Last remaining Paterson Catholic school celebrates 60 years strong #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/StGerard_6620-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/StGerard_6620-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/StGerard_6620-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p><strong>St. Gerard Majella School,</strong> the last remaining Catholic school in Paterson, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a Mass and reception on May 17. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was the main celebrant of the Mass, which was concelebrated by Msgr. George Hundt, pastor of St. Gerard Majella Parish.</p>
<p>St. Gerard Majella School concluded celebrating 60 years of offering excellent, family-centered, Gospel-grounded Catholic education for children in the city.</p>
<p>The Cognia-accredited St. Gerard’s has a diverse, growing student population of students from pre-K4 to eighth grade. Opened on Oct. 3, 1965, the school has weathered many challenges to remain a pillar of Catholic education in the city.</p>
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<hr> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/StGerard_6620-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/StGerard_6620-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/StGerard_6620-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />St. Gerard Majella School, the last remaining Catholic school in Paterson, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a Mass and reception on May 17. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was the main celebrant of the Mass, which was concelebrated by Msgr. George Hundt, pastor of St. Gerard Majella Parish. St. Gerard Majella School concluded celebrating 60 years of offering excellent, family-centered, Gospel-grounded Catholic education for children in the city. The Cognia-accredited St. Gerard’s has a diverse, growing student population of students from pre-K4 to eighth grade. Opened on Oct. 3, 1965, the school has weathered many challenges to remain a pillar of
St. Gerard Majella School, the last remaining Catholic school in Paterson, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a Mass and reception on May 17. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was the main celebrant of the Mass, which was concelebrated by Msgr. George Hundt, pastor of St. Gerard Majella Parish.
St. Gerard Majella School concluded celebrating 60 years of offering excellent, family-centered, Gospel-grounded Catholic education for children in the city.
The Cognia-accredited St. Gerard’s has a diverse, growing student population of students from pre-K4 to eighth grade. Opened on Oct. 3, 1965, the school has weathered many challenges to remain a pillar of Catholic education in the city.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
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Last remaining Paterson Catholic school celebrates 60 years strong #Catholic –
St. Gerard Majella School, the last remaining Catholic school in Paterson, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a Mass and reception on May 17. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was the main celebrant of the Mass, which was concelebrated by Msgr. George Hundt, pastor of St. Gerard Majella Parish.
St. Gerard Majella School concluded celebrating 60 years of offering excellent, family-centered, Gospel-grounded Catholic education for children in the city.
The Cognia-accredited St. Gerard’s has a diverse, growing student population of students from pre-K4 to eighth grade. Opened on Oct. 3, 1965, the school has weathered many challenges to remain a pillar of Catholic education in the city.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
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![Last remaining Paterson Catholic school celebrates 60 years strong #Catholic - St. Gerard Majella School, the last remaining Catholic school in Paterson, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a Mass and reception on May 17. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was the main celebrant of the Mass, which was concelebrated by Msgr. George Hundt, pastor of St. Gerard Majella Parish.
St. Gerard Majella School concluded celebrating 60 years of offering excellent, family-centered, Gospel-grounded Catholic education for children in the city.
The Cognia-accredited St. Gerard’s has a diverse, growing student population of students from pre-K4 to eighth grade. Opened on Oct. 3, 1965, the school has weathered many challenges to remain a pillar of Catholic education in the city.
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