People and Events
Shanahan sends aid to the Philippines
Students and families of Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown recently donated $7,500 to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The money will be distributed to those in need through Catholic Relief Services.
St. Jerome CYO gives back to NE Philadelphia community
Children in grades three to eight collected canned goods for Aid For Friends, raked leaves at homes in the neighborhood and delivered flowers to shut-ins Nov. 23-24.
Warrington school students celebrate Thanksgiving
Dressed as pilgrims and Native Americans, the kindergarten students of St. Joseph/St. Robert School in Warrington celebrated their first Thanksgiving together in the school Nov. 27. The students recited poems and sang songs of Thanksgiving for invited guests. Meanwhile, older students of the school decorated more than 100 holiday shopping bags to bring cheer […]
Student gathers discarded marathoners’ clothes, donates to the needy
An army of student volunteers from Merion Mercy Academy, led by Madi Resnic and her father Michael, hustled behind thousands of runners at the Philadelphia Marathon last weekend and picked-up 20,000 discarded sweats, shirts, hats and gloves.
West Chester sixth graders visit program that helps needy children
Sixth graders from SS. Simon and Jude School, West Chester, took a field trip to West Conshohocken last week to visit the Cradles to Crayons facility that provides children from birth to age 12, living in low- income and homeless situations, with the essential items they need to thrive at home, at school and at play.
La Salle U honors top IT exec of Philadelphia Archdiocese
La Salle University honored Franz Fruehwald, chief information officer for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and a La Salle alumnus, with its 10th annual IT Leadership Award at a ceremony Nov. 10.
Veterans honored at Cheltenham school assembly, lunch
Presentation B.V.M. School in Cheltenham invited all veterans of various branches of the armed forces to join in a prayerful celebration of Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11. The entire school community offered thoughtful words, prayers and songs of thanks to approximately 20 veterans who attended the liturgy at Presentation B.V.M. Church. These special guests […]
St. Joseph’s Prep marks 125th anniversary of Church of the Gesu
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Church of the Gesu Nov. 10 with tours, Mass and a historical reflection at the church. Nearly 500 people attended the event including many former parishioners of the parish, which closed in 1993. The church, located at 18th and Thompson streets in North Philadelphia, is […]
Warrington students make, sell cupcakes for cancer cure
Students of St. Joseph/St. Robert School in Warrington held a “Cupcakes for a Cancer Cure” event this month that raised $200 to support families that have a loved one receiving cancer treatment. The above eighth-grade students who made and sold cupcakes during lunch at the school include (from left): Rebecca Alexander, Jessica Butler, Brianna Wade, […]
Photo of the day
A 6-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy hold their soft toys Nov. 19 in the devastated waterfront shanty town of Guiuan, Philippines, in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. (CNS photo/Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters)