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St. John Paul II Forever Immortalized at St. Adalbert: PR Church Receives Relic of Former Pope’s Blood

by Max Pulcini

Port Richmond’s St. A d a l b e r t C h u r c h (Thompson Street and Al-legheny Avenue) received a holy relic of Saint John Paul II on Sunday, Febru-ary 1. The relic, a vial of the former Pope’s blood, has been enshrined at the front of the church. St. John Paul II visited St. Adalbert as Cardinal Karol Woytyla in August 1976. He went on to be-come the second longest-serving pope in modern history after Pope Pius IX. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI. His Pol-ish background resonates strongly with the strong Polish roots and traditions of Port Richmond. The large church hall was packed as parishio-ners came to pay their respects to the relic and celebrate its arrival. Mass

was spoken in both Eng-lish and Polish and chil-dren from St. Adalbert’s Polish Language School sang worship music in both languages. A ser-mon was also delivered

A portrait of St. John Paul II sits at the front of the church’s altar.Parishioners eagerly lined up and awaited their turn to pay respects to the relic.

Parishioners stand at the front of St. Adalbert Church in traditional Polish garb and watch as Mass is given. /Photos: Max Pulcini

Archbishop Chaput stands with his head down in prayer at the front of St. Adalbert Church in Port Richmond.

Each parishioner had the opportunity to kiss the relic of St. John Paul II at Mass’s conclusion.

by Charles J. Chaput, who is the Archbishop of Philadelphia. At the end of Mass, parishioners

lined up to kiss the relic before it was placed in its protective case near the church’s altar.•

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Act II: Previews for February 2015by Sandy and Jack Jacobowitz

BALLET X, Wilma Theater (265 S. Broad St.)– Ballet X’s winter series features four works by a few of today’s out-standing choreographers. Filipino-American chore-ographer Norbert De La Cruz presents his world premiere with an original score by composer Ben Juodvalkis. Cayetano Soto presents a work of playful humor, “Malasangre”, meaning bad blood. This United States premiere is a homage to the Cuban singer La Lupe. “Trip-tych” by Val Caniparoli first appeared in 2013. The routine demonstrates the emotional complexities of military life before, during and after combat. The fourth piece, “It’s Not a Cry,” is choreo-graphed by Amy Seiwert and has been praised as dance at its most powerful! By popular demand, the Q&A sessions will contin-ue throughout the winter season. February 18 to 22; for more information call 215.893.9456

EGO PO, The Lat-vian Society (531 N. 7th St.)– Once again Philly theater lovers get a chance to view a rarely seen play by a theater genius, courtesy of Ego Po. Tennessee Williams’ early play “Stairs to the Roof ” is an untypical romantic comedy by our country’s most respected playwright. This play is his first full-length drama and is completely unlike anything he has written since. Originally titled “A Prayer For The Wild Of Heart Who Are Kept In Cages” the theme involves a young man searching for his sexual identity. When Williams wrote this play he had not yet opened the “closet” to his friends and family. A young man work-ing in a factory is unable to fit into his society. He finds a secret staircase to the roof of his office and escapes from his everyday work to fantastic adven-tures throughout the city. A fifteen person cast and a large team of visionary designers induces us not to name names although we wish we could acknowl-edge them all. February 11 to March 1; for more infor-mation call 267.673.1414

Merriam Theatre, How’s this for a PENN-SYLVANIA BALLET triple hitter? On first base we have Balanchine’s “Prodigal Son” directed by the Pennsylvania Bal-let’s own Angel Corella. This classic masterpiece retells the biblical story of the Prodigal Son who wants it all, loses every-

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PHILADELPHIA THE-ATRE COMPANY, Su-zanne Roberts Theater (Broad & Lombard Streets)– Sara Garonzik and Philadelphia Theatre Company’s relationship with Terrance McNally

goes back 25 years and has enabled outstanding premiere productions of his award winning plays in Philly.The tradition continues with Tony nomi-nated “Mothers and Sons.” This eloquent play explores the essence of family and the bounds of forgiveness in our chang-ing society. A woman pays an unexpected visit to her late son’s partner, now married to another man and nurturing a young son. Still coping with loss and anger, she is challenged to confront her shared past. Wendy Goldberg directs an outstanding cast includ-ing Michael Learned, best known as the mother in the long-running TV drama “The Waltons.” Patrick Gibbons and Jacob Wilner share the role of the young son. February 6 to March 8; for more information call 215.985.0420

THEATER EXILE, Studio X (13th & Reed Streets)– At the risk of coming off as juvenile we can’t help saying “The Whale” by Samuel D.

