40 Days for Life - Our Lady of Good Counsel

Vol. 5 No. 5 | November 21, 2013 | 75 centsDominicanSister of HopeSee pages 12 & 13 for thephoto story onSister Rosemarie’s 50th Jubilee.www.olgcnj.org40 Days for LifeMany in support of life gathered in front of the Cherry Hill Women’s Center on October 9th to pray therosary and participate in the national 40 Days for Life campaign, a pro-life effort that aims to end abortionthrough prayer, fasting and peaceful vigil. Bishop Dennis Sullivan was part of the group that included anumber of Good Counsel parishioners.Non-ProfitUS PostagePaidPHILA PA 191PERMIT #6438Our Lady of Good Counsel CHURCH42 W. Main StreetMoorestown, NJ 08057Saturday, October 12th was a beautiful sunny day andMain Street was full of the bustle of autumn in Moorestown.Our Lady’s driveway was bustling too. Her Pro-LifeCommittee was manning a table full of cupcakes (approx.340) made by our wonderful bakers in our parish.October 9th was National Cupcakes for Life Day. Wejoined our celebration with the Moorestown festivities.Our celebration was to commemorate all the childrenwho would never have a first birthday due to abortionapproximately50,000,000 of them since the 1973 Roe v.Wade decision.The signs we held as we walked through the crowd read“Free Cupcakes”. We were so appreciative of the time peoplegave to listen to us. Our goal was to simply encourage all tothink about those pre-born babies and to peruse the prolifehandout. We couldn’t have asked for a more positiveresponse.Thank you, thank you to all who helped in any way, to allwho listened and accepted our handouts & cupcakes, and toYou, dear Lord, for the wonderfully accommodating weather!OLGC goes techySixth-grader Matthew Buckley takes notes on his iPad asMrs. Kathryn Goeke teaches grammar. Many students inthe upper grades use tablets and devices to assist them inlearning. See page 4 to read how OLGC students learnSkype.

2 | The Good Counsel Courier Vol. 5 | Issue 5 | November 21, 2013www.olgcnj.orgWe Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe.By Father Damian McElroyAs the season changes and we experiencethe falling of the leaves, we say farewell to thewarmth of summer and anticipate the winter. Wefind ourselves pensive, wistful, reflecting.Many find the absence of loved ones morereal at this time of year, they are missed, and weexperience loss. As we think of our loved ones,a whole torrent of memories and emotions comeswirling into our hearts and minds.As those good memories come into our hearts we are warmed bythem, it’s almost as if we relive them for a little moment. However thereare other memories, sad ones. Those thoughts and emotions can weighheavily upon us.Often when I officiate at requiem masses, I hear someone one say,“He’ll always live on in our memories”, which is true! We should givethanks for the love and companionship of those we have lost, we shouldremember but it is not enough! We believe that our loved ones are morethan a memory, that the present life of those who have passed on is notdependent on our memory.For Christians, life is not ended with earthly death but changed, with itPrincipal’s Post: First Trimester UpdateBy Frank X. McAneny Ed.D., principalcomes the gift of eternal life.What sort of life, life with God, the fullness of life, that we only get aforetaste of here on earth.The fullness of life. Fully mature, fully-grown in Christ, with no illnessor frailty. Not simply restored but transformed, all that was lacking inour lives is purged away. All that was missing, fulfilled. Every yearningrealized.Life has changed not ended.The preface of the mass for the dead makes the observation, that forthose who have died, Life has changed not ended.That is also true for us who grieve or mourn. At times our loss is sodevastating, that our life seems to have ended, or at least a part of it hasdied, a part of us has died.Yes we must acknowledge our grief and loss but we can’t remain there.Let us pray for the transforming gift of hope. We pray for resurrection notonly for those who have died but also for ourselves here on earth.Not only do we pray for the dead but they also pray for us. Those whohave gone ahead of us, encourage us who are still on the journey. Theysay to us, “lift up your hearts”.They encourage us to choose life, to live life to the full. Live good lives,live holy lives. Some day we shall all be together, reunited, face to face inthe presence of God. We remember, we celebrate, we believe.As you read thiscolumn, we areapproaching the end ofthe first trimester withReport Cards beingdistributed to studentsbefore the end of thismonth. It is hard toimagine that we havealready completed onethird of this school year.During this time staff and students wereengaged in many activities to enhance studentlearning and progress. Writings displayedthroughout the building demonstrated the manyinterests of our students. There were manystories displayed about favorite locations visitedby families recently and some very imaginativestories about Halloween and Thanksgiving.Students in Mrs. Allen’s class used a RAFT(Role/Audience/Format/Topic) model, whichrequires them to consider different aspects oftheir writing assignment. You may also wantto ask the students in Miss Mulholland’s abouttheir Turkey Projects!!! They decorated theirown turkeys, carried their turkeys with themfor a week and then complete a journal reportof what occurred during the week from theturkey’s perspective. There should be some veryinteresting stories.The writing program is a component ofthe recently completed Middle States reportand school Strategic Plan. It is obvious fromthe many displays around the building thatour students enjoy these opportunities to beinvolved in writing projects and are takingadvantage of learned skills to extend theirwriting abilities.In addition tothese writing projects,our instructionalfocus continues onexpanding readingexperiences andstrategies across allcontent areas andenhancing technologyopportunities tosupport all learnersand levels of learning.During the recentweeks we wereinvolved in severalschool events plannedby our StudentCouncil for all studentparticipation. The firstevent was a CancerAwareness Day whenstudents were permitted to wear pink items toschool for a donation of 25 cents. Our studentsand staff raised over $200 during this eventand our Middle School students and staff metin the parking lot to create a life sized PinkRibbon which can be seen on our website andFacebook page.Student Council also sponsored a ScarecrowContest where each class was able to designand display a scarecrow of choice for specialprizes. The First Place winner looked veryeerily like the school principal!!! Pictures ofour scarecrows can also be seen on the sitesmentioned above.Students also participated in a freeHalloween Tag Day and seemed to enjoy thecostumes worn by staff on that day. Staff wasasked to contribute $5 if they wished to wear acostume with the proceeds going to the OLGCThanksgiving Food Drive for the purchase ofturkeys.Through the rest of this month our students,families and staff will all be participatingin this traditional Thanksgiving Communityproject that will allow families in need to enjoyThanksgiving together.All students and staff participated in theFun Walk to raise money on November 4 forthe OLGC Technology. Many thanks to Mrs.Mackuse and Mrs. Judge for coordinating thisevent and to all the parents, students and staffwho made this day such an enjoyable day.As you can see, our days are very busy atour school. As noted in our Mission Statementall of our planned activities serve to formyoung minds, hearts and hands in the image ofJesus spiritually, academically, physically, andsocially through authentic Catholic teachingwithin a faith community of respect andcompassion for others.

