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News Release

December 22, 1999

OPERATION SANTA CLAUS
ENDS WITH A SPECIAL LITURGY


After distributing toys to more than 600 needy families that benefit from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Operation Santa Claus Toy Drive, hundreds of teenage volunteers, their family members, and staff workers will gather for a joyous liturgy, followed by a holiday social on

Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 24, 1998
5:00 p.m.
Adams Mark Hotel
City Line Avenue and Monument Road
Philadelphia, PA


Reverend Thomas Higgins, director of the Office for Youth and Young Adults, will celebrate the Mass which ends the Operation Santa Claus Toy Drive. Throughout the drive, more than 4,000 teen volunteers and their families have offered themselves to share the true meaning of Christmas.

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