Dan Cirucci: The Little Sisters Will Celebrate A Special Milestone!

Monday, July 22, 2019

The Little Sisters Will Celebrate A Special Milestone!

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. will preside over a Mass of Thanksgiving to mark the sesquicentennial of care and service to the poor in Philadelphia by the Little Sisters of the Poor.

Saturday, August 24, 2019
10:30 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Following the conclusion of Mass, a reception will be held at the Logan Philadelphia Hotel.

Saint Jeanne Jugan founded the Little Sisters of the Poor in 1839. She dedicated her life to caring for the elderly poor in France and inspired many women who joined the Little Sisters of the Poor to follow her example.

In 1869, the Sisters expanded their ministry to serve the elderly poor in Philadelphia. At one point, the Sisters cared for over 600 elderly in three different homes. Today, the Sisters operate Holy Family Home in Southwest Philadelphia. The Home offers three different levels of care to seniors in need: independent living, 30 apartments for low-income seniors; personal care, 22 private rooms; and skilled nursing care, 44 private rooms.

Saint Jeanne Jugan was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 3, 1982 and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 11, 2009.

To learn more about the Little Sisters of the Poor, please visit http://www.littlesistersofthepoor.org/.

For more information about the Little Sisters of the Poor Hily Family Home, please visit http://www.littlesistersofthepoorphiladelphia.org/.

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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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