Bishop John McIntyre last Thursday blessed the ground on which the new 40-unit affordable housing project will be built in East Kensington. See the full story here. (Photos by Sarah Webb)
![Bishop John McIntyre blesses the ground where St Francis Inn Senior Housing will be bulit.](https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2015/06/SFI_MG_0601.jpg)
Bishop John McIntyre leads the blessing rite fro the ground on which St. Francis Villa will be built..
![John Wagner, Joseph Sweeney, Fr John Olenick C.Ss.R., Bishop John McIntyre, Kelvin Jeremiah CEO Philadelphia Housing Authority speaks on the 1.8 million the PHA contributed](https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2015/06/SFIIMG_7215.jpg)
Kelvin Jeremiah, CEO of the Philadelphia Housing Authority (right), speaks about the $1.8 million the PHA contributed to the new project. In attendance at the ground-breaking ceremony were, from left, John Wagner and Joseph Sweeney of archdiocesan Catholic Human Services, Redemptorist Father John Olenick, pastor of Visitation B.V.M. Parish, and Bishop John McIntyre.
![Fr Bruce Lewandowski C.Ss.R., Kimiko Doherty (senior project manager), Fr John Olenick C.Ss.R. pastor Visitation](https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2015/06/SFI_MG_0543.jpg)
Kimiko Doherty (center), senior project manager for the archdiocesan Office for Community Development, chats with Redemptorist Fathers Bruce Lewandowski (left) and John Olenick.
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Joseph Sweeney Jr., secretary for Catholic Human Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, speaks during the ceremony.
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