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Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez To Greet Saint Bernadette Parish School Teachers, Staff, And Students
And Offer Blessing For The 2020-2021 Academic Year
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will greet Saint Bernadette Parish School teachers, staff, and students as the new academic year is under way with in-person instruction. Archbishop Pérez will be joined by Father Michael J. Saban, Parochial Administrator of Saint Bernadette Parish, and Mrs. Joanne Montie, Principal of Saint Bernadette Parish School.
Dr. Andrew McLaughlin Ed.D., Secretary for Elementary Education for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Mrs. Bernadette Dougherty, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, as well as members of Saint Bernadette’s Home and School Association will be present for the morning’s celebration.
After greeting members of the school community outside, the Archbishop will lead everyone in prayer and offer brief remarks to students in grades 3, 7, and 8 in the school’s gymnasium. These select grades represent those students who missed making the Sacrament of First Holy Communion in the spring, students who are receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation, and the current graduating class.
Social distancing guidelines will be followed.
The event will be streamed live from Archbishop Pérez’s Facebook Page @ ArchbishopPerez.
7:25 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Saint Bernadette Parish School
1001 Turner Avenue
Drexel Hill, 19026 (Delaware County)
Following the brief event in the gymnasium, the Archbishop will use the school’s public address system to lead the rest of the school community in the opening of school prayer and visit a couple of classrooms.
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Editor’s Note: Parking is available for media attending the event in the lot on Harper Avenue. Make a right into the lot and a member of the Office for Communications staff will be onsite to provide further direction.
For information about Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, please visit aopcatholicschools.org/.
Contact: Kenneth A. Gavin
Chief Communications Officer
215-587-3747 (office)