St. Bernadette Parish: Out of the ground and into the air

Posted: 10.16.09

Construction equipment and workmen are part of the landscape at St. Bernadette Parish where the parish’s new French Gothic style church and a parish hall are under construction. The parish has crowded liturgies and activities into 13 modular trailers until construction in completed by June 2010. “We hope to finish ahead of schedule,” said a happy Father Victor Ulto, pastor.

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PORT ST. LUCIE | Construction equipment and workmen are part of the landscape at St. Bernadette Parish where the parish’s new French Gothic style church and a parish hall are under construction. The parish has crowded liturgies and activities into 13 modular trailers until construction is completed by June 2010. “We hope to finish ahead of schedule,” said a happy Father Victor Ulto, pastor.

Come and celebrate 25 years

Posted: 10.13.09

The Diocese of Palm Beach encourages everyone to participate in an energetic, jubilant and spiritual gathering Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. The joyous event marks the finale of the diocese’s yearlong 25th-anniversary celebration. All are invited to unite as one to thank God for the diocese’s growth, success and diversity. Music by parish choirs and groups of the diocese begins at 10 a.m., followed by a thanksgiving Mass at 11 a.m. with scores of altar servers, clergy and religious. Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito is main celebrant for the Mass.

Peace work: St. Vincent Ferrer students craft a quilt

Posted: 10.07.09

Students Luke Capezza, 4, and Anthony Paparella, 11, work together to plant pinwheels in a butterfly garden on the grounds of St. Anastasia School in Fort Pierce. The pinwheel planting was part of school activities Sept. 21 to recognize International Day of Peace, which was established by the United Nations in 1981. Schools around the Diocese of Palm Beach acknowledged the day’s significance and held activities to promote and teach lessons about peace and peaceful ways.

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PALM BEACH | St. Vincent Ferrer School students surround a quilt that was made as part of peaceful events there on International Peace Day, Sept. 21, an event held worldwide. Students also participated in a fundraiser to benefit a forgotten–soldiers charity and a special 9/11 flag salute to commemorate the day America was attacked by terrorists eight years ago, and to pray for victims and peace.

Planting peace at St. Anastasia School

Posted: 10.02.09

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FORT PIERCE | Students Luke Capezza, 4, and Anthony Paparella, 11, work together to plant pinwheels in a butterfly garden on the grounds of St. Anastasia School in Fort Pierce. The pinwheel planting was part of school activities Sept. 21 to recognize International Day of Peace, which was established by the United Nations in 1981. Schools around the Diocese of Palm Beach acknowledged the day’s significance and held activities to promote and teach lessons about peace and peaceful ways.

Knights of Columbus donate van to school

Posted: 10.02.09

The Knights of Columbus Council 4999 donated a used 15-passenger van and $1,000 to the R.J. Hendley Christian Education Center in Riviera Beach. The funds are to help with vehicle repair, but any funds left over will be used to install a fence around the school playground. The donation was presented to Shirley Wright, school director, and Maria Robinson, principal.

The R.J. Hendley Christian Education Center offers preschool to 12th-grade classes, and after-school care programs. The school, established in 1982, is a private, nonprofit, interdenominational Christian School.

Student is a semifinalist in national contest

Posted: 10.02.09

Janine Duffy, Pope John Paul II class of 2010, is a semifinalist in this year’s National Merit Scholarship Program. Janine was selected based upon qualifying scores earned through testing, and high scores that indicate her exceptional academic abilities and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The total number of selected semifinalists represents fewer than 1 percent of high school seniors in the United States. Janine is now continuing the competition, completing a complicated application with the goal of becoming a finalist and winner of a scholarship to further her education at a college of her choice.

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