Community Newsbriefs
Canned and packaged food drive runs through Dec. 7
Families, parishes, Catholic schools, PREP (parish religious education programs) and other outreach organizations of the Archdiocese can help feed the hungry in the Philadelphia area this month.Nutritional Development Services of the Philadelphia Archdiocese invites everyone to participate in its non-perishable canned and packaged food drive through Tuesday, Dec. 7.Donations that will stock food cupboards and […]
Do you have a Christmas story from the Depression?
Readers who grew up during the Great Depression are asked to submit, in 300 words or less, their most cherished recollections of Christmases past.Growing up during the Great Depression, what is your most cherished Christmastime memory, what year was it and how old were you?What were your favorite family traditions at Christmastime?When did your family […]
CRS Fair Trade Christmas Sale Dec. 3 at the AOC
PHILADELPHIA – Catholic Relief Services’ Northeast Regional spanision of Radnor is conducting its annual Fair Trade Christmas Sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, in the auditorium of the Archdiocesan Office Center, 222 N. 17th St. in Philadelphia.Coffee, chocolate, crafts, jewelry, baskets and more, made possible through CRS’ fair trade project, are […]
Christmas cheer, prayer Dec. 5 at St. John of the Cross, Roslyn
ROSLYN – St. John of the Cross Parish in Roslyn, Montgomery County, will hold a family Advent celebration titled “Do You Hear What I Hear?” at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at St. John of the Cross Church and hall.The evening includes prayer, Christmas carols, the lighting of a Christmas tree on the church lawn, […]
SS. Peter and Paul School celebrates 10 years
WEST CHESTER – The parents, educators, parishioners and community members of SS. Peter and Paul Parish in West Chester gathered Nov. 12 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the parish school and religious education center.The school officially opened in September 2001 with classes for students in pre-school, kindergarten and grades one through three. At the […]
Devon Prep students raise nearly $25,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
DEVON – More than 130 Devon Prep upper school students stayed “Up for a Cause” recently to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.Devon Prep’s Christian Action Program (CAP) sponsored the event, a 12-hour night of fun and games beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, and ending at 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. […]
St. Mary surgeon perform surgery for bladder cancer with less invasive technique
LANGHORNE – A urologist at St. Marcy Medical Center recently performed a radical cystectomy on a 75-year-old woman with bladder cancer using the daVinci Surgical System. While the robotic-assisted laparoscopic approach is not widely adopted for this complicated surgery, what is even more remarkable is that Dr. Ilia Zeltser also reconstructed the woman’s urinary tract […]
Mount St. Joseph Academy presents ‘Hairspray’
FLOURTOWN – Mount St. Joseph Academy’s fall production of “Hairspray” featured senior Mary Beth Gries as Tracy Turnblad. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Turnblad earns a spot on a local TV dance show and uses her new role to bring integration to the segregated city. The show opened Nov. 5 in the school’s Fournier Auditorium and […]
Bishop Shanahan presents ‘A Christmas Carol’
DOWNINGTOWN – Christmas has come early at Bishop Shanahan High School, ushered in by the fall musical, “A Christmas Carol.” Based on Charles Dickens’ timeless classic, this year’s production brings together 140 cast members featuring Timothy Lambert as Scrooge, with well over 100 crew members. Also part of the Shanahan musical are 10 eighth grade […]
St. Malachy Parish hosts annual Irish concert
PHILADELPHIA – St. Malachy Parish’s annual Irish concert took place Nov. 7, featuring musician and folklorist Mick Moloney along with guest performers Dana Lyn, Billy McComiskey and Caitlin Finley.Moloney is profiled in the Encyclopedia of Ireland. A reception followed the performance. All funds raised benefitted St. Malachy Parish.