Archdiocese of Philadelphia celebrates
Black History Month

Below is a schedule provided by the Office for Black Catholics for events in observation of Black History Month in the Archdiocese.

• Opening Mass for Black History Month for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3
St. Therese Church, 6611 Ardleigh Street (Upsal and Ardleigh streets).
Celebrant and homilist: Father Stephen D. Thorne, Director of the Office for Black Catholics and Pastor of St. Therese Parish

• Celebration of Catholic Schools Week and Kwanzaa Principles
Jan. 27 — Feb. 1
St. Benedict School, Medary Avenue and Garnet Street, Philadelphia

• Opening Black History Month, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament School
8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 63rd and Callowhill streets, Philadelphia

• St. Francis De Sales School
First Friday Mass and Recognition of Germania Boatright, Class of ’75 and teacher at De Sales for 25 years
9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1
St. Francis de Sales Church, 47th Street and Springfield Avenue, Philadelphia

• 19th National Day of Prayer for the African-American Family
Sunday, Feb. 3

• African- American Catholic Spirituality Day
10 a.m. — 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9
St. Peter Claver Center for Evangelization, 12th and Lombard streets, Philadelphia

• Evangelization in the African-American Community
Sister Mary Roger Thibodeaux, S.B.S., guest speaker
11 a.m. — Sunday, Feb. 17 Saint Francis of Assisi Church, Green and Logan streets, Philadelphia

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