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Devon Prep students hold school supplies drive
DEVON – Throughout the summer Devon Prep’s Christian Action Program collected over 4,300 school supplies for St. Elizabeth’s Community Center in North Philadelphia. The items, such as notebooks, pencils, crayons, pens, folders and backpacks, helped nearly 200 needy families.
New faculty Join Holy Child Academy
Drexel Hill – Holy Child Academy welcomed two new faculty members this fall, first grade teacher Nancy Menno and reading teacher Lauren Gallagher. Menno most recently she taught at St. James School in Elkins Park, which closed in June. Gallagher most recently worked in the Upper Darby School District.“We’ve experienced a lot of change at […]
Devon Prep Students return to campus changes
DEVON – When Devon Preparatory School students arrived on campus for the first day of school on Sept. 1, they were greeted by new faculty members and saw campus construction. Father James J. Shea, Sch.P., headmaster, served as the principal celebrant for opening day Mass and welcomed new faculty including: class of 1994 alumnus Mark […]
St. Luke goes ‘back to school’ for the 90th time
GLENSIDE – St. Luke the Evangelist School in Glenside opens its doors this fall for the 90th year Sept. 8. It welcomed 35 new kindergartners and 15 new students in grades one through eight, bringing enrollment to 340 students, the highest in the last several years. Sister William Adele, S.S.J., the principal, said that the […]
Holy Child Academy hosts religious education lecture series
DREXEL HILL – Holy Child Academy will host the second and third sessions of its three-part adult religious education series in October and February 2011. Father Stephen D. Thorne, director of the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholics, will lead “The Liturgy of the Word” Oct. 20 and “The Liturgy of the Eucharist” Feb. 28, 2011, […]
Octoberfest remembers Bucks County vets
DOYLESTOWN – The second annual Octoberfest hosted by Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Doylestown, will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, in the gymnasium. Special attention will go to parishioners serving in the military. At any time Our Lady of Mount Carmel has more than 30 active military members. […]
Sacred Heart student selected for leadership program
BRYN MAWR – Rosemary Affatato, a senior at The Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Bryn Mawr, was selected to participate in the Economics for Leaders program conducted at the College of William and Mary in July. Rosemary was one of 32 students from around the country who was accepted into the Foundation […]
New tune: Director of liturgical music
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – John Romeri has just come to Philadelphia from Missouri to take up the newly created post of archdiocesan director of liturgical music. He brings with him an impressive record of accomplishments. During his 18-year tenure as director of sacred music for the Archdiocese of St. Louis and […]
A silver jubilee of thanksgiving
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Catholics across the Archdiocese are invited to a Mass of thanksgiving commemorating the 25th anniversary of Cardinal Justin Rigali’s ordination as a bishop. The Cardinal will serve as the principal celebrant and homilist of the liturgy scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Cathedral Basilica […]
Easing a culture shock
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T There is a world of difference between Africans and African- Americans, and it has very little do with the geographic distance between two continents. “There is culture shock between both sides,” said Vunda Moutchie, who came to America three years ago and is living in West Philadelphia’s St. Francis […]