Pope visit
...tendance was a 2,000 elementary student choir, as well as, 750 high school students. Halvey_345A_009 Halvey_345A_002 Saturday in the Parkway After a short welcome ceremony at the Cathedral, the pope walked the short distance to Logan Circle to celebrate Mass. His Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway was the
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...of Wissahickon.[7] A few months after arriving, the academy opened with 20 students who also lived in the mansion. As the school grew, a separate building would be constructed in 1875 and by 1883 there were 75 students with the farthest coming from Texas.[8] In 1924, they received their charter
Serra Club of Philadelphia
...a Vocations Exhibit at various elementary school, talks with middle school students featuring those engaged in missionary and educational work, and retreats for high school students. Serrans have hosted luncheons for newly ordained priests through their Ordinati Luncheon and honored altar servers for their service. One of the biggest ventures
The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...l dead. Newspapers reported that cholera was to blame, though changing the number from 57 workers to about 8 or 9. Though commemorated and remembered by a few, which is indicated by a stone wall built in 1909, the story lay buried and forgotten. 1909 stone wall built by Martin