive co- sponsored by the Medical Careers Club and the United Blood Services. This year's total surpassed the 1980 record collection of 196 pints. The St. Patrick High School Blood Assurance Program was coordinated by Mr. Bert Welker, Co-Chairmen senior Ken Zell and junior Harold Grant. The Blood Assurance Program guarantees free blood for any member of the St, Patrick family and their immediate relatives for one year, The recruitment for blood donors started with an assembly run by Mr. Welker and the members of the Medical Careers Club. The success of the blood drive was attributed to this assembly and other efforts, such as a vigorous poster campaign. The seven year campaign has netted a grand total of 1,271 pints. 24 X Student Life Top Left: While Senior Rick Herrick looks on, two UBS nurses prepare for the next donor. Top Right: This year's program saw donors relaxing in specially designed lounge chairs ine stead of lying flat on a table. Even while donating a pint of blood, lohn Bonaccorsi seems quite comfortable. Middle Left: Blood Drive worker Luciano Orta fills paper cups with orange juice, and arranges the cookies which were given to the donors. The cups and orange juice were donated by McDonald's and the ccokies were donated by St, Pat's students. Bottom: During his interview, Alumnus loe Schmit, f8O, undergoes a clinical blood test to check for anemia.