Starting Catholic Schools Week Right

Students share the sign of peace.

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At the altar during the Mass are, from left, Deacon James Cowan of Our Lady of Good Counsel parish; Father Robert Dillon, pastor of St. Joseph-St. Thomas; Msgr. Peter Finn, pastor of Blessed Sacrament and dean of Staten Island; Father Michael Martine, pastor of Holy Rosary; and Father Joseph McLafferty, pastor of St. Christopher-St. Margaret Mary.

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Elizabeth Campbell, principal of Holy Rosary School, shows the Teachers Wall of Fame in the school lobby.

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A reception followed Mass with cake and balloons.

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Emily Sciusco and Ella Ficchi, kindergarteners at St. Clare School, walk together in the procession at the start of Mass Jan. 27 at Holy Rosary Church to celebrate the start of National Catholic School Week on Staten Island.

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Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12:05 am

The Catholic School Region of Staten Island kicked off National Catholic Schools Week with a Mass and reception at Holy Rosary Parish Jan. 27.

Catholic elementary school students, parents, principals, pastors, deacons and archdiocese administrators joined in a Mass celebrated by Msgr. Peter Finn, pastor of Blessed Sacrament and dean of Staten Island. A procession started Mass with two student representatives from each Staten Island Catholic elementary school.

The National Catholic Educational Association and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sponsor National Catholic Schools Week, which runs through Saturday, Feb. 2.

The 2019 National Catholic Schools Week theme is “Catholic Schools: Learn, Serve, Lead, Succeed.” The week is marking its 45th anniversary.

Starting Catholic Schools Week Right

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