GNBCS Events « Greater New Bedford Catholic Schools

GNBCS Strings Spring Concert

Tuning up for the Spring Concert at St. Lawrence Martyr Church

GNBCS string students gathered at St. Lawrence Martyr Church for a Spring Concert, completing the first year of the GNBCS Collaborative String Program sponsored by The New Bedford Symphony. String Intructor Bonnie Harlow conducted the ensemble which included a variety of pieces and demonstrated the incredible musical growth of these students in the past year. See Gallery for more photos.

GNBCS Art Exhibition

See Gallery for photos! A collaborative exhibit of the art work of the five Catholic elementary schools of the Greater New Bedford area was on display in the Douglass Gallery at Gallery X, April 6 – 17th . The schools participating in the exhibit are St. James-St. Johns School, Holy Family-Holy Name School, and All Saints Catholic School, all in New Bedford, and St. Joseph School in Fairhaven and St. Francis Xavier School in Acushnet. A reception was well attended on AHA Night Thursday, April 14th and even our Bishop enjoyed the exhibition!

Training Student Ambassadors

Students from the five GNBCS Elementary School gathered for a leadership seminar for Student Ambassadors, led by student ambassadors from Bishop Stang High School. Focus was placed on learning how to speak in public, how to present oneself in a friendly and personable manner, how to make others feel comfortable, how to conduct a great tour of your school, and more. Student Ambassadors assist their schools in many activities which represent their schools in the local community.

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GNBCS Rosary Rally for Life

GNBCS students from the five elementary schools gathered with Bishop Stang Campus Ministry Students to show Respect for Life in prayer and song. The Rally began with the celebration of the Mass by Fr. John Phalen, CSC, followed by praise and worship lead by musicians from the Pro-Life Apostolate and Bishop Stang. After the blessing of rosaries provided by Holy Cross Family Ministries, and keynote speakers Judith Studer, custodian of the United Nations Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, and Fr David Marcham from Holy Cross Family Ministries, students joined in praying the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. Representatives from each school formed a living rosary surrounding the entire assembly, as other members of their class lead the prayers for each decade.