PHOTO OF  THE DAY: Lupe!

  

Lupe, after a long day at school. 

PHOTOS, VIDEOS and LINKS OF THE YEAR

Rachel on our new cantor platform for our choir.

Students on the new platform for our choir.

Blessing of the throats on the Feast of St. Blase.

You can tell it's a Franciscan parish, when the parish dog gets its throat blessed!
Blessing of the throats on the Feast of St. Blase (or is it St. Blaze?).
You can also get your throat blessed on Sunday at the 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. or 12:10 p.m. Mass.  (You have the option of lit or unlit candles.)

"Through the intercession of St. Blase, bishop and martyr, may God protect you from all infirmities of the throat and all other illnesses."



  

The St. Anthony's contingent at the Catholic Schools Week Mass in Williamston.

"They copied this window from our church!"

The Catholic Partnership Schools students at the Catholic Schools Week Mass.

Contestants in the Geography Bee.


Pondering their answers.
Thanks to Aileen and Alex for keeping score.

One of them is right!

Congratulations to our runners-up.

Congratulations to our 2012 Geography Bee winner!

Ringing the bell in the Religion Bee.

Waiting for the next question in the Religion Bee.

Congratulations to the Religion Bee winner.
Ready to start 8:00 Mass for Catholic Schools Week.

An awesome choir.

It's that time of the year for the Baby Jesus to be presented at Mass.

A beautiful prayer after Communion.

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Martins!

A happy birthday poem for Mrs. Martins. 

"When I grow up I want to be a...Police Officer? No, a K-9!"
One of these altar servers is not like the other...

Several St. Anthony's students in the entrance procession for the Our Lady of Altagracia Mass.
These St. Anthony's students composed this dance themselves!

Happy Feast Day!

Luckily nobody was seriously hurt in this one-vehicle accident in front of our school.
We did lose one of our precious trees.


Lesson: don't go too fast if you don't know how to drive in the snow.

We'll need to fix the fence.

Continuing on the topic of community organizing, at Christian Unity Week.

Another St. Anthony's student presenting at Christian Unity Week.

A wonderful presentation by a St. Anthony's student.

Christian Flower Week.

Bishop Farmer with our St. Anthony of Padua Students at Christian Unity Week.

Mrs. Martins does Fr. Jud's show-and-tell.

4th grade with characters from the Bible.

Finishing touches. 

Click here to see a story from Camden County about our students at the Martin Luther King Day of Community Organizing.

"This is where our new playground will go!"

You can see the school now from River Road driving south.

"We have a dream--that the Martin Luther King Day of Community Organizing will be a huge success!"

Several St. Anthony's students were in attendance at our 3rd Annual Martin Luther King Day of Community Organizing, geared toward 7th-12th graders.

Student leader at the mic on our tour of the neighborhood.
For a story in the Catholic Star Herald click here. 

Grace before lunch.

At right, Orlando Munoz and Iraida Afanador of the City of Camden answering questions.

Current leaders, and a future one.

"How does it feel to be a leader?"

Kristen with our three student leaders for the Martin Luther King Day of Community Organizing. 

 

Big hug in kindergarten.

4th Grade -- Choose Life! 
Thanks to everyone who donated gifts for our students!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Want a cupcake???

Sure!

Hymnals!

School Mass Rhythm Section

Feliz Navidad.

1st Graders caroling at the friary.

Faculty and staff at the Parish/School Christmas Party.


Lupe the reindog!

Thanks, 2nd graders!

Big hug!

We're planning for this year's Martin Luther King Day of Community Organizing.

Who had a birthday???

Classrooms are decorated for Christmas.

 
What are they looking at?

Jesus in the manger!

Brother Dave and students from St. Augustine Prep, with piñatas!

It's a great time to sing, or take a bike ride!

Our friends from Huellas visiting the 3rd Grade.

Caroling on the steps of City Hall.

"Deck the City Hall..."

  "Fa la la la la..."

Future friars, ready for the Advent Pageant.

School Advent Pageant.

Lupe makes her appearance in the Advent Pageant.

School Advent Pageant.

School Advent Pageant.

Advent Angels.

The full cast, and the directors and producers of our Advent Pageant.

One of the stars of the show--Lupe!

Our Angels.

Our narrators.

Three Kings.

Ave Maria!

Hail Mary!

Joseph and a King.

An Angel and a King.

The Immaculate Conception

3rd Grade Readers

"Mary, did you know?"

The Immaculate Conception is a big Nicaraguan feast.

Who's carrying San Juan Diego?

Thanks to all our donors, volunteers, and friends for helping us demolish Ron's House, and prepare the way for a beautiful playground for our children.