November 21, 2013 | Issue 5 | Vol. 5www.olgcnj.orgThe Good Counsel Courier | 3Parent TeacherAssociationBy Lisa D’Avanzo, PTA PresidentAutumn is a seasonof transition, and thosetransitions are visiblyapparent. The leaveshave changed brilliantcolors, nights arelonger, temperaturesare dropping, holidaydecorations are startingto appear. Change andgiving thanks for what we cherish is upon us.This year is certainly proof of that.Our parish has long been associated withgenerosity, which is why I’d like to sincerelythank everyone for their support of the PTA.Without your support, our many activitieswould not have been successful or FUN! Thusfar, it’s been a very busy autumn for the PTAwith the Back-to-School Social, the KidstuffBook and Yankee Candle sales, 50-50 sales, aReligious Book Fair, 8th grade Confirmation,classroom Halloween parties and raffle, FunWalk, Market Day and the Barnes and Noblebook fair.We are looking forward to our Thanksgivingbread wrap, Secret Santa shop and BINGO.Thank you to the many volunteers and membersof the PTA Board who work tirelessly to makeour activities a hit.And as each of us prepares for the upcomingholidays, I would like to wish everyone a holyand blessed Christmas season full of hope, loveand joy.

4 | The Good Counsel Courier Vol. 5 | Issue 5 | November 21, 2013Teacher Slips, So Classroom FlipsMonday of the first full week of school ismy favorite day of the school year. It’s a timeto start fresh with my students, with plans andideas that have been growing all summer. Butthere’s an old saying, “If you want to hear Godlaugh, tell him your plans.”It’s 7:30 a.m., only 30 minutes to go beforethe students arrive and we can get started. Butat 8:00 a.m., when I planned to be greetingstudents, I was in an ambulance with afractured hip that would keep me away fromBy Mr. Larry Pizzi my students for the next 50 days.Four days later, with a brand new hip, I started teaching again, thistime from home. For the next six weeks, great substitute teachers taughtliterature and vocabulary to 49 seventh graders. During that same time,because of technology we put in place during the previous school year,students successfully completed a six week unit of grammar that I taughtfrom home using a concept called the flipped classroom.For six weeks, students received their grammar instruction by videolessons produced on my iPad and posted on our class web page. Studentswatched the videos at home. After each lesson, our great substituteteachers, Mrs. Dowiak and Mrs. D’Antonio, reinforced the instruction inthe classroom with exercises that would normally have been homework. Ithen made up quizzes and emailed them to the classroom teachers, whoreturned the results to me to grade. Within 24 hours, students and parentscould see the results online using our student/parent portal, Genesis.Finally, I produced another video in which I went over the quiz with thestudents, showing why and how each concept worked.Twice during my absence, we used the video calling program SkypeFirehouse VisitKindergarten A’s visit to the Moorestown Fire House, September 25, 2013.Students interact with Mr. Pizzi using the Internet video calling program, Skype. Theprogram allowed students to collaborate with him while he was recovering at home froman injury.to interact in real time. I was able to see and talk to the students and theywere able to interact with me.Did it work? Nine videos and eight quizzes later, on the last Fridaybefore I returned to the class room, Mrs. Dowiak and I gave a cumulativeassessment covering the entire unit. The average grades were very high;the students had learned the material well.Did it work? Here’s how some students answered that question:Danny noted that when it was time to study for the test “I just wentback to the web site and watched the videos. It was like I was in class athome.”Gracie thought “it was weird at first, but it was a great way to learnfrom Mr. Pizzi at home. It was a cool technique.”For Tommy the experience “was a great idea and makes learning somuch easier.” He definitely wants to keep doing it.“It’s almost like you can time travel when you do not understandsomething and learn it again,” said Lia. From a teacher’s perspective, shecaptured the whole concept of flipping a classroom perfectly.An iPad, an internet connection, and two apps were the only resourcesneeded to get the students to engage the material successfully. I never hadto leave my bed or chair to do any of the teaching.I have written about students, teaching and technology several times inthe Counsel Courier, each time trying to communicate just how favorablystudents will respond to a well-planned combination of technology andtraditional teaching practices. I never imagined that an accident wouldprovide a golden opportunity for both me and my students.As with everything that is truly good, this was a team effort. It tooka group of people committed to living and working in community. Ourchildren would not have fared as well were it not for Father Damian’sgenerosity and confidence, Dr. McAneny’s encouragement, and Mrs.Dowiak’s and Mrs. D’Antonio’s professionalism and collaboration.More than anything, though, it comes down to the only thing thatmatters: the great students of Our Lady’s School.

