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Father Roberto Cid, pastor of St. Patrick Church in Miami Beach, leads St. Patrick School choir members in prayer at the start of their Dec. 14, 2022 visit to Mt. Sinai Medical Center. (COURTESY | Claire Natoli)
Members of the St. Patrick School choir sing carols in the lobby of Mt. Sinai Medical Center during their Dec. 14, 2022 visit, their first since the pandemic. (COURTESY | Claire Natoli)
Members of the St. Patrick School choir sing carols in the lobby of Mt. Sinai Medical Center during their Dec. 14, 2022 visit, their first since the pandemic. (COURTESY | Claire Natoli)
Members of the St. Patrick School choir sing carols in the lobby of Mt. Sinai Medical Center during their Dec. 14, 2022 visit, their first since the pandemic. (COURTESY | Claire Natoli)
Members of the St. Patrick School choir and their teachers pose for a photo with hospital staff after singing in the lobby of Mt. Sinai Medical Center during their Dec. 14, 2022 visit, their first since the pandemic. (COURTESY | Claire Natoli)
Father Roberto Cid, St. Patrick's pastor, speaks to members of the St. Patrick School choir as they prepare to sing at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Mt. Sinai Medical Center during their Dec. 14, 2022 visit. At right is the school's music director, Gregory Taylor. (COURTESY | Claire Natoli)
Members of the St. Patrick School choir sing carols in the hallways of Mt. Sinai Medical Center during their Dec. 14, 2022 visit, their first since the pandemic. (COURTESY | Claire Natoli)
Members of the St. Patrick School choir sing carols in the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Mt. Sinai Medical Center during their Dec. 14, 2022 visit, their first since the pandemic. (COURTESY | Claire Natoli)
Members of the St. Patrick School choir sing carols in the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Mt. Sinai Medical Center during their Dec. 14, 2022 visit, their first since the pandemic. (COURTESY | Claire Natoli)
Members of the St. Patrick School choir walk through the hallways of Mt. Sinai Medical Center bringing holiday cheer to patients and staff, Dec. 14, 2022.
Members of the St. Patrick School choir sing carols at lunchtime in the Missionaries of Charity shelter for the homeless in Miami, Dec. 21, 2022.
Members of the St. Patrick School choir sing carols at lunchtime in the Missionaries of Charity shelter for the homeless in Miami, Dec. 21, 2022.
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Photographer: COURTESY | Claire Natoli
St. Patrick School fifth graders and choir members Antonio Balboa, Alessia Torres and Jade Coerse pose for a photo before walking through the halls of Mt. Sinai Medical Center bringing holiday cheer to patients and staff, Dec. 14, 2022.
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Members of the St. Patrick School choir walk through the hallways of Mt. Sinai Medical Center bringing holiday cheer to patients and staff, Dec. 14, 2022.
MIAMI BEACH | Around noon last week, some angelic voices filled the hallways of Mt. Sinai Medical Center.
The voices belonged to the choir from St. Patrick School, who brought some holiday cheer to patients and staff Dec. 14, 2022.
“It was a beautiful event,” said Father Roberto Cid, St. Patrick’s pastor. “The choir sang in the hospital lobby and then walked to the Comprehensive Cancer Center while singing in the corridors of the hospital. In the Cancer Center they brought some Christmas joy to cancer patients and those who care for them.”
This was the first time since the onset of the pandemic that the choir was able to bring Christmas cheer to the hospital.
“It was a beautiful experience, and our choir members are excited about the possibility of visiting other hospitals or nursing homes,” said Bertha Moro, St. Patrick School’s principal.
In fact, a week later, Dec. 20, 2022, the children were singing once again, this time for those having lunch at the Missionaries of Charity shelter for the homeless in Miami.
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Members of the St. Patrick School choir sing carols at lunchtime in the Missionaries of Charity shelter for the homeless in Miami, Dec. 21, 2022.
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