SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ(SEPTEMBER 2023)--COME HOME TO ST. MARY CHURCH IN GLOUCESTER CITY ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2023, AND JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR PARISH. WE WILL BE HONORING PAST AND PRESENT STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF OF GLOUESTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL AND ST. MARY GRAMMAR SCHOOL. WE INVITE YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES TO JOIN TOGETHER WITH OUR CURRENT GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOR THE 11:30 MASS.
ST MARY PARISH IS THE OLDEST PARISH IN THE DIOCESE OF CAMDEN, AND ST. MARY GRAMMAR SHOOL AND GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC ARE A INTRICAL PART OF THAT LONG AND RICH TRADITION. IF YOU WERE A HAWK OR A RAM, WE INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE OUR PARISH AND ITS HISTORIC TIES TO BOTH SCHOOLS. THE HOMILIST FOR THE MASS WILL BE ST. MARY ’75 AND GC ‘79 GRAD, DEACON JOSEPH RAFFERTY, A FORMER TEACHER AND COACH AT GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC.
MASS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY REFRESHMENTS IN THE MSGR. LUCITT HALL (GYM) AND BOTH SCHOOL BUILDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TOUR. TAKE A STEP OR TWO BACK IN TIME AND REMINISCE WITH SCHOOLMATES AND FRIENDS ABOUT THE GOOD OL’ DAYS.
COME, BE A PART OF THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.
DATE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2023 @ 11:30 AM
PLACE: ST. MARY CHURCH, GLOUCESTER CITY
REFRESHMENTS: FOLLOWING MASS IN THE MSGR. LUCITT HALL
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT EITHER OF US.
Julie Kain McHenry – GC ’78 (jmchenry@gchsrams.org)
Mary Ann Saunders – St. Mary ’59 – GC ’62 (ourmarie32307@verizon.net)
Come home to St. Mary Church, Gloucester City, Sunday September 17, and join us in celebrating the 175th Anniversary of the our parish. We will be honoring past and present students, faculty and staff of Gloucester Catholic High School and St. Mary Grammar School. We invite you and your families to join together with our current Gloucester Catholic Community at the 11:30 AM mass.
St. Mary Parish is the oldest parish in the Diocese of Camden, and St. Mary Grammar School and Gloucester Catholic are a intrical part of that long and rich tradition. If you were Hawk or a Ram, we invite you to celebrate our parish and its historic ties to both schools. The homilist for the mass will be Deacon Joseph Rafferty, and alumnus of St. Mary Grammar School (1975) and Gloucester Catholic High School, (1979). Deacon Rafferty was a former teacher and coach at Gloucester Catholic High.
Mass will be followed by refreshments in the Monsignor Lucitt Hall (gym), and both schools buildings will be open to tour. Take a step back in time and reminisce with schoolmates and friends about the good old days.
COME, BE A PART OF THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.
DATE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2023 @ 11:30 AM
PLACE: ST. MARY CHURCH, GLOUCESTER CITY
REFRESHMENTS: FOLLOWING MASS IN THE MSGR. LUCITT HALL
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT EITHER OF US.
Julie Kain McHenry – GC ’78 (jmchenry@gchsrams.org)
Mary Ann Saunders – St. Mary ’59 – GC ’62 (ourmarie32307@verizon.net)