Hunter is a whale of a play and the leading actor Scott Greer is a whale of an actor. Now that we have gotten the jokes out of the way, Hunter has been win-ning awards all over the place, including an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama League Award. The Philadelphia premiere of “The Whale” reunites two of our favorite theater people, Scott Greer and director Matt Pfeiffer. Fol-lowing the death of his lov-er, Charlie, a 600-pound man has literally been eating himself to death while confined to his couch and self-imposed isolation. He attempts a last min-ute reconciliation with his estranged daughter. Will she help him though she despises him? Four ac-tors new to Theater Exile complete the cast: Kate Czajkowski as his best friend, Campbell O’Hare as his reluctant daughter, Amanda Grove as his ex-wife and Trevor William Fayle as an unexpected vis-itor. February 5 to March 1; for more information call 215.218.4022.•

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“dessert” ash trays had couples in mind, perfect for stub parallel parking. During family gatherings, such as Sunday or holi-day dinners, smoke would slowly fill the living room and the hallways of our house in Frazer. Nobody seemed to mind this at all. What is even stranger is that I don’t even remember a lot of coughing of wheez-ing. The smoke seemed the perfect compliment to the sound of clicking ice in all those mixed drinks. In those days, heavy ciga-rette smoke was every-where: in cars, houses, elevators, even hospital lobbies. The only place people never seemed to smoke was in church dur-ing Mass, but as a boy I did see people lighting up in the vestibule. Growing up, our dining room table at Thanksgiv-ing became a raging bon-fire. After the first course, the adult relatives would arrange their favorite ash-trays around the bread box or the coffee urn. Vener-able old aunts would fish in their pocketbooks for their cigarette holders which sometimes had fancy de-signs on them and which snapped open and shut with an inviting “click.” One aunt would light up, then light up another aunt by going tip-to-tip. Cigarette lighters were also very popular then. Wom-en’s cigarette lighters were shapely and elaborate. Some of them resembled tiny boats and had intricate cloth centers, while mas-culine lighters were often monogrammed and stately looking. They had a square shape and resembled little buildings. As a boy I’d collect the men’s lighters and line them up on the dinning room table when I played “skyscraper.” Grandfather, that man of mysteries, had a way of using his lighter that made smoking seem glamorous. The sound of the lid open-ing and closing became a Thanksgiving trademark. The sound often accom-panied the end of am ex-clamatory sentence, when he wanted to make a point. The children were not forgotten in all of this be-cause we had our candy chocolate cigarettes. From the outside they looked like real cigarettes and some even had pretend filters. At large family dinners, second hand cigarette smoke would swirl around the heads of infants in high chairs or form halos

around them when smok-ing aunts would take turns burping the baby. In a fam-ily album somewhere there is a photo of me with my mother on a dock looking out across the bay after she accidentally burned me with the tip of her cigarette. She’s standing over me– I am seven or eight years old– and we’re both looking out over the water, but there’s a pained expression on my face. My mother looks like she’s trying to console me with stories of boats and fish. Whenever I look at that photo I can still feel the cigarette burn. Today, my family is most-ly smoke-free, although one sister who swore off smoke for fifteen years re-cently went back to it. It’s a hard habit to kick, after all. I have a sister-in-law who has found some solace in e-cigarettes. My nieces and nephews do not smoke, as far as I know. Smoking kills yes, but it doesn’t kill everyone. It didn’t harm my grandfa-ther and my great aunt, who also lived to be 95, also escaped its wrath. But my mother died of lung cancer at far too young an age and my father was unlucky in that respect as well. What this tells us is that we never know. If you like life and if you want to live, it’s probably better to go the solitary highball route, although even that has to be mod-erated.•

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PROPAC Meeting TONIGHT!Wed., Feb. 4 at the Columbia Social Club, 3529 Almond St. · 24th District PSA-3 Crime Stats and Updates · Port Rich-mond Town Watch Reports · Neighborhood Updates: News about current and up-coming events in Port Rich-mond. You have heard the gossip and rumors through the Port Richmond grape-vine that the Aramingo Diner is being turned into a Methadone Clinic. Port Richmond on Patrol and Civic (PROPAC) got in touch with the developers for a community meeting on what the future hold for the Aramingo Diner prop-erty. Come out to hear what they have to say. For any further updates regard-ing this meeting please view our PROPAC Facebook page. Please come out and be a part of PROPAC.

