Retreat offers priests, principals time for prayer and learning
August 14, 2025 at 12:05 p.m.
Priests and Catholic school principals participate in the retreat offered by the diocesan Department of Catholic Schools. Courtesy photosCatholic school principals and priests from around the four-county Diocese gathered Aug.13 in the Diocesan Chancery, Lawrenceville, for a School Leadership Retreat hosted by the diocesan Department of Catholic Schools.
During the retreat, the department as well as a group of Mentor Pastor/Principal pairs provided information on best practices in Catholic school leadership. Among the department presenters were Dr. Vincent de Paul Schmidt, diocesan superintendent of Catholic education, and Daniel O’Connell, associate superintendent. Pastors and principals who presented included Msgr. Thomas Gervasio, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton, and Maureen Tuohy, principal of Our Lady of Sorrows School, and Father Brian Woodrow, pastor of St. Dominic Parish, Brick, and Mara Tiernan, principal of St. Dominic School. Courtesy photos
The Department of Catholic Schools is also planning to offer school board orientation and school board professional development zooms later in the year.
Pairs of pastors and school principals offered information on best practices to their counterparts during the retreat. Shown from left are, Maureen Tuohy, principal of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Hamilton; Msgr. Thomas N. Gervasio, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton; Mara Tiernan, principal of St. Dominic School, Brick, and Father Brian Woodrow, pastor of St. Dominic Parish.
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Priests and Catholic school principals participate in the retreat offered by the diocesan Department of Catholic Schools. Courtesy photosCatholic school principals and priests from around the four-county Diocese gathered Aug.13 in the Diocesan Chancery, Lawrenceville, for a School Leadership Retreat hosted by the diocesan Department of Catholic Schools.
During the retreat, the department as well as a group of Mentor Pastor/Principal pairs provided information on best practices in Catholic school leadership. Among the department presenters were Dr. Vincent de Paul Schmidt, diocesan superintendent of Catholic education, and Daniel O’Connell, associate superintendent. Pastors and principals who presented included Msgr. Thomas Gervasio, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton, and Maureen Tuohy, principal of Our Lady of Sorrows School, and Father Brian Woodrow, pastor of St. Dominic Parish, Brick, and Mara Tiernan, principal of St. Dominic School. Courtesy photos
The Department of Catholic Schools is also planning to offer school board orientation and school board professional development zooms later in the year.
Pairs of pastors and school principals offered information on best practices to their counterparts during the retreat. Shown from left are, Maureen Tuohy, principal of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Hamilton; Msgr. Thomas N. Gervasio, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton; Mara Tiernan, principal of St. Dominic School, Brick, and Father Brian Woodrow, pastor of St. Dominic Parish.