St. Charles was pleased to host the
17th Annual Father/Son Mass and Breakfast on Saturday, March 7. It marked the largest gathering to date, with 400 people in attendance.
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Attendees included all fathers and sons, especially current students, incoming 9th graders, alumni and their fathers/sons, and grade schoolboys of ANY age who may be interested in learning more about the school.
We started with Mass at 9:30 a.m. in the Robert C. Walter Student Commons. Our thanks to our celebrants, Fr. Michal Wojciak. (St. Charles Chaplain) and Fr. Michael Hartge ‘03 (Advisory Board member) who were assisted by Deacon Frank Iannarino ‘71 (Alumni Association Service Committee Chair). A buffet breakfast served by Berwick Manor followed.
After breakfast, the group was treated to a presentation by Mr. Kelly Henderson, President and CEO of Catholic Social Services, whose topic was
"Seeking the Summit: A Disciple’s Path to Courage.”
In a first for the event, there was a 'service component' included in the day's program. In a joint venture with Henderson's Catholic Social Services, Fathers and sons worked together to assemble 1,500 snack boxes which will be distributed by CSS to underserved grade school students.
Thanks to members of the St. Charles Alumni Association for their leadership on this special morning, especially FSMB Committee Chairman, Dr. Ralph Napolitano '89, and Service committee Chairman Iannarino '71!