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Mother Seton School Welcomes New Thurmont High School Graduating

Members to Vincentian Marian Youth Class of 1955 Celebrates Birthdays

During a Mass celebrating the Feast Day of Saint Vincent de Paul held On October the 18, 2017, the 1955 graduating class of Thurmont High
on September 27, 2017, Mother Seton School (MSS) welcomed five new School celebrated each of their 80 birthdays at The Carriage House in
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students into its Vincentian Marian Youth (VMY) Seton Council chapter: Emmitsburg.
Hannah Cavey (grade 8), Jameson Doll (grade 7), Mia Ferraro (grade 8), Ernest Rice spoke on their friendships lasting over the years, and of the
Bella Rabaiotti (grade 8), and Beckett Tayler (grade 7). The new inductees loss of their friend and class president Robert Stitely a few days earlier.
join standing members Shae Archie (grade 8), Keola Evans (grade 8), Jacob Class members attending were: Lela Angleberger Weaver, Raymond Bentz,
Hartness (grade 8), Brody Holz (grade 8), Layla Metts (grade 7), Mackenzie Jim Bostian, Nancy Carback Riffle, Janice Dubel Zapkie, Patricia Eyler
Orndorff (grade 7), Raphaela Smaldone (grade 8), Pearl Walker (grade 7), and Raymond, Jenna Lea Harbaugh Ott, Barbara Jackson Diffenbaugh, Grace
Violet Walker (grade 7). May Blickenstaff, Juaniata Myers Bowers, Phyllis Moser Schell, Louise Null
MSS had the honor of welcoming His Excellency, the Most Reverend Humerick, Ernest Rice, Doris Smith Rippeon, Peggy Wachter Laster, and
William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, to preside over the Mass, assisted Betty Willard Kunkel.
by Father John Lesnick, Pastor of St. Joseph’s in Taneytown, and Father Louis Following the luncheon, prizes were awarded for the following: the
Bianco, priest secretary to the Archbishop. Honored guests in attendance member coming the longest distance—Janice Dubel Zabkie from Arizona; the
included the Ladies of Charity of Emmitsburg, the St. Vincent de Paul Society oldest female member—Patricia Eyler Raymond; the oldest male member—
of Westminster, the St. Vincent de Paul Organizational Committee of Northern Ernest Rice; the youngest female
Frederick County, Seton Outreach Center, and the Daughters of Charity. member—Phyllis Moser Schell;
The VMY is an international youth service organization that is part of the the youngest male member—Jim
world-wide Vincentian Family. Modeled after St. Vincent de Paul, the VMY Bostian.
encourages youth to become missionaries of Christ through outreach to their “The years at Thurmont
communities. The Mother Seton School chapter is one of only four U.S.-based High School gave us many fond
chapters. Students in grades five through eight interested in working side-by- memories,” said Lela Angleberger
side with friends and classmates to serve Christ by serving their neighbors are Weaver.
invited to join in September, and spend a year in service before taking their After much discussion about
final pledge and being inducted as full members into the organization. Fifth- their days, a list of questions was
graders Faith Collins, Elena Crutchfield, Annabelle James, Carli Mazaleski, presented to each member. Louise
and Madison McDowell are the newest members to begin their service year. Null Humerick answered over 50
The VMY has four principles that are woven into every activity and percent correctly and received a
meeting: Community, Service, Marian Spirituality, and Formation to Service. prize. A good time was had by all.
Some of the outreach activities that members commonly perform include an They all look forward to meeting
annual food drive for the Seton Center in Emmitsburg, volunteering at the again in June at the Thurmont High
Catoctin Pregnancy Center and at the Seton Thrift Store, and spending time School Alumni Banquet.
with the residents at St. Catherine’s Nursing Center.