St. Joseph School Holds Opening Mass For Catholic Schools Week

By Anton Media Staff Posted on January 30, 2018

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Bishop John Barres chats with fourth-grader Jude Martucci of St. Joseph School, his parents, Glenn and Coleen Martucci, and grandmother, Irene Moran, before Mass. (Photos by Greg Shemitz)

St. Joseph School in Garden City held Opening Mass for Catholic Schools Week on Jan. 28, followed by the school’s open house. View the photo gallery from the event below.

SJS01 — Bishop John Barres chats with fourth-grader Jude Martucci of St. Joseph School, his parents, Glenn and Coleen Martucci, and grandmother, Irene Moran, before Mass. (Photos by Greg Shemitz)

SJS02 — St. Joseph School faculty sing during Mass.

SJS03 — Bishop John Barres prays at the beginning of Mass.

SJS04 683x1024 1 — Fifth-grader Jack Pawlowski of St. Joseph School serves as a candle bearer.

SJS05 — Bishop John Barres delivers his homily.

SJS06 731x1024 1 — Fifth-grader Emma Dolan of St. Joseph School prays with her father John Dolan.

SJS07 — Eighth-grader and student council president Gregory Curley of St. Joseph School reads the general intercessions.

SJS08 — Seventh-grader and student council vice president Maria Santos of St. Joseph School reads the general intercessions.

SJS09 — Bishop John Barres prays over the gifts. Also pictured, from left, Father Prasanna Costa, Deacon John McKenna, Msgr. James Swiader, pastor, and Father Joseph Scolaro.

SJS10 — Bishop John Barres, center, and Deacon John McKenna elevate the Eucharist. Also pictured is Father Joseph Scolaro.

SJS11 — Fourth-grader Maddie Brown of St. Joseph School smiles during the sign of peace.

SJS12 683x1024 1 — Junior Callie Coors of Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, a graduate of St. Joseph School, addresses the congregation at the end of Mass.

SJS13 — Bishop John Barres blesses the congregation at the end of Mass.

SJS14 — Eighth-grader Hagan Wagner leads the procession at the end of Mass.

SJS15 — Bishop John Barres poses for a photo with Christopher and Jacquie Guerra and their daughters, third-grader Anna and sixth-grader Maria of St. Joseph School.

SJS16 — Twins Christian and Liam Collins, left, Christopher Bracht, Stephen Finnell and William Mandaro, all seventh-graders at St. Joseph School, pose in front of their American Revolution history projects during the open house.

SJS17 — Third-graders Riley Peters, left, and Anna Guerra of St. Joseph School roll a marble down a track during a science class demonstration at the open house.

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(Photos by Greg Shemitz)

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