Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will be the celebrant and homilist at a Mass celebrating the 80th anniversary of Holy Child Academy in Delaware County.

10:00 a.m. Mass
Saturday, October 13, 3007
Holy Child Academy - Gymnasium
475 Shadeland Avenue
Drexel Hill, Delaware County


Holy Child Academy trustees, faculty, Society of the Holy Child religious sisters, parents and alumni will be represented in the procession at the beginning of Mass. The Holy Child Academy handbell choir, vocal chorus and wind ensemble will provide the music during Mass. There will be a reception following Mass.

Holy Child Academy is a co-educational, independent Catholic school, offering education for Pre-kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Students attending Holy Child Academy are from Delaware County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia County as well as local Archdiocesan parishes including: Saint Bernadette, Drexel Hill; Saint Charles, Drexel Hill; Saint Andrew the Apostle, Drexel Hill; Saint Dorothy, Drexel Hill; Saint Laurence, Upper Darby; Saint Philomena, Lansdowne; Sacred Heart, Havertown; Annunciation B.V.M., Havertown; Holy Cross, Springfield; Saint Kevin, Springfield and Saint Francis, Springfield.

For more information about Holy Child Academy, please visit www.holychildacademy.com.

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