St. Joseph School Celebrates First Full Week of School with Family Mass and School Blessing

After getting reacquainted with teachers and schoolmates, meeting new friends, learning about their expectations for the year, and all the new and exciting things happening in the school, students at St. Joseph School in Homewood ended their first week with a Family Mass and School Blessing.

When mass ended, students, teachers, and staff gathered in the front of the school where Fr. Richard Kozak said a few prayers and blessed the school. Principal Tom Kozak then welcomed each grade into the school with a special message for each:

We welcome preschoolers as they begin the year learning about Jesus and making new friends.

We welcome our kindergarteners to a year of new ideas and a chance for new experiences.

We welcome our first graders who will be learning how to reach out to others and share Jesus’ love.

We welcome our second graders as they begin a year of learning about Reconciliation and First Eucharist.

We welcome our third graders who will master the times tables and multiply their love for Jesus.

We welcome our fourth graders who are learning to be an example of Jesus’ love for our Primary students.

We welcome our fifth graders as they perfect their understanding of the sacraments and learn the meaning of saying thank you.

We welcome our sixth graders as they enter the world of junior high.

We welcome our seventh graders who are examples of cooperation, learning to walk in the way of Christ.

We welcome our eighth graders as they assume roles of leadership and discipleship here at St. Joseph.