Alumni News - St. Luke the Evangelist Parish

St. Luke Alumni News
Summer ’08
A Newsletter for the Alumni & Friends of St. Luke the Evangelist School
CALENDAR
June 16
CYO Dorney Park Trip
Vol 3, No 2
Graduation 2008
Aug 14, 15 Summerstock – Keswick Theater
Aug 15
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sept 3
School Opens
Oct 12
Parish Picnic - Alverthorpe Park
St. Luke Children’s Playground
Our playground is complete!
The 87th graduating class of St. Luke School took
part in the Graduation Mass and Awards Ceremonies
on Tuesday June 10 at the church. Despite heavy rain,
high winds and a partial power outage, the 31 members
of the Class of 2008 were recognized for their
academic achievements, demonstration of Christian
values, leadership skills and service in church and
school ministries. Full story on Page 3.
St. Luke School Class of 2008
Visit www.stlukerc.org/playground.htm for a
15-minute photo-show of our project.
Contact Us:
Development Office
Attn: Beth Stieritz
St. Luke the Evangelist
2316 Fairhill Avenue
Glenside, PA 19038
215-572-0128
Development@StLukeRC.org
www.StLukeRC.org/alumni.htm
Sister William Adele, SSJ and Monsignor Flood
cut the ceremonial ribbon
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Food Scrip Supports our Youth Groups
Representatives from Genuardi’s and E-Scrip visited St.
Luke’s on June 2 to recognize St. Luke’s as being one of
the top earners from Escrip/Genuardi’s in the state of
Pennsylvania. St. Luke Youth Groups earned $6,600 in
2007 from participation in Genuardi’s E-Scrip Program.
Genuardi’s is just one of our local merchants who support
our Youth Groups. O’Neill’s, Acme, Giant, Path Mark,
Shop-N-Bag and Shoprite also make contributions to our
Youth Groups
through sale of their store Food
Certificates. For information about the program, contact
Cathy Berry at the Rectory, 215-572-0128. Food
Certificates are for sale in the Rectory, and after most
masses.
Pictured from left: Back Row: Patrick Dolan (Boy Scouts), Jeff
Carney (Genuardi’s Roslyn Store Manager) Monsignor Flood, Cathy
Berry (Scrip Coordinator), Sister William Adele. Front row: Juliana
Hart (CYO softball), Katie Cassidy (CYO track), Emma Foley
(Campfire), Patrick Foley (Cub Scouts)
Development Office
Development@StLukeRC.org 215-572-0128
Business Leaders Organized
for Catholic Schools (BLOCS)
St. Luke School was invited to participate in
this year’s BLOCS Gala by creating a
centerpiece which represents an aspect of
the program, and how it benefits our
Catholic Schools. Mrs. Kelly Gaynor,
Kindergarten teacher, collaborated with a
group of St. Luke Students to create the
work. The centerpiece, pictured, is a tree,
each leaf of which represents one of our 192
Archdiocesan elementary schools. St. Luke
School is one of the top schools
participating in the BLOCS scholarship
program, securing $52,000 this year alone
in scholarship money designated
specifically for St. Luke School. For more
information on BLOCS, please contact Beth
Stieritz in the Development Office 215-5720128 or Development@StLukeRC.org.
Mrs. Kelly Gaynor (center) and her staff of
“designers.”
Reunions
Have you been in touch with your St. Luke classmates lately? Think about getting involved in organizing a Class
Reunion. This year, Reunion Classes include Class years ending in “3” or “8.” Contact Development Office for
information on class lists.
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Development Office
Development@StLukeRC.org 215-572-0128
St. Luke School Class of 2008
St. Luke School has much to be proud of in our Class of 2008. Members of the Class of 2008 will
move on to Abington HS (2), Bishop McDevitt HS (10), Chestnut Hill Academy (1), Gywnedd Mercy
Academy (4), LaSalle College HS (5), Mount St. Joseph Academy (1), Roman Catholic HS (3), and
St. Basil Academy (5). Scholarships received include:
Bishop McDevitt HS
Anthony Michael Leto Community Service Award ($500): Brenda Harbison
Bishop McDevitt Music Scholarship ($500 for 4 years): Brenda Harbison
Board of Trustees ($1,000 for 4 years): Anna Fiorella, Michael Newns, Billy Joyce, Scott Stieritz
John Aloysius Flynn Memorial Grant ($1,000 for 1 year): Anthony Mascione
Neumann Scholarship (full tuition): Michael Newns, Scott Stieritz
Presidential: ($1,000 1st year, $500 for 3 years): Joe McNiff, Michael Newns, Teddy Ryan, Nicole Scalfaro
St. Thomas More Alumni Ass’n ($1,000 for 1 year): Mark Wilson
Thomas Hartman Grant ($1,500 for 1 year): Colin Davis, Maureen Regan
Chestnut Hill Academy
$20,000 for 4 years including sports/travel: Stephen Pompilio
Lansdale Catholic High School
$2,000 for 4 years: Courtney Wood
La Salle College High School
Presidential ($5,000 for 4 years): Anthony Buonomo, Billy Joyce
Roman Catholic High School
Alumni Scholarship ($1,000 for 4 years): Sean Kosma
$3,000 for 4 years: Joe McNiff
St. Joseph’s Prep
Xavier Scholarship ($5,000 for 4 years): Billy Joyce
Before graduating, the Class of 2008 was officially inducted into the St. Luke Alumni Association.
Congratulations to our graduates!
ABITIBI Paper Recycling Contest
St. Luke's is eligible for CASH PRIZES in a contest sponsored by
Abitibi Recycling. Last year, from the period 5/1/07-8/31/07 you
helped us recycle 23.74 tons of paper (WOW!) If we exceed that amount by 20% during the period 5/1/08-8/31/08 (that is,
recycle 28.49 tons) we win an additional $500. Recycling 25% more than last year (29.67 tons) wins us $1,000!
We need your: Newspapers, Magazines, Shopping Catalogs, Office/School Papers & Mail
PLEASE - NO Cardboard, Phone Books, Food-type boxes (cereal, etc)
Response to our recycling effort has been overwhelmingly positive - thank you for your support!
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Development Office
Development@StLukeRC.org 215-572-0128
Class News
1969 - Julie
Hensler-Cullen
was
inducted
into the Bishop
McDevitt Hall
of Fame at the
Spring Honors
Convocation.
Julie
was
honored for her
work in the field
of nursing, and
is pictured (at
left – center)
with
fellow
inductees (from left) Timothy R. Lawn, Esq. and
John S. McVeigh, Esq.
2002 - John Buonomo will attend Mansfield
College of Oxford (England) this Fall. John just
finished his Sophomore year at St. Joseph’s
University, and will study Philosophy and
Economics during his Junior year at Oxford.
2004 - Kyle Lorenz was named Roman Catholic
High School “2008 Student of the Year.” He was
awarded a $2,500 scholarship by the Washington
Crossing Foundation, and a $1,000 scholarship
by the Comcast Leaders Scholarship Program.
Kyle will attend Penn State University
(University Park, State College, PA ) this coming
fall.
2004 - Andrew Regan was named Roman
Catholic High School “2008 Student Athlete of
the Year.” Andrew will attend Ursinus College in
Collegeville, PA this coming fall.
2004 - Members of St. Luke Class of 2004 had a “minireunion” at St. Basil’s spring prom. Back Row: Mr. Joe Bauer
(Teacher - St. Basil), Bob Wustner, RP Boyle, Andrew Regan,
Tim Brennan, Joe Corcoran. Front Row: Matt Johnston,
Caroline Hughes, Brittany Fillman, Ellen Cox, Kyle Lorenz,
Patrick Melvin, Ashley Junod.
2004 - RP Boyle, Joe Corcoran and Andrew Regan were
nominated for Ted Silary’s Teammate of the Year Award.
Although another nominee was selected, it is an honor just to
be considered. Visit http://www.tedsilary.com/
teammate08.htm to view nominations and criteria. Ted Silary
has covered high school sports in Philadelphia since 1975, first
for the old Philadelphia Bulletin and since December 1977 for
the Philadelphia Daily News.
2004 - 2006 -Patrick Doyle (’05), Todd Meinke (’05), Joe
Smart (’04), Wallace Weaver (’06) and Stephen Yuan (‘04)
traveled to Appalachia, KY from 6/22-6/28 to take part in a
Christian Service Week in conjunction with the Brothers of
Charity. The group was accompanied by Mr. John Smart, and
spent the week repairing two trailers for needy families. The
Brothers of Charity organize this effort through the St. Vincent
Mission, an organization founded 40 years ago by Brother
Matthew Burns. Brother Burns formerly taught at McDevitt,
and passed away this past year.
Senior CYO Co-ed Volleyball Team won their second straight championship on May 29th. This year, St. Luke’s Senior
CYO entered three teams in the High School CYO Co-ed Volleyball league, and again, the most senior team won the
championship. St. Luke’s defeated Immaculate Conception in the semi-finals, then won the championship trophy in a close
finals match against Our Lady of Consolation. Team members included Bishop McDevitt Seniors Tim Brennan, Matt Shervin,
Pat Doyle, RP Boyle and Junior Kate Guempel, St. Basil Seniors Joanie Croskey and Caroline Hughes and Junior Beth
Salazar, and Mount St. Joseph Junior Erin Croke. The team was coached by Tara Monihan and Lisa Salazar.
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