November 21, 2013 | Issue 5 | Vol. 5www.olgcnj.orgThe Good Counsel Courier | 5Advent / Christmas Outreach at Our Lady of Good CounselThank you for asking how you can make a difference this Christmas!Store for Clients: Families are invited to donate a variety of new giftitems to enable Catholic Charities’ clients to “shop” for gift for their ownfamilies. Catholic Charities sets up a store two weeks prior to Christmas andclients “shop” for holiday items for their families. Items may be donated atany age level and brought to the Heritage House by December 11.Hostess Gifts: Many times throughout the holiday season, familyand friends never quite know what to bring the “host and hostess with themostest”. A suggestion: a gift which can be donated to a child or family inneed through Emergency Services.tOy Drive: new, unwrapped toys are brought to Catholic CharitiesEmergency Services in Delanco throughout the month of December.Deadline is the third week of December.How can I help? Drop off toy or gift cards to Heritage House from 9:00AM to 5:00 PM during the week or 8:30 AM-12:00 Noon on Sunday; onSaturdays, to the boxes marked Christmas Toys in the crypt chapel.Socks and Mittens: Are also needed by Emergency Servicesthroughout December and JanuaryHow can I help? School children can bring in socks and mittens totheir classrooms and Mission Club members will collect donations.Parishioners can drop off at Heritage House or directly to EmergencyServices – 801-G Burlington Avenue, Delanco.Sponsorship Program: Need a stocking stuffer? Donate a cashgift to the poor children of Haiti or Jamaica through the Missionaries ofthe Poor/ St. Francis Primary School Sponsorship Program or CatholicCharities.How can I help? Sponsorship cards can be obtained at Heritage HouseRE Office.Coloring Books / Craft Kits: New coloring books, crayons, andcraft kits are needed for the very ill children and their siblings, living inRonald McDonald House, Camden.How can I help? Drop off craft items at Heritage House.Toiletry Boxes: Are needed by victims of domestic violence atProvidence House.How can I help? Fill boxes with toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo,small stuffed animals, combs, hair brushes, and small toiletry items andplease drop off at Heritage House, marked for Providence House.Casseroles: Are collected throughout December and given toEmergency Services, and also kept in Heritage House. If you know ofsomeone who is in need of food, please drop by and help yourself to thecasserole in the freezer in Heritage House. Call Linda Dix at 856-235-7136 to reserve a turkey for someone in need. Confidentiality is insured.How can I help? Take the casserole pans from the Prayer Room andreturn with frozen casseroles to the parish. Return to Heritage House.Ongoing Parish Food Drive: Canned and boxed food is neededfor Emergency Services. During November and December, frozen turkeysand hams are also collected.How can I help? Bring canned and boxed food to church at any Mass.Frozen turkeys and hams may be brought to the Parish Office (Rectory)during business hours.Aid for Friends: Ongoing food endeavor involving smaller foodtrays. How can I help? Take pans located next to the freezer in the rearof the Chapel and in the Sacred Heart Room in the Church and returnto freezer filled. Please sign in on the forms indicated. Contact DeaconDave Papuga if anyone is in need of these smaller food trays.Missionary Childhood Association: Children of the schooland parish fill coin boxes for the mission children of the world throughthe Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Diocese of Trenton.How can I help? Encourage the children to be generous in their returnsduring Advent. Return to school or religious education.Christmas Cards: Used and unused Christmas cards are cut intopuzzles for the children of the Franciscan missions in the Pando of Boliviaand also used for sorting and matching in non-verbal activities with thespecial needs children of the parish.How can I help? Save all your used Christmas cards and drop them offto Heritage House in January.Ministerium Good Samaritan Fund and Food Pantry:Ecumenical effort which provides shelter, food,and clothing for those locally in need.How can I help? Donate food or make acontribution to the Good Samaritan Fund, Box208, Moorestown NJ.See Christmasseason events onpages 6 & 7.Good Counsel Homes: Assistingmothers and babies in need. How can Ihelp? New baby items are needed. Please mark and drop items off at theHeritage House or bring to Good Counsel Homes, 116 Heulings Avenue,Riverside NJ 08075.Franciscan Outreach for the “Kids of Camden”: LiteracyOutreach to children in Camden.How can I help? New story books for children of various ages, andcrayons are needed for Sister Rosemarie Kolmer’s literacy outreach.St. Vincent DePaul Society: Assisting those in need, throughcharity and justice.How can I help? Contributions may be mailed directly to St. Vincentde Paul, Box 1131, Medford NJ 08055.

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8 | The Good Counsel Courier Vol. 5 | Issue 5 | November 21, 2013www.olgcnj.orgThe Retirement of Mary Sullivan:Fifty –Five Years of Commitment to Catholic EducationMary Sullivan was honored on Wednesday, November 6 at Barone’sTuscan Grill to celebrate her retirement from Our Lady of Good CounselSchool after fifty-five years of commitment to Catholic Education.Sixty-four guests which included members of her family, friends,clergy, faculty and staff were on hand to celebrate Mary’s dedication. MissSullivan’s unique and inspiring history of the school entitled: Our Ladyof Good Counsel School: Where Knowledge, Faith, Friends and FamilyMeet will be published in the Catholic Schools Week edition of the GoodCounsel Courier.Guest speakers included Dawn Cahill, school reading specialist,Marcie Steel, fifth grade teacher and Mary’s first cousin, MargueriteHennessy. A video tribute was shown.Father Damian presented Mary with the traditional retirement plaquecommemorating the event and asked all to pray the Irish Blessing as wewished Mary God’s continued blessings upon her retirement.Miss Sullivan was a picture of happiness. She said, “The day wasabsolutely perfect in every way!” Mary went on to thank all who planned,attended, and helped coordinate Part I and Part II of her retirementcelebrations, including Father Damian, staff, and her invited, retiredcolleagues and associates who returned to offer their best wishes to Mary.They included: former principal, Jerry McGowan, Dolores Allendorf, MaryTerry, Pat Posey, Pat Loesch, Rosemary and Jack Conners, Peg and NormBuehler, and Gen and Regina Gallagher.Explained Dr. Dix: “Mary loved to plan Innovative Days for the school.Her retirement plan was no less creative. Mary had the idea to inviteformer teachers, including the Sisters of St. Joseph going back to the1960s, to renew friendships and also to enable them to see the legacy ofCatholic education to which they had served still flourishing at Our Ladyof Good Counsel School.What better venue to do this than at a PTA Opening meeting whereparents could also be part of the historic celebration? Gratitude isextended to Lisa D’Avanzo, PTA President, for enabling Part I of Mary’sretirement to be so successful. That meeting was dubbed, “The BestFather Damian presentsthe traditional plaqueto Mary Sullivan on theoccasion of her retirement,November 6th at Barone’sTuscan Grill.PTA Meeting Ever!” Mary was a diligent grade partner and colleague oftwenty-five years.In her own words, she was included in, helped to plan, consultedwith and totally approved all the details of the celebrations and was mostgrateful to be, in the words of the school song, “a part of it all.”The God Box on both occasions was filled with memories from friends,children, and family! To see her brimming with happiness at Barone’s inthe presence of her loving family, friends, and faculty members was everybit as empowering, guests felt, as the PTA Meeting on September 11.Mary inspired us with her story-history of Good Counsel as seenthrough her eyes and perspective of lived experience. It infused us with arenewal of friendship and commitment to education.The power of the Holy Spirit was tangible, alive, and real in ourmidst. After all the summer and fall planning of the two events, it wasso affirming to experience such a grace-filled day. God comes to us inthe everyday and certainly all who attended the holy ground of Mary’sretirement celebrations were filled with a sense of the gratitude for hercontributions to Our Lady of Good Counsel throughout these past yearsand the ongoing presence of God in our midst which continually callsus to serve children and families through education in Moorestown andbeyond!Needless to say, good times were had by all. Mary also told us that sheis on the Principal’s invited guest list in times to come! A special thanks isalso extended to our pastor, Father Damian, who makes these celebrationspossible. He enables us to come together as a family and in Mary’s words,“Truly celebrate who we are called to be!”OLGC AlumniCongratulations to Connor McLaughlin, Brianna Morello, Bridget Hughes, Rachel Kueny,Taylor Forrest, Christina Giunta, Ashley Monahan and Kurt Elmer, 2011 graduates fromOur Lady’s school. They were inducted on October 30, 2013 to the National Honor Societyat Bishop Eustace Preparatory School. To be inducted into the National Honor Society,a student must maintain both an unweighted semester average and an unweightedcumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better. Prior to membership, active participationin co-curricular and service activities is required.

