People and Events

Feast of the Assumption feted in West Chester

The 93rd annual celebration of the Feast of the Assumption will be celebrated in West Chester on Sunday, Aug. 12, preceding the Aug. 15 feast day. The celebration begins with Mass at 9 a.m. at St. Agnes Church, 231 West Gay St. in West Chester, followed by a Communion breakfast at the Elk’s Lodge, Wayne […]

St. Mary of Providence ready to have fun

St. Mary of Providence Center will hold its annual festival and open house Sunday, Aug. 19 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the center, 227 Isabella Rd., Elverson. The festival will include tours of the historic Potts Mansion, food, raffles and fun and games for the whole family. Parking is free, and the event will […]

Religious of the Assumption sisters elect new leader

The Religious of the Assumption, a women’s religious order with convents in Lansdale and West Philadelphia, elected Sister Martine Tapsoba as the order’s superior general July 17. She is the order’s first superior general from Africa and replaces Sister Diana Wauters from Allentown. Sister Martine, 53, is from Burkina Faso, West Africa. She was a […]

Catholic family conference coming to region this month

The 2012 East Coast Catholic Family Conference is coming to Trenton, N.J., Saturday, July 28. Titled  “Embrace the Family of God,” the all-day Catholic event at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton will feature devotions such as the rosary, confessions, the Divine Mercy chaplet,  eucharistic adoration and procession, as well as Mass celebrated by Trenton Bishop David […]

Parishes host movie nights for social justice

The Joint Peace and Justice Committee of St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in Rosemont and Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Bryn Mawr is hosting three movie nights dedicated to social justice. Each of the three films focuses on a prophetic figure or message. The series is titled “Prophetic Voices of Our Time” and […]

St. Joachim Parish uses Internet tool to raise funds

In tough economic times, parishes are constantly looking for new ways to raise funds. As the Internet plays an increasingly large role in people’s lives, parishes are looking to it as a means of generating revenue. St. Joachim Parish in the Frankford section of Northeast Philadelphia is using a service called GoodSearch to fund its parish web site.

POWER forum held at St. Raymond Church

On Monday, June 18, nearly 300 members and allies of congregations in Northwest Philadelphia affiliated with POWER: An Interfaith Movement, gathered at St. Raymond Catholic Church for the organization’s third Economic Justice Forum. POWER (Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower and Rebuild) is an ecumenical organization that is working collaboratively with 40 religious congregations, including 10 […]

La Salle College High School welcomes new principal

Michael A. O’Toole has been named principal of La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, effective July 1. “I am grateful to have a man of such caliber join our administrative team,” said Christian Brother Richard Kestler, who made the announcement Feb. 21. Joseph L. Marchese, current principal of the school, will step down at […]

Holy Family offers information, advising sessions for archdiocesan teachers

Holy Family University in Northeast Philadelphia will hold information sessions on Friday, Feb. 3 and 17, especially for archdiocesan teachers and staff facing career transition or displacement. During the sessions, experts from the university’s School of Education will share information about various teaching credentials and the process by which teachers and staff members earn additional […]

Mass and homecoming at St. Francis de Sales School

On Sunday, Jan. 29 following a Family Mass at 11:30 a.m., St. Francis de Sales School in Aston will host a special “homecoming” in the school from 1 to 3 p.m. Alumni, past faculty and staff, current students and their families, parishioners and members of the community are welcome to attend both events. For more […]