Photo by Alan M. Dumoff
St. Vincent de Paul Regional School in Mays Landing held a liturgy celebrating their 50th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the parish church. Invited guests, the Sisters of St. Joseph, former and current teachers and staff, students, alumni, and parishioners were all in attendance. Father Edward Heintzelman, St. Vincent de Paul pastor, celebrated Mass with Father John Vignone, pastor, St. Katharine Drexel, Egg Harbor Twp., and Father Anthony Patrizio, parochial vicar, St. Vincent de Paul. At right, students Noelle Shaffer and Meghan Mattson carry the school banner. The Mass included the reading of an old letter to parishioners from former St. Vincent de Paul pastor, Msgr. Charles C. Beausang, under whose leadership the school was established.