School begins 60 year anniversary celebration with visit from Bishop

COLUMBIA, SC – Saint Joseph Catholic School began the celebration of its 60^th anniversary with a special Mass for students, families and parishioners celebrated by Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone on Friday, September 5^th. Afterwards, the Bishop visited the children in their classes and then contributed his handprint to the wall mural commemorating the anniversary celebration.

At the Mass, Bishop Gugliemone spoke favorably of not only the past 60 years, but to the strength of the Columbia community for its support and the prospect of continued success for future generations of children who will be educated by this award-winning school.

In his blessing of the school, Gugliemone highlighted the creed of Saint Joseph Catholic School which uses the acronym “JOSEPH” as its guiding principle. “Today, at the celebration of the 60^th anniversary of the founding of Saint Joseph Catholic School, we ask that you continue to bless the students, parents, faculty, and staff that they may always be Just, Obedient, Service Oriented, Examples to others, Prayerful and Humble.”

This event begins a year-long celebration of Saint Joseph Catholic School’s 60^th anniversary. The school and its students continue to be recognized locally, state-wide and nationally for their outstanding achievements. Most recently, this past spring, the school was named as a National School of Character.

Saint Joseph Catholic School

Saint Joseph Catholic School, a coeducational parish school for grades K4 through 6, exists for the purpose of providing Catholic education of the highest quality to the children of parishioners and other residents of the Columbia area. Central to the school program is a dedication to spiritual development and academic excellence based on Gospel values. Through opportunities to worship, to learn, and to grow in character, Saint Joseph students are prepared to be lifelong learners who practice and live their values in the Catholic, Christian tradition. For more information, please visit www.stjosdevine.com.