12 | The Good Counsel Courier Vol. 5 | Issue 5 | November 21, 2013www.olgcnj.orgDominican Sister of HopeCelebrating Sister Rosemarie’s JubileeMy warmest congratulations to Sr. Rosemarie, who celebrates 50 years of religiouslife this year. This is a life spent in the service of the Church, the people of God. It is alife lived with others, the Dominican Sisters of Hope and the people and communitiesthey serve.We are grateful for all the parish communities in which Sister has served, butespecially our own beloved parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel.We are thankful for Sister’s service as a teacher of our faith in the Early ChildhoodCenter but also for her ministry and witness in daily parish life.The religious life is a radical commitment to discipleship. It means leaving all andfollowing Him, wherever He leads us; it is certainly a path less traveled and if truth betold often overlooked and underappreciated. It is a vowed life, a life where a definitivechoice has been made, a choice for Christ.Fifty years ago, in the midst of the rock and roll era, Sr. Rosemarie knew that God wasbigger than Elvis! She has worked for the kingdom of God; her achievements will not bemeasured in brick and stone but in the hearts and minds won for Christ.Won with humility, gentleness and kindness, with a sense of humor and a love of lifeand of those around her. On behalf of our parish and the Church you have served, thankyou Sr. Rosemarie!Your brother in Christ,Sister Rosemarie is the daughter of the late Margaret and Stephen Wdzieczkowski.She is the youngest of five children. Sister said she was attracted to the lifestyle ofthe Dominican Sisters of Newburgh, N.Y. who taught her in elementary school. Theirfriendliness, warmth, joy and prayerful spirit led to her decision to enter the convent.After graduation from St. Joseph High School in Camden, she entered thecongregation of the Dominican Sisters in August 1963.She received her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from MountSt. Mary College, Newburgh, and a Reading Specialist Certificate from Glassboro StateCollege. She has ministered in St. Mary’s, Deal; St. Mary’s, Gloucester; St. Rose of Lima,Haddon Heights; St. Joan of Arc, Camden; St. Lawrence, Lindenwold; and for 17 yearsas a kindergarten teacher at Our Lady of Good Counsel. She has served as Director ofthe Early Childhood Center since 2007.In 1995 the Newburgh Dominicans, together with Dominicans from Ossining, N.Y.,and Fall River, Mass., formed a new congregation and became Dominican Sisters ofHope. “Our name speaks of hope and our ongoing mission to bring hope to our world,”Sister said.“I enjoy teaching God’s little children,” Sister said. “They are so eager to learn andare at such an impressionable age. It is so rewarding to see their progress each year. Asa Dominican Sister of Hope, it is my hope that by ministering in this parish I can bringhope to God’s children and those I meet each day.”www.olgcnj.orgThe Good Counsel Courier | 13

14 | The Good Counsel Courier Vol. 5 | Issue 5 | November 21, 2013www.olgcnj.orgAbove: The eighth graders at the Fun Walk on Monday, November 4thL to R: 6th graders Christian Foster, DJ Tufankjian, Lance Rainer, Alex Lopacinski,Richard Buono, Anthony Tanzola, William Forrest, Luke Montanez, Matt Buckley, BryanHartman, Sean Folcher, Nathan Mendys enjoy the Fun Walk.Fun Walk 2013Students raised $16,000 to benefit our school in the annual Fun Walkon Nov. 4! We had a great time walking and running laps at MemorialField for a great cause – Catholic education!Thanks for the hard work by everyone involved! Special thanksto chairwomen Colleen Mackuse and Danielle Judge, as well as ErinFoursha, who coordinated volunteers.Mrs. Kelly Ann Hill’s 4th grade class won first place with a pool party,Mrs. Nancy Maguire’s first grade class won second place with a pizzaparty and Mrs. Cynthia Robinson’s second grade class won third placewith an ice cream party.Individual winners were Morgan Judge, first place; Francesca Aydjian,second place; and Emma Foursha and Bella Molz, who tied for thirdplace.Sixth grade girls hang out an enjoy popsicles after completing 13 laps forthe Fun Walk.Dr. McAneny,Miss Horton,Mrs. Gulla, Mr.Veasey, andMrs. Steel walkfor technologytoo!Mrs. Merriman and Mrs. Carolan mark Madalyn Beretzkiand Kaleigh Christ’s Fun Walk card as they finishanother lap around Memorial Field track.Kindergarteners,Erin McCarron(front) and GabrielleRhoden continuetheir laps in the gymto raise money fortechnology.

