Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez, will celebrate Mass for students who attend Saint Lucy School for Children with Visual Impairments in honor of Saint Lucy’s upcoming feast day on December 13, 2020.  

10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Holy Innocents Church
1337 East Hunting Park Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19124

 Students will participate in the Mass including as altar servers, lectors, cantors, and in the offertory procession. 

Social distancing guidelines will be followed. The Mass will be streamed live on the Archbishop’s Facebook page @ ArchbishopPerez.

Saint Lucy School for Children with Visual Impairments was founded in 1955. It is one of three schools of special education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  Saint Lucy’s educates academic students who need vision support in order to access academic curriculum.  It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and School Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. 

For more information about Saint Lucy School for Children with Visual Impairments, please visit http://stl.ocephila.org/. 

Background information about the Archdiocesan Schools of Special Education:

The three Archdiocesan Schools of Special Education educate students with sensory impairments, physical disabilities, and cognitive impairments as well as students on the autism spectrum.  The schools are: Saint Lucy School for Children with Visual Impairments; Our Lady of Confidence School; and Saint Katherine School.

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Editor’s Note: For information about Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, please visit aopcatholicschools.org/. For information about Faith in the Future Foundation, please visit www.faithinthefuture.com/.

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