FNA Zoning Community Meeting 1) 2302 Collins St -- A proposal for a duplex.2) 1431-35 Frankford Ave -- A proposal for a takeout restaurant.This meeting will take place at the Fishtown Rec Center, 1202 E Montgomery Ave. on Tues., Feb. 10 at 7PM. All residents of Fishtown are eligible to vote. Please bring proof of residence or business ownership in the form of a driver’s license or a photo id and a lease, utility bill, or recent piece of mail addressed to your home or business.

Al-Anon Meetings at Holy Name Church HallAl-Anon Meetings are held every Monday night from 7-8PM at Holy Name Church Hall, Berks and Gaul Sts. Members share their personal experiences and stories. Personal contact is an important element in the healing process. The meetings provide strength and hope for families and friends of addicts. If you are worried about a loved one with any type of addic-tion, this meeting will help you. Everyone is welcome to attend. Anything that is shared at meetings stays there. Al-Anon Meetings are free, anonymous and confidential.

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First Emmanuel Prayer PartnersPrayer MinistryFirst Emmanuel Prayer Partners Church, 711 W. Girard Ave. Prayer Ministry. Looking for Prayer Partners. Everyone is welcome to come pray with us every Tuesday night at 8PM. 215-456-9974 or 267-746-0448.

First Presbyterian Bible Study GroupOn Wed. evenings at

7PM a Bible Study Group meets at First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave. Come and bring a friend for informative, exciting and lively open discussions. As always, everyone is welcome.

Richmond Library ProgramsPreschool Storytime is ev-ery Wed. at 10:30AM. This program is intended for chil-dren from one- to four-years of age and their caregivers. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. Rich-mond Library, 2987 Almond St. 215-685-9992.

Storytime at Fishtown LibraryPreschool Storytime will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30AM. Fishtown Com-munity Branch of the Free Library (1217 E. Montgom-ery Ave.). These programs are intended primarily for children through four-years of age and their caregivers. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. For more information, call Miss Sheila at 215-685-9990.

St. Anne Weekly NovenaSt. Anne weekly Novena Thurs. evening service, 7:30PM. Church of Saint Anne, Memphis St. and Lehigh Ave.

Ministry Streams Church Services for the CommunityAlpha and Omega Fellow-ship now streams its church services for the commu-nity. For those persons who are disabled, homebound, no transportation or just have a busy schedule. You can watch from any mobile device or computer. The streaming time is on Sun-days at 4PM at the fol-lowing link: new.livestream.com/alphaandomegafel-lowship. Viewers can also sign up for the text mobile club to receive service and event information. Visitors can come to our service location at 2341 N. 7th St. Call 215-792-6668 for more information.

Fishtown Library EventsFree Adult Cooking Classes. Six-week course that includes: low-cost ideas, nutrition tips, food tastings, and give-aways! For more info, contact Sandara at [email protected] or 215-575-0444 ext. 4186. Classes run now-Feb. 26 and are from 5:30-7:30PM. Create and Paint your own celtic knot. Children will create unique knots and symbols that represent their own personal mean-ings. Participants will use acrylic paints on 4” x 4” tiles to create a permanent piece of art to take home and display. Tues., Feb. 3 at 3:30PM. Afterschool Art Series: Design your own Picasso Fish Plate. Tues., Feb. 24 at 3:30PM. Fish-town Community Branch,

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PRO-ACT Family Addiction Education Program Serves PhiladelphiaSessions begin week of Feb. 3 in North Philadel-phia, Northern Liberties and Northeast Philadelphia. When someone is addicted to drugs or alcohol, the disease affects the entire family. Each month PRO-ACT (Pennsylvania Recov-ery Organization–Achiev-ing Community Together) hosts a Family Addiction Education Program to help individuals and family rec-ognize and address an ad-diction problem in a spouse, parent, child or other loved one. Facilitated by trained volunteers who have been in the same situation, these information and support programs run one evening a week for three consecu-tive weeks at three locations in Philadelphia. Sessions in Northeast Philadelphia meet on the first three Tuesdays of the month, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at CORA Ser-vices. In North Philadelphia, sessions are held on the first three Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Philadelphia Recovery

Community Center. Ses-sions are also held on the first three Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the PRO-ACT office in North-ern Liberties. Sessions are free and confidential—first names only. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 800-221-6333, weekdays 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. or visit http://councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act/family-education-program/.