November 21, 2013 | Issue 5 | Vol. 5By Richard J. LohkampIn the introductory sections to the New American Bible (the translationthat is used in our liturgy that we hear at Mass) the following appear:“Genesis, chapters 1—11…do not fit the category of history becausethey treat the creation of the world and the first events of humanexistence without any historical concreteness.” “…the stories of Genesis1—11 fall into the literary genre of myth.” They are “a combination ofmyths and genealogical tables” “Rather than providing [historical orscientific] answers, myths offer insights. They get at the core meaning oflife and reality…” “As a form of poetry, myth neither competes with norcontradicts scientific knowledge; it exists alongside of it.” (Source: NewAmerican Bible: The Catholic Bible, Personal Study Edition, page RG 21and 35)In addition to comments such as these, the New American Bibledoes not use the proper name ‘Adam’ and ‘Eve’ in the story presentedin Genesis chapters 2 and 3. Instead, it refers to “the man” and “thewoman” until we reach Genesis 3: 20 where “The man gave his wife thename ‘Eve,’ because she was the mother of all the living.” A note in theNew American Bible for this text says: “…’the man’ gives his wife a morespecific name than ‘the woman.’ The Hebrew name hawwa [translated‘Eve’ in English] is related to the Hebrew word hay (‘living’). ‘Mother of allthe living’ points forward to the next episode involving her sons Cain andAbel.”If the story is not history but a form of poetry that “gets at the coremeaning of life and reality,” then it would seem that it is not the historicalstory of two humans who were the parents of the human race. It wouldseem better to consider it the story of every man and woman. The authorof the story is presenting to his readers the core meaning of life andreality. God wants humans to live in his “garden” – i.e., in intimacywith him – AND “to cultivate and care for it.” (Genesis 2: 15) Living inintimacy with God means living his Way – guided and imbued with hisWisdom and working with him to “tend his garden” – which we todayrealize is the universe.But – the man and the woman listen to the wrong voices and eat thewww.olgcnj.orgThe Good Counsel Courier | 15THE BIBLE: The Story of the Man and the Woman in the Gardenfruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Eating its “fruit” bringsknowledge that God doesn’t want humans to take in. This fruit, accordingto the note provided for this text in the New American Bible, is a symbolof moral autonomy, control over morality that would be inappropriatefor human beings. Eating this “fruit” would thus mean refusal to acceptthe human place in the universe and the relationship with God and hisWisdom that God wants.The story is reminding Israel that it can’t live in his garden (i.e., inintimacy with God) and ignore his Way, his Wisdom. We can’t replaceGod and his Way with ourselves and our way and still live in his“garden.” The story ends with God expelling the man and the womanfrom his garden into the life that is the product of the wrong voices. And,God doesn’t abandon them; he clothes them and stays with them as thesubsequent stories of the Bible show. So – the story was preserved toremind Israel and us of the consequences of listening to the wrong voicesand abandoning the Way of God – the Way of God as presented in thebooks of the Bible that follow Genesis including the New Testament.The concept of “fall” and closing the gates of heaven seems to havecome from St. Augustine and other Church fathers but primarily from St.Anselm of Canterbury who tended to understand the story as history andthe idea that what ‘Adam’ did was an unimaginable insult to God andthe honor due him. In ancient and medieval tradition, satisfaction mustbe rendered to make up for such a crime against a king. In his “Cur DeusHomo” (Why God Man), Anselm shows how the God-Man Jesus wassent by God to make up for that crime by dying on the cross. That wayof understanding the story of the man and woman and the role of Jesusbecame a central theme particularly in Western Christianity. Christmasand Good Friday became the central feast days.Re-visiting the story and the man and woman in Genesis and theaccounts in the Gospels enables us to see the total life, death, andresurrection of Jesus as the ultimate presentation of the Way of God – atlast a man gave himself into God’s hands without reservation and wesee how God responds in Jesus resurrection. Here is the man Godenvisioned now in total intimacy with God.“Whoever closes his earto the cry of the poor willhimself call out and not beanswered.”- Proverbs 21:13Sixth graders Teddy Duffin and JackieMaloney show some of the food thestudents at OLGC have collected for thepoor this Thanksgiving. The school holdsan annual food drive and collects moneyto purchase turkeys for families in the cityof Camden. Photo by Michelle MolzA Cry from the PoorBy Kathryn GoekeThe student council of Our Lady of Good Counsel School is sponsoringa Thanksgiving Food Drive to benefit the Parish of the Cathedral of theImmaculate Conception in Camden. The relationship between Our Ladyof Good Counsel School and the Parish of the Immaculate Conceptionhas continued for decades under the leadership of Mary Sullivan and willcontinue for many more years.The students at OLGC collect can and dry food as well as monetarydonations for the purchase of turkeys. This results in the creation ofThanksgiving baskets for fifty to sixty needy families. Beginning this year,OLGC will also provide food such as soup, peanut butter, jelly, lunchmeatand baby food for the Parish pantry as they continue their efforts to feedthe very poor.The students and staff at Our Lady of Good Counsel School take pridein answering the call to serve.

