The students and staff of St. Mary Catholic Elementary School in Capreol recently celebrated Advent Mass with Father Pat Woods and the parishioners of Our Lady of Peace Church. Later in the day, the Capreol Knights of Columbus held their annual Children’s Christmas Party at the school. St. Mary students, the children of Learning Hearts Day Care (which is housed at St. Mary) and children of the Parish were treated to a special pizza lunch at the school. Several special guests were in attendance, including Barry MacDonald, School Board Chair and Catherine McCullough, Director of Education at Sudbury Catholic Schools. Santa and Mrs. Claus made a surprise appearance and were able visit with the children as well. Each child had the chance to sit on Santa’s knee, talk with him and receive a bag of treats. The staff of St. Mary would like to thank the Capreol Knights of Columbus for their support of Catholic Education. Thanks to Santa and Mrs. Claus for finding the time in their extremely busy schedule to visit Capreol and St. Mary School.