Community Newsbriefs
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy names Lintner new director
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy in Wyncote, Montgomery County, has named Amy Lintner as its new director. Sister Dorothy Beck, U.S. provincial superior of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, made the announcement Oct. 2.
Photo of the day
Rosalyn Paye, 2, paints a pumpkin during a fall festival at St. John Bosco School in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Oct. 27. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)
Cardinal O’Hara HS celebrates renovated gym
More than 150 people attended the unveiling of Cardinal O’Hara High School’s newly renovated gymnasium Oct. 19. Father John Flanagan celebrated Mass during the event, which also honored former coaches Jim Purcell and Maryann Nespoli. Phase one of the renovations took place last summer and included a new floor, new bleachers and new scoreboards. Cardinal O’Hara looks […]
Roman Catholic fundraiser sees record night, honors top lawyer in city
Roman Catholic High School raised $215,000 at its annual Greater Philadelphia Area Leadership Award dinner Oct. 17 at the Union League in Philadelphia. It was the highest amount raised in the 22-year history of the event, which has raised more than $2 million for scholarships and tuition assistance at Roman Catholic.
SS. Simon and Jude School names student council officers
SS. Simon and Jude School, West Chester, proudly announces the new student council for the 2013-2014 school year. Members of the council and teachers and administrators shown above include: First row, from left: Christina DiGiulio, Abigail Foster, Julia Repetto, Brendan McLaughlin, Aidan Rae, Christopher Datz and Joseph Magnotta. Second row, from left: teacher Jackie Dryfoos; […]
Event shines light on new John Paul the Great University
Attendance at a “come and see” event exceeded expectations as more than 50 local people learned more about John Paul the Great Catholic University at a meeting hosted by Matthew and Maryanne Pinto Saturday, Oct. 12. The university was founded in 2006 in San Diego, Calif., and is dedicated “impacting the culture for Christ,” according […]
Students of SS. Philip and James, Exton, pray living rosary
All the pre-K through eighth grade students of SS. Philip and James School, Exton, as well as family members, gathered in the schoolyard Oct. 1 to participate in a living rosary devotion. Students represented the beads of the rosary, while sixth graders portrayed a tableaux of the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary: the Baptism of […]
Roxborough students sing happy 100th birthday to parishioner
The first and third grade students of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Philadelphia’s Roxborough section celebrated Nina Turzi’s 100th birthday Oct. 14 at the school. The children sang “Happy Birthday” to Turzi, a long-time parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. The tech-savvy centenarian, who enjoys using the computer, also enjoys traveling to casinos […]
Salt + Light Television needs help bringing Catholic TV to American cable offerings
Salt + Light Television now offers its broadcast signal to American cable companies for cable viewers in the United States. The Toronto, Ontario-based Catholic television network has offered evangelization, faith education and live broadcast of global Church events for the past 10 years to audiences in Canada. Now Salt + Light is able to bring […]
Doylestown school honors top 7th graders, welcomes graduate broadcaster
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Doylestown held an induction ceremony Monday, Oct. 7 for 21 academically flourishing seventh grade students who were welcomed into the Blessed Duns Scotus Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. Keynote speaker for the ceremony was Marc Farzetta, host of sports radio station 610 WIP, who is an alumnus of the Bucks County School.