16 | The Good Counsel Courier Vol. 5 | Issue 5 | November 21, 2013www.olgcnj.orgKnights of Columbus 12thAnnual Golf OutingThe Knights of ColumbusCouncil 1082 held its 12th annualgolf outing at the RamblewoodCountry Club on Tuesday,September 10thth. The outing isa major “fund raiser” in providingassistance to our neighbors in need.Council 1082 is a ministry of ourparish.This year, the council will usethe net proceeds from the outing tosupport the programs of CatholicCharities Emergency Services,Delanco who provide assistance tolow income families, Options forWomen, Kings Highway, cherry HillLongest Drive Winner - Roger Lavoiepresented by Jim Walton.who provide services for crisis pregnancies, and Good Counsel Home,Riverside who provide a home for pregnant mothers in need.The weather cooperated beautifully, and 44 golfers turned out totest their skills and compete for various prizes. Activities began with a“putting contest” that was won by Greg Bronczyk who defended his titlefrom last year! The champions of the day who shot a 7 under par 65 wereHank Heidler, Frank Albright, John Kallelis, and Craig Rohner.Congratulations guys, for a great win! On an individual basis, RogerLavoie and Pat Walton won prizes for the “longest drive” and “closest tothe pin” respectively. Again, congratulations to all golf winners in thisyears’ event. Following golf, there were refreshments available and theopportunity to participate in our “50-50” contest. Additionally, all dinnerguests had a chance to win one of the many door prizes donated by localmerchants and individual contributors. The outing was concluded with adelicious buffet dinner.The Knights of Columbus appreciate the participation of all golfers andthe various sponsors and donors who contributed to the success of thisyear’s outing. Listed below are the organizations and individuals whoprovided financial and other support to this year’s event.Major Sponsors - LEXUS CHERRY HILL; TOM NORTON; MOUNT LAUREL;HAGNER & ZOHLMAN LAW FIRM; JOHN ZOLHMAN CHERRY HILL, NJ; COMMUNITYBy Lorraine SantarlasHail, thou Star of ocean,Portal of the sky!Ever Virgin Motherof the Lord most high!Someone wrote, “Life’s rougheststorms prove the strength of ouranchors.” Mary the mother of Godis our anchor our security in timesof joy and in times of distress. TheHoly Rosary, the life-line of heranchor, given to three children atFatima for our petitions, gratitudeand for Mary’s intercession to her Son Jesus Christ.Recently, in the ‘Epic study of Church History’ we learned how theRosary won a difficult skirmish at sea between the Christians and theTurks at the battle of Lepanto. The Christians had the wind in their faceswhich meant that their ships had to use the oarsmen to move the shipsin position for battle. The oarsmen would be unable to fight the enemyup on the ship’s deck while below working to propel it onward. Thesailors decided to recite the Holy Rosary and petition Mary’s intersession.Meanwhile the enemy was approaching quickly. With the wind in theirsails and approaching at full force the oarsmen continued to pray. Whensuddenly and amazingly the wind changed and the Christians were ableto relieve the oarsmen below deck and gain their support to fight theiropponents on the top decks. The Christians pulled alongside the enemyships and won an overwhelming victory. ‘Ave, Maris Stella,’ Mary star ofHail Star of the Sea!2013 Golf Champions - Hank Heidler, Frank Albright, John Kallelis and Craig Rohner.BLOOD COUNCIL OF NEW JERSEY; JAMES GOSNAY, EWING, NJHole Sponsors - BRO. ARTHUR BRONCZYK; MR. SIGMOND JAZWIECHI;MARIO & ROSEMARIE NICOLAIS; DR. CHARLES RICCIARDI, DDS; BRO. STEPHEN J.TIVER, JR.; DR. ALBERT CHIAPPI, DDS; ABBRUZZI & GIUNTA’S ITALIAN MARKET &CATERING; ADVANCED PAYROLL SERVICES; ED BARLOW CAR & TRUCK CENTER;CAPEHART SCATCHARD ATTORNEYS AT LAW; CARL’S SHOES; COMMUNITY BLOODCOUNCIL; COSMETIC & FAMILY DENTISTRY MARLTON; DERMATOLOGY PHYSICIANSOF SOUTH JERSEY; ESSEX GROUP ; GFP ENTERPRISES; JOHN VERDERAME & SONSHEATING/REFRIGERATION; LAMMEY & GIORGIO ARCHITECTS; LANDSTAR EXPRESSAMERICA ; LANE BRIDGERS SHILL WEALTH MANAGEMENT; LEGGS LIMOUSINES;LEONBERG NURSERY; LEXUS OF CHERRY HILL; McCHESNEY FUNERAL HOME;MOORESTOWN MEMORIAL HOME; MT. LAUREL HOME FOR FUNERALS; QUAKERWEALTH MANAGEMENT; ROBERTS ENTERPRISES ; RODI’S AUTO BODY; SOUTHJERSEY EYE PHYSICIANS – MOORESTOWN; TAIT ROOFINGDoor Prize Donors- TONI HORSLEY GIFT BASKETS; MICHAEL HAGAN, SR.;AUTO SHINE CAR WASH; BACIO’S ITALIAN CUISINE; MOORESTOWN HARDWARE;PETER PAN; SIGNATURE DESIGN; SPORTS AUTHORITY ; THOMAS’ RISTORANTE; T.R.BELL; WEGMAN’S; WILLIAMS METALSCash Donors - ANN D. & J. MARK BAIADA; RICHARD BAKLEY; GEORGECLANCY; JAMES WATERS; MOORESTOWN FLOWER SHOPPE; WORKMAN’S BIKECENTER2013 Golf Committee - Stuart Altschuler, Art Bronczyk, MartyGagnon, JACK Glowacki (Chair), Mike Hagan, Jim Horsley and Jim WALTON.Committee Helpers - Tom Bell, Joe Cunningham, Gene O’Hearn, ThomScattaregia and George Wood.THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE THIS A SUCCESS!the sea.There are endless stories of conversion and powerful victories won byMary’s life-line, the Holy Rosary. Prayer worriers, stand faithfully outsideabortion clinics reciting the rosary for the lives of unborn babies. Howmany babies are saved? How many mothers and fathers are transformedand reverse their decision to abort their unborn child? We may neverknow. But we must strive to be people of God, defenders of all God’screation through prayer. With Mary the winds will blow at our backs andthe tides will turn with God’s blessing and mercy.Sailing through this earthly life is not always smooth sailing. Our faithexperience drifts with the ebb and flow of our lives, swaying with thewaves of joy and sorrow. The Blessed Mother is our anchor, lift up herHoly Rosary, and pray to reverse the winds of despair, insecurity, and warthroughout this world. Mary will go to her Son, Jesus, who will calm theseas of turmoil and fear.37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat,so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on acushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t youcare if we drown?”39 He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to thewaves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completelycalm. Mark 4:37-39Remember always, to ‘go to Mary,’ the mother of God, GoodCounselor, and our Heavenly Mother, divinely guiding us to safe harbor.Virgin of all virgins!To thy shelter take us:Gentlest of the gentle!Chaste and gentle make us.