Hancock RecSixers Neighborhood Basketball LeagueHancock S.N.B.L. 2015 is recruiting children from ages 6 - 11 years old to play in our annual (co-ed) Sixers Neighborhood Bas-ketball League. The league will play at John Moffet Elementary School’s Gym, 127 West Oxford St. The league starts on February 3

thru late March. Agenda: Tuesday: basketball clinic; Wednesday: games; Thurs-day: games. (Children must participate in the basketball clinic to play in games). For more information please call Coach Larry or Coach Don at 215-685-9877.

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Last week, residents in the Fishtown and Kensington neighborhoods have reported flyers advertising private safety camera installation for a fee, which lists NKCDC as a partner. We would like to make it clear that NKCDC has not endorsed any private individuals or organizations soliciting money for services, and we encourage residents and business owners to fully research any programs or solicitations they may receive. NKCDC also strongly encourages residents and business owners to get involved in community-driven public safety efforts, whether through attending civic association meetings, taking a self defense class, or installing security cameras or additional lighting at residences or places of business, there are many great opportunities to build a safe community while connecting with neighbors. For anyone interested in opportunities to get involved, here are some resources available in the neighborhood: SafeCam Reimbursement Program – offered through the Commerce Department, this program offers partial reimbursement to business owners who install security cameras. NKCDC & FABA work with business owners in the area to access this program. Contact Sam Thomas at NKCDC to find out more – [email protected] / 215-427-0350 x124. SafeCam Registration Program - allows individuals or business owners who have installed security cameras to register them with the local police district. This does not give the police access to your cameras, but instead adds your contact information and the location of the camera to a list maintained by the police department, so that police officers can contact you to request footage in the case of an investigation. Contact Sam Thomas at NKCDC to find out more – [email protected] / 215-427-0350 x124 26th Police District website - www.phillypolice.com/districts/26th - includes calendars of upcoming community meetings and contact information for the district. RiverWards Crime Watch (RWCW) – www.rwcw.org – a partnership of civic associations in the PSA 3 of the 26th police district, that works to educate, engage, and empower residents to create a safer neighborhood. Fishtown Area Business Association (FABA) – www.fishtownbusiness.org – FABA is a local business association where business owners can meet each other, network, and volunteer on projects that are important to the local business community. Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA) – www.fishtown.org East Kensington Neighbors Association (EKNA) – www.ekna.org •


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In celebration of Catholic Schools Week, representa-tives from the Philadelphia Fire and Police Depart-ments met with St. Peter the Apostle students on Mon., January 26. The fire fighters were presented with thank you gifts by the 5th graders and the police officers were given gifts by the 4th graders. St. Peter the Apostle School has proudly served the children of Northern Liberties and Fishtown since 1848. Pre-Kinder-garten through 8th grade students are educated in a close-knit community that combines academic excellence with tradition-al Catholic values. The school’s core curriculum integrates intellectual, cul-tural, spiritual, and physi-cal elements as we strive to realize the potential of each child.•

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The Head & The Hand Press Writers’ Workshop EventsThe Head & The Hand Press is a Fishtown arts insti-tution who has been working in and around the neighbor-hood since founded by Nic Esposito in 2012. February Writers’ Workshop events are as follows: Feb. 5: The Business of Words: A Workshop on Publishing w/ Tamara Oak-man: Oakman will give a honeyed lecture on how to get your work published in magazines and literary journals, followed by a q & a session. Tamara Oak-man, executive editor and co-founder of Apiary Maga-zine. She teaches English, drama, creative and ex-pository writing, and the hu-manities (film, philosophy) at several universities. She has awards for poetry, fiction, memoir and drama. She published fiction and poetry in Many Mountains Mov-ing, Philadelphia Stories and Best of Anthology, Mad Poet’s Review, Fox Chase Review, Painted Bride Quar-terly and many other online and in print journals. She has been a creative writing judge for Hidden River Arts--fiction and drama, Ursinus College--fiction, and the Mongomery Co. Poet Lau-reate competition--poetry. She was featured inThe Philadelphia Inquirer, City Paper and other press. Look for her on WHYY Friday Arts in April 2015. So Copies of Apiary Magazine will be available. Join the hive on facebook: The Apiary Corp. Magazine. 6:30-8PM, The Head & The Hand Work-shop, 2012 Sepviva St. Feb. 12: “I’ve Totally Read Ulysses,” w/ Elaine Johan-son: drop by the shop to dis-cuss chapters three and four of James Joyces’ seminole work. 6:30-8PM, The Head & The Hand Workshop, 2012 Sepviva St. Philadel-phia, PA 19125Feb 19: Children’s Lit isn’t Child’s Play w/Lindsay Friedman: discuss the evolu-tion of youth literature and the climate of children’s literature today. Lindsay Friedman is a children’s li-brarian for the Free Library of Philadelphia. She has also been an archivist for the Free Library of Philadel-phia’s children’s literature archives. 6:30-8PM, The Head & The Hand Work-shop, 2012 Sepviva St. Feb. 26: “I’ve Totally Read Ulysses,” w/ Elaine Johan-son: drop by the shop to discuss chapters five and six of James Joyces’ seminole work. 6:30-8pm, The Head & The Hand Workshop, 2012 Sepviva St. The Head & The Hand Press Writers’ Work-shop, 2011 Frankford Ave.Philadelphia, PA 19125. www.theheadan-dthehand.com

