 | February 16, 2012
Saint John's Hospice will once again observe Ash Wednesday by distributing ashes on February 22nd. Fr Dennis Witalec, advisory board member and volunteer chaplain, will distribute the ashes in the Saint John's Hospice "yard" where our guests gather for lunch from 11 am until 1:15 pm. All are welcome ... guests, residents, volunteers and staff.
This has been a well received observance at Saint John's. So many of our guests, whether Christian or not, have a deep spirituality and respect for religious symbols and scripture that help give strength in the everyday struggles that befall all of us. Fr Dennis will reflect on the meaning of the ashes with each group that gathers for our noon lunch.
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 | February 03, 2012
Mr. William Washington retires today. He has been a resident case manager here at Saint John’s Hospice for almost seven years. He lived SJH’s mission of being “grounded in faith and service” and will return to his roots in North Carolina. |
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 | January 10, 2012
Philadelphia Flyer Alumni visited Saint John’s Hospice on Thursday, December 22, to both provide and serve our daily meal to homeless and needy men. Don Saleski organized this event. He had visited Saint John’s a couple of weeks ago and arranged to provide Chinese food for today’s lunch with Food Services Manager Anthony Willoughby. Before the meal, Don Saleski presented a check to Saint John’s Hospice to cover today’s food expenses. He also cut a special cake with the Flyers logo, celebrating the Broad Street Bullies of the 1970s.
Check out John Knebel's article in the December 29, 2011 issue of the Catholic Standard & Times: http://catholicphilly.com/2011/12/uncategorized/former-flyers-goal-serve-food-help-others/. |
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 | December 21, 2011
Germantown Academy in Fort Washington honored Saint John's Hospice with their annual Holiday Gift at a whole-school assembly on Monday, December 19th. Head of School Jim Connor presented Kevin Barr, Saint John's Hospice's Program Director, with a check for $1,000 at the assembly of over 1,000 students and faculty.
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December 07, 2011
Philadelphia's Catholic Standard & Times featured the Knights of Columbus and their annual Thanksgiving Dinner in this month's issue. Check it out at: http://catholicphilly.com/2011/12/news/thanks-to-the-knights-food/. Thank you to Lou Baldwin for a nice write-up. |
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