November 21, 2013 | Issue 5 | Vol. 5www.olgcnj.orgThe Good Counsel Courier | 17Johnny AppleseedThe children in Kindergarten A celebrated Johnny Appleseed’s birthdayon September 26. Each child brought in an apple and during math thechildren were seated in a circle and placed their apples in a long line bysize, then we arranged them by color and counted all the apples. Afterthis activity, the apples were sliced and the children enjoyed a tastingparty and voted for their favorite variety of apple. Once again, GrannySmith apples were the favorite.Clockwise: Mrs. Costello’s 3rd gradeclass enjoying the Franklin InstituteSpace Program.The children from K-4, volunteering for achance to go up on stage!! The studentswore pink to support October’s BreastCancer Awareness Month.Left: 8th grader, Kyle Peters, volunteersto jump into the mock astronaut costume.Franklin InstituteThe Franklin Institute came to OLGCon October 18th. The Franklin instituteprogram, Life In Space, is a new programcreated in conjunction with NASA. Thisprogram explores the challenges ofgoing up into space. They show howhumans live, work and travel to and fromspace. This interactive program waswell received by all the children, andour favorite presenter, Joe Talento, washere once more to help us appreciate theworld of science.

18 | The Good Counsel Courier Vol. 5 | Issue 5 | November 21, 2013www.olgcnj.orgHalloween FunParents were pleasantly surprised to find our new Principal, Dr. FrankMcAneny, in costume and handing out lollipops to parents and childrenas they arrived at school on Halloween morning.Most of the teachers were in the spirit as well, donating $5 each tothe school’s Thanksgiving Turkey Drive for the privilege of dressing up incostumes. They raised $100!The students enjoyed a free tag day and wore Halloween T-shirts andcolorful socks. Our Student Council held a Scarecrow Contest. Eachclassroom, with the help of their representative, came up with a creativetheme and decorated a scarecrow. The scarecrows were placed outsidethe classrooms and decorated the hallways during Halloween week.Four judges went around and scored the scarecrows based oncreativity, theme, and materials used. Coming in first place was 4A witha “Dr. McAneny” scarecrow; 2nd place was 5A with a “Michael Jackson”theme; and 3rd place was 7B with “Prayers for Breast Cancer.”Classrooms received a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place ribbon and a bag ofTootsie Rolls for their hard work. The students and teachers enjoyed treatsduring their class parties and a break from the usual routine!Jen Larish, her daughter Ava, Principal Dr. Frank McAneny, and Mrs. Karen Cruz withher sons Zachary and Marcus get ready for Halloween fun.Eighth grade room party.A group of students inHalloween garb get offthe bus for a day of funat OLGC.The winning scarecrow!Hannah Zeroski and Isabella Dickson in the Kindergartenparade.Mrs. Cynthia Robinson and the students in 2A had a fun class party!

November 21, 2013 | Issue 5 | Vol. 5www.olgcnj.orgThe Good Counsel Courier | 19The KindergartenersLeft: Dr. Frank McAneny, Miss Maria Horton, Mr. Lawrence Pizzi, Mr. Joseph Veasey,Mrs. Karen Gulla, Mrs. Barbara Burnham and Mrs. Kathryn Goeke get in the Halloweenspirit.Kindergarteners, Kaylee Peters, Emily Quinter, Owen Dickson, Dimitrios Ostermiller,Jack Pearce and Owen Zerowski enjoy their Halloween celebration treats in theclassroom.Pretty in pink, Samantha Costello Police Officer in training,Tyson Drayton.Mary Murphy givesa thumbs up duringthe school Halloweenparade.Below: Mrs. Cheryl Biancaniello (right) and aide Nilda Neil with 1B.Teddy Jones in costume.Teachers Dawn Cahill and SuzanneCasey ham it up.Miss Kelly Mulholland, Mrs. Cynthia Robinson, Mrs. Cheryl Biancaniello, Mrs. NildaNeil, Mrs. Trish DeSanto and Mrs. Nancy Maguire in the first and second grade hallway.

18 | The Good Counsel Courier Vol. 5 | Issue 5 | November 21, 2013www.olgcnj.orgBack to School SocialFriday, October 4, OLGC students and their families attended the Back to School Social. Activitiesand festivities included face painting, pumpkin decorating, blow up slide and bouncy, cotton candy,dunk tank - only to name a few. Congratulations to 4A and 6B for winning the Mummy Contest, andto Mr. Joseph Veasey who won the 50/50. Many thanks to David Benson and Rick Millilo for takingthe time to serve as Chairpersons for this special evening. A special thanks also goes out to the Cruzfamily for donating the lights to make the evening sparkle! We would also like to recognize all thestudents who volunteered to be in the Dunk Tank. You helped to make this evening more enjoyablefor many students, especially our younger students. It would not have been a successful eveningwithout the help of all the volunteers.5th graders scary mummy.2nd graders wrap student council member, Sophia Giangiordano during the mummy contest.Hula hooping at the ECC during the back to school social.3rd graders decorate Brandon Burghardt at the Back toSchool Social.Joseph and Nicholas Fontanilla enjoy the children’s activity in the ECC playground atthe Back to school social.Merry Halloween!

