Religion Department

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Religion Department

• Faithful To Christ
• Faithful to the Church

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Our Goals
To Teach as Jesus Taught
To Teach the Good News of Jesus Christ
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Courses

• Foundations of Faith
• Scripture
• Christian Morality
• Social Justice
• Church History
• Vocations

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Service
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Through the Department

• Students perform various types of community
  service!
• Students put into action what they have learned
  in their courses.

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To love God with all our minds, all our hearts
and all our souls
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To love our neighbors as ourselves
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Community Service Hours Include a Minimum Of

• 40 Hours for Seniors
• 30 Hours for Juniors
• 20 Hours for Sophomores
• 10 Hours for Freshmen

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MINISTRY
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Liturgical LifeAnd Responsibilities

• Retreats
• Counseling
• Penance Services during Advent and Lent
• Opening of School Liturgy
• Alumni Memorial Mass
• Thanksgiving Liturgy

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• Foreign Language Mass
• Christmas Service
• Catholic Schools Week Liturgy
• Communion Service
• Ash Wednesday Services
• Holy Week Liturgy
• Commissioning of Eucharistic Ministers
• May Crowning

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Devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary Parents
Appreciation Liturgy Ring Mass Baccalaureate
Mass Closing of School Liturgies Spiritual
Direction 
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Ministers of the Altar
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Saved by the Blood Of the Lamb!
Whoever eats My Body and drinks my Blood
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Our Chapel
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• The Office of School Ministry is the center of
  spirituality and religious support to the school
  community.
• The School Minister leads the school community
  towards  an authentic response and commitment to
  the call of faith in Jesus Christ.

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• With the support of the Administration, the
  School Minister is to maintain a strong sense of
  commitment to the Catholic Church and its
  identity in a caring environment.

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The School Minister is concerned for and
committed to the spiritual well being of all
Christian and non-Christian denominations.
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The Teachers of the Religion Department
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• Reverend William Chiriaco, Department Chair
• Mrs. Kathy Agster
• Reverend Mr. Ed Purnell
• Mr. William Moser
• Mrs. Susan Bendzick
• Rev. Albert J. Santorsola, School Minister

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Foundations of Faith
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Hope
Love
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Faith
Wisdom
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Understanding
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Archdiocese of Philadelphia
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The greatest use of life is to spend it for
something that will outlast it.
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God So Loved the World