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Thanksgiving Prayer Service
Last Tuesday Seton Hall Prep prepared for Thanksgiving holiday with a Prayer Service in Bayley Seton Auditorium. With the senior class and a couple of freshman groups seated according to Covid19 guidelines Director of Campus Ministry Sharon Rondinella welcomed the assembly with remarks that reminded the students of the diversity not only of our community but also the ways that we can express our gratitude. Tim Murphy offered a prayer of thanksgiving, which was echoed in turn by a dozen other students and teachers in a different language— Andrew Gigantino– Latin; Alexis Mollet– French; Cheusze Li– Chinese; Marco Cadag– Tagalog; Lucas Simone– Spanish; Pietro Tripoli– Italian; Leder Joseph– Creole; Maximilian DeFries– German; Nigel McQueary– Portuguese; Anthony Bucko– Greek; Mr. Mark Vitale– American Sign Language; Fr. Bogumil Misiuk– Polish ... [continues]
Expanding on the theme of our diversity of languages and cultures, Language Department member Gisella Schanil took to the podium, reminding us that Thanksgiving is a time for us to be grateful for all the diversity and cultures our community is blessed with. She reminded us that with so much noise and so many distractions in our lives, like at Pentecost, we need to listen in order to hear the voice of God, who speaks to us in the language of love, a language that all can understand no matter the particular language one uses to express oneself.
Music was provided by Theresa Neglia, Joe Neglia Jr, and Theology Department member Larry Kupfermann. • At the conclusion of the final prayer SHP President Msgr. Michael Kelly sent the assembly off to the holiday break with best wishes from himself and Headmaster Michael Gallo for continued good health and optimism in the midst of the current world-wide health crisis. [view the photos]
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Music was provided by Theresa Neglia, Joe Neglia Jr, and Theology Department member Larry Kupfermann. • At the conclusion of the final prayer SHP President Msgr. Michael Kelly sent the assembly off to the holiday break with best wishes from himself and Headmaster Michael Gallo for continued good health and optimism in the midst of the current world-wide health crisis. [view the photos]
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