November 21, 2013 | Issue 5 | Vol. 5www.olgcnj.orgThe Good Counsel Courier | 19Sister Rosemarie’s class at Johnson’s Farm.Tyson Drayton and OwenDickson pick their favoritepumpkins.Johnson’s FarmSister Rosemarie and Mrs. MaryRose Adams’ kindergarten classesenjoyed a field trip to Johnson’sFarm in Medford on October 21st.The children enjoyed a hayrideand picked their favorite pumpkinsto take home with them. They alsoenjoyed a picnic lunch, fed theanimals, played on pipe slides,tire climbs, balance beams andJohnson Farm’s famous wackybridge in the Animal Barnyard. Itwas a beautiful day to spend timeoutside with their parents, teachersand classmates!Kindergartners pretend totake a tractor ride.

22 | The Good Counsel Courier Vol. 5 | Issue 5 | November 21, 2013www.olgcnj.orgFirst Row:Colleen Tanzola, Sydney Schoenborn, Elena Shallow, Carly Reagan and Karolina Kaczmarski.Second Row:Gillian Cortese, Gina Marie Capozzoli, Jaqueline Maloney, Sophia Giangiordano and Ally Haas.Third Row:Carol Giangiordano, Caroline Giangiordano, Victoria Sciortino, Ava Antonucci, Isabel Kuzy, Maura Gallagher, Olivia Hansen, Alexis Merlino and Lisa Shallow.Fourth Row:Riley Snowden, Joanie Hartman, Kelly Thomas, Isabel Kelly, Maggie Roccato, Julia Radley, Claire Vasell and Ellen Annas. Not Pictured: Meaghan McLaughlin and Olivia Boucher.By Lisa ShallowThe Girls Field Hockey team finished another successful season,wrapping things up with a final game on October 29th and celebratingwith a team banquet on November 12th. Starting with the field hockeycamp in August, the players worked hard over the two month season,developing their field hockey skills and bonding as a team.The total number of players on the team was down somewhat fromprevious years, with just under 30 young ladies participating, resultingin a small bench for substitutions, and a relaxed delineation between theVarsity and JV teams.The girls enjoyed and benefited from the ability to log extra gameminutes and most underclassmen were able to gain valuable experienceplaying in at least a few varsity level games.This fall’s favorable weather allowed the team to complete the fullschedule, playing twelve varsity games and eight junior varsity games,and having only one practice rained out.Additionally, a portion of the team participated in a round-robintournament under the lights on the artificial turf at Camden Catholic HighSchool on October 23rd. In that tournament, the team played against2013 Girls Field Hockeyother Catholic school teams and progressed to the championship game,losing by only one goal in the final minute of the game.It was a winning season, not only based on the overall record, but alsoin view of the improved level of play as individuals and as a team by theseason’s end.Don’tKeep It To YourselfHave an idea for a story or article...perhaps there’s something you’d like to seein the pages of our Good Counsel Courier.Well don’t keep it to yourself... let us know about it.Send me an e-mail todeaconheffernan@comcast.netor call me on my cell 856-905-5019.

November 21, 2013 | Issue 5 | Vol. 5www.olgcnj.orgThe Good Counsel Courier | 23FamilyGameNightGreat news for Pre -K parentsWe’ve changed our OLGC Early ChildhoodCenter program for 4-year-olds for September2014. As most parents know, the early bird getsthe worm, so sign up now for our new prekindergartenprogram!Children may attend 3 half-days, 3 full-days,5 half-days or 5 full days. The class is limited to25 students. Children must be 4 years old onSept. 30, 2014 to enroll. To register, you willneed a birth certificate, baptismal certificate (ifnot baptized at OLGC) and a $50 new studentregistration fee.Program details:MWF 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, bring your own lunch$3,625M-F 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, bring your own lunch$4,2003 full days 8:30 am – 3 pm $4,4505 full days 8:30 am – 3pm $4,950The FACTS Tuition program allows for monthlypayments. Aftercare is available from 3 - 6 pm for childrenin the full day program.Please contact the ECC office at 856-235-5371 toregister, or for more information. You may also visit ourwebsite, www.olgcnj.org/preschool. Thank you!

24 | The Good Counsel Courier Vol. 5 | Issue 5 | November 21, 2013www.olgcnj.orgGrave ConcernsWe seek your help, if possible, on a project outlined below.The headline sounds serious because the project is important tothe parish, but as you read you will realize that we are having alittle humor with what we would like to achieve.Everyone knows that our parish church was founded in 1881although Mass was celebrated in a local farmhouse for manyyears prior. The history of our parish and church and school iswell documented. We are all beneficiaries of this century-oldlegacy.What may be less well-known is that our parish cemetery,Mount Carmel in west Moorestown, dates from at least 1880,with the land being purchased some time before that. Shownis a photo of the deed to the first plot purchased by one theoriginal families.The history of our cemetery is not as well documented, andthis is where we seek help. Perhaps your family has a longhistory at Our Lady of Good Counsel and you have familymembers or friends of the family at rest in Mount Carmelcemetery; perhaps you have stories of family or cemeteryfolklore of famous, or not-so-famous, parishioners passed downthe generations.Whatever you have in your family archives, we wouldwelcome the opportunity to examine. No piece of informationwill be insignificant - it will confirm what we know and have inour records, or help to fill in the blanks.Your help in documenting cemetery history will honor thelegacy left to us by generations of parishioners, and build onthat legacy for future parishioners and historians.Please contact Thom Scattaregia at 856-235-0181 ext. 124,or email to scattaregiat@olgcnj.org - we look forward to hearingfrom you.Cemetery Records Photos:Top: List of parishioners making a contribution to the purchase of the landfor Mount Carmel Cemetery.Caption: This is a list of 36 original parishioners who contributed to thepurchase of the land for Mount Carmel Cemetery. In exchange theyreceived a lot or half lot if their total pledge was paid by October 24,1880. One of the first deeds in our cemetery.Copy of records for first lots sold:These stubs show the first lots sold in the cemetery on February 21,1880. James McElwee purchased one lot and Thomas McGuiganpurchased a half lot, both in the St.Joseph’s section. Depending oncemetery layout lots could accommodate four or six graves.On the blank receipt you will see that our parish was originally dedicatedto Our Lady and St. Patrick.