Internships/Volunteer

...a resume and three references. Contact: Patrick Shank, archives@chrc-phila.org VOLUNTEERS If you are interested in volunteering at CHRC, please contact us stating your skills, hours available per week, and your time commitment (a few weeks, months, etc.). Some of the kinds of projects for volunteers may include: cataloging archival and

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Vistarama

...s and bishops from around the world, including Bishop Cuthbert M. O’Gara, O.P. of Yuanling, China, and Bishop Joseph O. Bowers of Accra, Gold Coast. 12,000 religious and lay people would pack the Hall to attend the afternoon Mass. Halvey_L706_067 Halvey_L706_068 Halvey_L706_064   Exhibits Over the course of the seven

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Interesting film history finds in the Parish Calendar collection

...article entitled "Faith of an Actress" is from St. Cyril's (East Lansdowne, Pa.) Parish Monthly Calendar dating from July of 1939. The article is about a Catholic actress named Elinor Flynn who was in movies during the late 1920s and 1930s. Although the article says Flynn appeared in 39 films,

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The Bishop’s Bank

...ancier and treasurer of the Diocese of Philadelphia. Mark Antony Frenaye, n.d. The rules of the bank for conducting business are written in the front of the bank's first ledger book in Frenaye's own hand. They illustrate that the Diocese ran that bank according to sound business practices. Customer relations

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