Wildwood Catholic High School - Annscript Yearbook (North Wildwood, NJ)

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WITH THE MOST REVEREND CELESTINE J. DAMIANO Archbishop-Bishop of Camden Archbishop-Bishop Celestine J. Damiano opens the door to education. Hardly had our Archbishop-Bishop been con- secrated at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral when his projects for establishing new schools for our diocese began. The educational fund drive was launched and the faithful of our Diocese heeded their Bishop's plea for financial assistance. The first flowering of Archbishop Damiano's zeal came in September, 1962, when the new Camden Catholic High School opened its doors to the large student body, with its faculty of dedicated Priests and Religious of the Diocese of Camden. 6

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7 0 Our Holy Father, Pope John XXIII, Pope of Unity, opened wide the doors of St. Peter’s to the Bishops throughout the world in his call for the Second Vatican Council. His invitation to our Separated Brethren indicated a warm welcome to them to return to the flock of Christ. In his encyclical “Mater et Magistra” Our Holy Father has sounded a clarion call for social justice. In this same encyclical, Pope John asserts that “only through Catholic education can the doors of knowledge be opened to their full capacity.” ... He said: “It is of the greatest importance that the new genera- tion be brought up with an adequate cultural and above all a religious foundation.” 5

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WISDOM AND DEVOTION REVEREND JOHN j. CLARK Assistant Superintendent of Schools Diocese of Camden The Right Reverend AAonsignor Charles P. McGarry and his assistants, Reverend John J. Clark and Reverend William Mark, administer to the schools of the Camden Diocese. These zealous priests give guidance and supervision to the many students in the diocesan high schools. They afford the faculty and student body of Wildwood Catholic inspiration and encouragement by their deep regard for our welfare. THE RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR CHARLES P. McGARRY Superintendent of Schools Diocese of Camden 7