Ron's House, former home of our beloved friend Ron Hurlburt, had sat vacant for over five years.

Our students dream of a playground here!

Gathering for a short press conference.  Thanks to Camden Churches Organized for People (CCOP) for all the support!

Pastor Kent Walmsley leading us in prayer.

Pastor Kent holding a photo of Ron, while Fr. Jud thanks all those who helped make this day possible.

Sr. Karen of the Catholic Partnership Schools, and Mayor Dana Redd (a graduate of Sacred Heart School)--two leaders who share a better vision for Camden.

Donald Russell, sharing memories of his best friend Ron.

Karen Ammond of KBC Media, sharing the good news that the Playgreen Initiative is interested in building a playground here in the spring.

"Who's got scissors?"

Church, state, city, friends, CCOP and neighbors.

The symbolic cutting of the red tape!  Over five years of waiting is over!

Carmen thanking Bill Hargrove of Hargrove Demolition, for donating their services.

Dream big!

You should be enjoying the playground by the spring.  (Thanks to our principal, Ms. Muryasz, for planting the statue of St. Joseph upside down for a little extra help!)

Ready to get the show started.

Lights, camera...
  ...action!

Taking a big bite.
 
Memories making way for dreams.

View from the school.

Carmen rejoicing.

What a team!

Soon the billboards should be coming down too.

Please--no more red tape.

  Won't the side of the school make a great place for a mural now?

A view from Luz's yard.

The debris will be replaced with topsoil...and then a playground.

It's you, Kayla--a ukelele!

Well done!

Thanks to St. Anthony of Padua Church in Greenville, SC for the new Gather hymnals!

Thanks to everyone who made this great Thanksgiving feast possible!

Self service for Mrs. Dick.

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"I want that one!"

A toast to 4th grade!

"Let us pray..."





Thumbs up!


Giving thanks.

Thanks, Ms. Muryasz, for giving us such a great school!

Fr. Chris pays a visit to Mrs. Martins, just like old times.

Look who was at Mass!

Thanks, 8th graders, for helping unload the turkeys donated by our friends at St. Mary's in Pompton Lakes.

Gobble Gobble!

Thanks, 8th grade!

Kindergarten at St. Anthony's.

We love the VEN program.  Thanks, volunteers from Campbell's Soup!

Welcome to the school staff, Ms. Kisha Hollis, Administrative Secretary.

Roses in November.

Say "happy birthday" to Rina!

All Saints at Sunday Mass

Our newest Development Board member Kate Burns getting to know our school and parish.

Getting to know our students--who recycle!

Getting to know our students--with flowers in their hair.

Conociendo nuestras alumnas.

First grade, first Bible!

Just sketchin'.

Just sketchin'.

Mini-mural on the way!

Posing for a Partnership picture.

Fr. Hugh helping "St. Francis" to "put on the dog."

All Saints Choir.

For All the Saints!

For All the Saints.

For All the Saints.

For All the Blessed!

For All the Saints.

For All the Saints.

For All the Saints.

For All the Saints.

For All the Saints.

For All the Saints.

For All the Saints.

For All the Saints!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the winners of the Respect awards.

"Yes Fr. High, I mean, Fr. Hugh."

Don't fret!

In the glow of a great Mass.

Thanks to the St. Augustine Prep volunteers in 1st Grade.

Whose birthday is September 8?

Br. Karl preaching for the Spirit of Assisi Mass.

Ready for this afternoon?

Trick or treat, Lupe?

"Aren't you scared!"

Happy Halloween!

Sugar high?

Ho hum, Halloween.

Br. Karl's werewolf pet!

Trick or treat!

It touched me!

Will Ron's House finally come down, so we can think about putting in a playground?
Hello Kitty?

Hello Doggie!

We recycle!

1st Grade Prays the Peace Prayer

2nd Grade ready for Story Time.

Miss Cotton and Joe from the Garden State Discovery Museum on the site of our future Butterfly Garden and Organic Garden.

Go, Dog!  Go!

Two with their dogs...

Mrs. Martins and the School Mass Choir.

Yes we can!

A visit from Fr. Mathias.

You are coming to Youth Group this week!

Fluffy!

We love the SOAR after school program.

Calling the Tooth Fairy--again!

This house could be gone very soon...
Mrs. Nancy Kennedy visits 3rd Grade.

We celebrated Our Lady of the Rosary at the School Mass.

"Hail Mary full of grace..."

"We pray to the Lord..."

Our Franciscan Volunteer Alex has started an Ecology Club!

Each student got a plant to take home.

Just the right size!

Plants need Water, Light, Soil and Air!

Ready to take their plants home.

Nice doggie!

"Can I take him home???"

October is the month of the Rosary.

