The students of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (OLMC) are pictured here with the more than 2,000 pairs of socks they have collected to benefit the East Bay Food Pantry. Soon after this photograph was taken on Friday, Nov. 6, the students, faculty, and members of the community celebrated the 75th anniversary of the school's opening with Mass concelebrated with Bishop Bruce Lewandowski.

Following Mass, the community gathered in the Parish Center for a reception where the Knights of Columbus presented the school with a beautiful crucifix for the Parish Center, which Bishop Lewandowski blessed.

“The 75th anniversary celebration was most wonderful,” said Fr. Henry Zinno of OLMC. “The Bishop gave a tremendous homily and the children responded to him enthusiastically. Afterwards he blessed the beautiful new mural in our school designed from the hand prints of all our students and teachers and me, and blessed the new crucifix in the gym.
“The sock collection was wonderful as well, to celebrate our anniversary by being mindful of the less fortunate.”