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Hunterdon Hills Playhouse TripThe Sodality of Our Lady of Fatima from St. Adalbert Parish in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, is sponsoring a one day trip on Tues., Apr. 7, to see “Abie’s Irish Rose”, a hilarious com-edy classic, at the Hunt-erdon Hills Playhouse in Hampton, New Jersey. The group will be departing from St. Adalbert Church, 2645 E. Allegheny Ave. at 9AM. Luncheon followed by show. Approximate time of arrival home will be 5:15PM. The total cost including gratuities is $98. Deposit is required to hold reservations. For reser-vations or more information call Theresa Romanowski at 215-922-1700 during the day or 215-813-2780.•

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Spring Garden Indoor Heated Antique & Vin-tage Flea Market Spring Garden Indoor Heated Antique & Vintage Flea Market will be held on these dates: Saturdays: Feb. 7, Feb. 21, Mar. 7, Mar. 21. 8AM-4PM. Over 70 vendors featuring antique furniture, vintage jewelry, clothing & accessories, pot-tery, art work and much more! 820 Spring Garden St. 19123. Free parking, food court, free admission, handicap accessible. www.PhilaFleaMarkets.org or call 215-625-FLEA (3532).

nia District, in conjunction with the Polish American Cultural Center Museum, extends an invitation to ev-eryone to attend the Annual Kosciuszko Tribute Cer-emony, honoring American Revolutionary War Hero and designer of the fortifi-cations at West Point, the site of America’s Military Academy. This year the public ceremony, which will take place at the Kosciuszko House, 3rd and Pine Streets in historic Philadelphia, on Sat., Feb. 7, at 12 noon, will highlight the accomplish-ments of Kosciuszko on the occasion of the 269th Anni-versary of his birth. Imme-diately following there will be a luncheon in the Polish American Cultural Center Museum, 308 Walnut St. For additional information or luncheon reservations call Theresa Romanowski at 215-739-3408 or 215-423-8854.

MDG Presents The ExceptionsMother of Divine Grace Parish presents…The Ex-ceptions on Sat., Feb. 7 from 8PM to Midnight at MDG Church Hall, Thompson & Cambria Sts. $30 includes Roast Beef, Roast Pork, Salads, Beer and Wine. For tickets contact Joe or Pat D’Angelo - 215-739-9363. Email: [email protected]. Ladies AOH Famous Homemade Irish Potatoes For SaleThe Ladies AOH will be selling their “famous home-made Irish potatoes” on Sat., Feb. 7, 14, and 21 in Holy Name’s Church Hall, E. Berks and Gaul Sts. from 12-3PM. Price is still $5/container. You can also purchase them from Kim’s Deli, Belgrade and Columbia or Anne’s Place, Belgrade and Palmer Sts. The stores will begin selling after Sun., Feb. 8.

Hancock Rec Valentine’s Day Dance and LuncheonHancock Rec will be hosting a St . Valent ine’s Day Dance and Luncheon, in association with Rep. Curtis Thomas office, on Sat., Feb. 14. Hancock Recreation Center, 147 W. Master St., 215-685-9877.

