Dan Cirucci: Appropriately, It All Starts With PRAYERS!

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Appropriately, It All Starts With PRAYERS!

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. will be the principal celebrant and homilist at Mass in observance of Saint Patrick’s Day on Sunday, March 11, 2018.

The Mass will be held prior to the step-off of the 248th annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Philadelphia. The parade is scheduled to step off at 12:00 p.m. that day.

Concelebrants of the Mass include Most Reverend Donal McKeown, Bishop of Derry, Ireland and Reverend Kevin J. Gallagher, Pastor of Saint Dennis Parish in Havertown (Delaware County). The Philadelphia Emerald Society Pipe Band will lead a procession from Saint Patrick Parish Rectory to the church at 9:00 a.m.

Sunday, March 11, 2018
9:00 a.m. (Procession)
9:15 a.m. (Mass)
Saint Patrick Parish
20th and Locust Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Following Mass, Father Gallagher, who serves as parade Chaplain, as well as Bishop McKeown and the 11 young musicians from Saint Malachy College High School, Belfast, N. Ireland, will join marchers in the 248th Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. The theme is Saint Patrick, Bless Those Who Respond to the Call of the Needy.

Dennis Kelly, Division 1, Havertown, Ancient Order of the Hibernians (AOH) in conjunction with Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School has been hosting student musicians and athletes from Saint Malachy’s for over a decade. The Saint Malachy’s Traditional Orchestra is scheduled to perform in both the Springfield Saint Patrick’s Day Parade (Delaware County) scheduled for Saturday, March 10, 2018, which steps off at 12:00 p.m., as well as the Philadelphia Saint Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 11th.

In addition to the parade performances, the young men from Saint Malachy’s will spend the day at Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast (403 North Lansdowne Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA 19026) attending classes with students on Thursday, March 8th. To close out their visit and kick off Saint Patrick’s Day Week AOH Dennis Kelly-Division 1-Havertown and Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast will present Saint Malachy’s College Traditional Irish Music Group of Belfast, North Ireland, on Monday, March 12th at 7:00 p.m. for a free concert at the Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School Auditorium. Donations will be accepted during this free concert to help offset the travel costs associated with the students’ tour of the United States.

Notes: For more information about the Saint Patrick’s Day Observance Association, please visit www.philadelphiastpatsparade.com. Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 2:00 a.m., also marks the beginning of Daylight Savings. Mass goers and parade watchers should be reminded to move their clocks ahead one hour. For more information about Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School please visit http://www.bonnerprendie.com/.

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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