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Graduation ceremony for Catholic home school students held in cathedral
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June 16, 2021
BEACON PHOTO | MATTHEW GIGLIGLAD GRADS Bishop Kevin Sweeney, during a Mass and graduation ceremony for homeschool students at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson on June 13, stands with the graduates and (from left in back row): Msgr. Geno Sylva, St. John’s rector and diocesan vicar for special projects, and pastors from some of the families’ parishes, including Father Richard Carton of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Stirling; Father Zig Peplowski of St. Cecilia Parish, Rockaway, and Father Pawel Bala of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Rockaway.Graduation ceremony for Catholic home school students held in cathedralPATERSON Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney handed out diplomas to 16 kindergarten, eighth grade, and high school Catholic homeschool graduates during a Mass and graduation ceremony on June 13 at 3 p.m. in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist here. Bishop Sweeney served as the main celebrant of the Mass and presided at the graduation ceremony, which included homeschool students from in the Diocese and beyond. Congregants also recited a family consecration prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The first-ever homeschool Mass and graduation grew out of the new Diocese of Paterson Homeschool Families organization.