We blessed stuffed animals on the Feast of St. Francis.

Happy Feast of St. Francis!

Dress Down (or dress up) in Brown Day.

Anyone wearing brown, please step forward.

A sea of brown!

Someone thought we said "St. Francis and the leopard."

Yikes!  Stripes!

Happy Feast of St. Francis!

Br. Karl led a beautiful prayer service on St. Francis and Animals.

Fr. Hugh blessing the stuffed animals.

Students with their stuffed animals.

Happy Feast of St. Francis.
 

Mrs. Muryasz can be very proud of her students!

Chatting before the Transitus.

Thanks, Mrs. Pacheco, for doing our video.

Our lectors and actors.

Lupe in the wings.

Bread, ready to be distributed.

Our Transitus choir.

The sick, whom Francis visited.

Francis and his first followers.

Lupe makes her Transitus debut.

A wonderful young actor.

Francis asked that bread be distributed.

Sharing bread.
"Brother Sun, Sister Moon."

When I am down, and oh my soul so weary...

...you raise me up, so I can stand on mountains...

...you raise me up, to walk on stormy seas...

...you raise me up, to more than I can be.

He's raised up!

Take a bow! Mrs. Martins, you did a great job as always.

A Franciscan blessing for you all.

Each candle signifies a testimony given about Francis' spirit alive today.

It was a great Transitus!

The six-winged seraph (angel) that Francis saw when he received the stigmata.

Singing at Kroctoberfest.


We like this song!

Who's that???

"Yes, you can have my autograph."

All kinds of roses are still blooming in Camden.


We love our school!

"Want a ride?"

Thanks, Mrs. Cotton, for all the tennis balls!

Transitus rehearsal.

Getting some work done between scenes.

You won't want to miss the Transitus!

Transitus rehearsal.

For all the saints!

Ready for St. Francis Day.

"Make me an instrument of your peace..."

"Hi, me!" (He's playing St. Francis in the Transitus Play.)

Lupe waiting in the wings during Transitus rehearsal.

Artist only?

Ready for the Feast of St. Francis.

Smart board.  Very smart!

Everybody's gonna sing today!

The School Mass Choir rocks!

Flower Girl!

5th grade getting up in the world.

"We want our Wawa!"

Helping St. Anthony preach to the fish.

Happy Pirates Day...Arrrrrgh, Matey!

Lupe!

Today's color is...pink!

No, it's deep pink!

With our new Smartboards, we're "smart" and not "bored"!

Sister Karen addressing the parents at Back to School Night.

Our principal Ms. Muryasz at Back to School Night.

Sister Clarisa translating for Lori at Back to School Night.

One more rose before autumn!

Don't even think of driving onto this parking lot while wer're outside!

Copycat.

Welcome to Bernadette Baum, our new art teacher.

Somebody's getting a visit from the tooth fairy tonight!

 

2nd Grade sings Happy Birthday to Mary, September 8, Feast of the Nativity of Mary.

Our 6th grade teacher Mrs. Washart.

A St. Anthony of Padua student.

It's the first day of school!


New this year--breakfast!

Yummy!

Mr. Josh has a new office!

Welcome back, team!

Hi!

Hi five!

Someone looks happy to be back.

Welcome to St. Anthony's!

All ready for her first class.

A rainy first day of school.

Welcome to St. Anthony's.

Welcome back, Doris.  Can you stop the rain?

Welcome to our new kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Feeney.

Welcome back, Ana.  We missed you! 

We might be the only Franciscan school in the country to choose a St. Francis quote besides "Make me an instrument of your peace." (He didn't really say that, anyway.)
Ms. Muryasz is ready for you!

Mr. Josh is ready for you, too.

PHOTOS and VIDEOS OF THE SUMMER:

 For a Catholic Star Herald story on the summer program, click here.

Kites were fun!

Hoop there it is!

Thanks for the reminder!

Thanks, Elena, for a great summer program!

We're cool...

"Student advice for a Teacher."

"I can see my name from here."

Thanks to our students for a great summer.

For an article in the Inquirer about St. Anthony's and other Catholic schools, click here.

Kites are fun!


Take a look at these hands.

Thanks to the City of Camden for the recycling and clean-up materials!

We recycle!

We have a handle on it!

Ready for take off.

The summer school program gets a lesson in aviation.

The summer school program gets a lesson in aviation.

Ready for take off.

"Look!  Up in the sky!"

Nice day for a flight.

"Who put that tree there?"

Flying high.

Up, up and away!

"You can't make that fly!"

"Look, it flies!"

 

New smart boards for the school.

Origami!

New drinking fountains for the school.

Josh teaching about civic engagement.

Josh teaching about civic engagement.

Origami!

 

 

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