Valentine’s Day at American Legion PostSat., Feb. 14 from 7-11PM, American Legion Post 821, 4404 Salmon Street, (Brides-burg). Entertainment by Frank Sinatra ( Jack Dee) DJ and dancing. Buffet. Sweet Table. Price $25 per person. Contact Dolores at 215-288-4312.

Eat at Bethesda Methodist ChurchEat at Bethesda Methodist Church, 2820 E. Venango St. Meatball sandwich or Hot Dog, salads, drinks, dessert on Sat., Feb. 21 from 1-4PM. Adults: $7. Children 10 years and under $4. Please call church 215-739-7399 and let them know how many are coming. Make a Resolution to

Lose Weight in 2015 Attend Nazareth Hospital’s Bariatric Information Session If your weight is threaten-ing your health and limiting your life, the New Year is a great time to see if surgical weight loss options are right for you. Learn more about life-changing bariatric sur-gery options and support services at Nazareth Hospi-tal during a free information session. Information ses-sions are held from 6-7PM on the second Monday of each month in the hospital’s Marian Conference Center. Nazareth Hospital is lo-cated at 2601 Holme Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19152. Be sure to attend another of the 2015 information sessions on the following Mondays: Feb. 9, Mar. 9, Apr. 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 14. Nazareth Hospital has relaunched its bariatrics program with the addition of Mercy Bariatrics sur-geon E. Adam Goldenberg, MD, to its medical staff. A graduate of Ponce School of Medicine, Dr. Golden-berg completed his graduate medical training at New York Hospital Queens and a fellowship in endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery at the Emory University Endoscopic Unit in At-lanta, as well as a bariatric surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Goldenberg is board certified and specializes in laparoscopic bariatric sur-gery. He is interested in providing successful weight loss solutions to his patients and develops personal care plans for each of them. He is fluent in Spanish. Nazareth’s free information sessions offer an opportunity to ask Dr. Goldenberg questions about procedures, including how bariatric surgery can improve such conditions as diabetes, sleep apnea, gas-trointestinal distress, joint pain and high blood pres-sure. The session is free. To reserve your seat or for more information, please call 1-855-LESS-YOU (1-855-537-7968).

NC Alumni Association Looking for Alumni for St. Patrick’s Day ParadeThe Northeast Catholic Alumni Association are looking for past alumni to participate in this coming years St. Patrick’s Day pa-rade. The event will be held on Sun., Mar. 15. There will be transportation to the parade, as well as a party at the parade conclusion. Call the office at 215-543-1051 for information.

Holy Name “50 ish” ReunionSat., April 11, 4-8PM, East Gaul & Berks Sts. Mass dedicated to members of Class of 1966. Mass will be preceded by hymns from our youth, with reception and refreshments. Reception location to be announced soon. Cost: $20. Not lim-ited to the Class of 1966 classmates; all alumni wel-

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Vote For 2015 NKCDC Neighborhood Advisory Subcommittee Members

The New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) Neigh-borhood Advisory Subcommittee (NAS) elections will be held on Thursday, Febru-ary 12th from 9am-5pm at the NKCDC office at 2515 Frankford Ave; 4pm-7pm at CWEP at 2801 Frankford Ave; and 4pm-7pm at the Garden Center at Frankford and Berks. Come vote for which candidates will represent your community on the NAS while working on safety, zoning, beautification, and other issues important to the neighborhood!

The thirteen nomi-nees running are: • Chris Adcox, 1900 block of Somerset Street• Jennifer Bazdylo, 2500

of Oakdale Street• Craig Cerrito, 2700 block of Kensington Avenue• Richard Harris, 2300 block of Auburn Street• Edward Johnson, 2300 block of Auburn Street• Amanda Johnson, 2800 block of Ruth Street• Renée Massey, 2700 block of Helen Street• Michael McCullough, 2600 block of Salmon Street• Mark McGee, 2100 block of E. Cumberland Street• Carlos Mitti, 2700 block of Coral Street• Dina Richman, 2700 block of Jasper Street• Vidal Rodriguez, 2700 block of Coral Street

• Patrice Thiede, 200 block of E Thompson Street All persons 18 years of age or older residing in the NKCDC NAS ser-vice area (Laurel Street to Allegheny, Front Street/Kensington Avenue to the Delaware River) are eligible to vote in this election. Voters must bring a driver’s license or recent utility bill showing their name and current address. At its discretion, the Elections Committee also may ask for proof of age. Contact Tess Donie: [email protected] or 215-427-0350 x139.•


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