Event Name
African Family Heritage Mass
Event Location
St. Cyprian Church, 525 Cobbs Creek Parkway, Philadelphia
Start Date and Time:
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.
End Date and Time
Sunday, Oct. 8, ending around 6 p.m.
Event Description
The African Family Heritage Mass is an annual eucharistic celebration with African cultural flavor. This annual celebration brings together all African Catholics, some non-Catholics and non-Africans in the archdiocese and beyond to share in our common heritage.
Different communities bring their cultural food to share with everyone at the reception hall after Mass. We have Catholics families from 19 African nations who live and worship in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Please come join us in the celebration our African cultural heritage. The Mass, celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre — and lots of food — are free.
As the Director of Enrollment for the 15 Catholic Independence Mission Schools in Philadelphia, I’d love to have the opportunity to have a table with information available about the affordability of Catholic education for these groups. My experience has been that many feel that catholic schools are not affordable for their children, when in fact, they can be.