Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will visit Saint Patrick School in Malvern (Chester County) to celebrate Mass for the school community.
Reverend T. Christopher Redcay, Pastor of Saint Patrick Parish, and Reverend Arul Amalraj, O.Praem, Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish, will concelebrate. Deacon Louis Libbi and Deacon Tom Strohmetz will provide liturgical assistance.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Saint Patrick Church
104 Channing Avenue
Malvern, PA 19355 (Chester County)
Following Mass, Archbishop Pérez will bless the school’s new Early Childhood Education Center. The center includes a wing of eight classrooms for Pre-K3, Pre-K4, and Kindergarten, a conference room, and faculty room. The name of the new wing is Guardian Angel Hall. All classrooms are projected to be full for the 2023-2024 academic year with a waiting list.
Andrew McLaughlin, Ed.D, Secretary for Elementary Education for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and Bernadette Dougherty, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education, will also be present for the Archbishop’s visit.
Members of the Saint Patrick School community including students, teachers, parents, school board members, and benefactors will be present for Mass and the blessing of the new Early Childhood Education Center.
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Editor’s Note:
For additional information on Saint Patrick School, please visit www.saintpatrickmalvern.org/.
For information about Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, please visit aopcatholicschools.org/.
Background on Saint Patrick School
In Fall 2022, Saint Patrick School was among the 62 parish and regional elementary schools recognized by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office of Catholic Education as an Archdiocesan School of Distinguished Instruction for Growth and Exceeding Potential. Saint Patrick’s was one of 14 schools recognized for Growth. Recognition for Growth was determined by comparing the Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) score from this year’s testing to the NCE examinations taken by students in the previous academic year. In addition, in 2020 the school was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.
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