Grateful Hawthorne students help close Catholic Schools Week strong #Catholic – St. Anthony School in Hawthorne, N.J., on Feb. 1 marked the conclusion of Catholic Schools Week (CSW) with a Mass that Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated in St. Anthony Church. “The ‘Opening Mass’ for Catholic Schools Week at St. Anthony Church in Hawthorne had to be rescheduled from last Sunday [Jan. 25] (because of the snowstorm) to today and became the Closing Mass for CSW,” Bishop Sweeney posted after the Mass on Feb. 1 on social media. “It was wonderful to see so many students, parents, and parishioners ‘up and out’ early on a cold morning to get to the 8:30 [a.m.] Mass!” Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Father Stephen Prisk, pastor of St. Anthony Parish, and Father Brendon Harfmann, the parish’s parochial vicar, concelebrated the Mass. Students of St. Anthony’s also participated in the liturgy. The Knights of Columbus presented Salesian Sister Mary Jackson, the principal, with a check for the school from proceeds they raised during their “Keep Christ in Christmas” magnet sale. “Thanks to Father Stephen Prisk, Sister Mary Jackson, the school, and parish community for such a warm welcome!” Bishop Sweeney added on social media. BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI [See image gallery at beaconnj.org]

Grateful Hawthorne students help close Catholic Schools Week strong #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/StAnthonyCSW_6308-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" /><p><strong>St. Anthony School</strong> in Hawthorne, N.J., on Feb. 1 marked the conclusion of Catholic Schools Week (CSW) with a Mass that Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated in St. Anthony Church.</p> <p>“The ‘Opening Mass’ for Catholic Schools Week at St. Anthony Church in Hawthorne had to be rescheduled from last Sunday [Jan. 25] (because of the snowstorm) to today and became the Closing Mass for CSW,” Bishop Sweeney posted after the Mass on Feb. 1 on social media. “It was wonderful to see so many students, parents, and parishioners ‘up and out’ early on a cold morning to get to the 8:30 [a.m.] Mass!”</p> <hr> <h6 style="text-align: center"><a href="https://beaconnj.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.</span></a></h6> <hr> <p>Father Stephen Prisk, pastor of St. Anthony Parish, and Father Brendon Harfmann, the parish’s parochial vicar, concelebrated the Mass. Students of St. Anthony’s also participated in the liturgy. The Knights of Columbus presented Salesian Sister Mary Jackson, the principal, with a check for the school from proceeds they raised during their “Keep Christ in Christmas” magnet sale.</p> <p>“Thanks to Father Stephen Prisk, Sister Mary Jackson, the school, and parish community for such a warm welcome!” Bishop Sweeney added on social media.</p> <div style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: -24px"><strong>BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI</strong></div> <div> [<a href="https://beaconnj.org/grateful-hawthorne-students-help-close-catholic-schools-week-strong/">See image gallery at beaconnj.org</a>] </div> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/StAnthonyCSW_6308-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" />St. Anthony School in Hawthorne, N.J., on Feb. 1 marked the conclusion of Catholic Schools Week (CSW) with a Mass that Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated in St. Anthony Church. “The ‘Opening Mass’ for Catholic Schools Week at St. Anthony Church in Hawthorne had to be rescheduled from last Sunday [Jan. 25] (because of the snowstorm) to today and became the Closing Mass for CSW,” Bishop Sweeney posted after the Mass on Feb. 1 on social media. “It was wonderful to see so many students, parents, and parishioners ‘up and out’ early on a cold morning to get to the