Dan Cirucci: With Blessings For The New School Year . . .

Sunday, September 5, 2021

With Blessings For The New School Year . . .

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will visit Archbishop Wood High School (AWHS) and the new home of Our Lady of Confidence High School Special Education Program (OLC) in Warminster (Bucks County). Archbishop Pérez will also celebrate Mass for the school community as they begin the new academic year.

Prior to Mass, the Archbishop will greet AWHS administrators, teachers, and staff as well as members of the class of 2022 and 2023. He will be joined by Mr. Gary Zimmaro, President of AWHS, and Mrs. Cloe O’Grady, Principal of AWHS. Sister Maureen Lawrence McDermott, I.H.M., Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer and Superintendent of Secondary Schools for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and Ms. Irene Horstmann Hannan, Chief Executive Officer of Faith in the Future, will also be present.

The Archbishop will tour AWHS lead by members of the student council.

In addition, he will welcome students, administrators, teachers, and staff of Our Lady of Confidence High School Program to their new home. The Archbishop will be joined by Ms. Katie Bier, Principal of OLC, and Dr. Danielle Heeney, Director of Special Education for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

7:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. Mass

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Archbishop Wood High School

655 York Road

Warminster, PA 18974-2098

Monsignor Richard Bolger, Pastor Emeritus of Saint David Parish in Willow Grove (Montgomery County), and Father Paul O’Donnell, AWHS’ Campus Minister, will concelebrate Mass. Saint David’s is the home of Our Lady of Confidence School, which educates children aged 4 to 14 years old with special learning needs.

During the Mass, Archbishop Pérez will bless several crucifixes that will be placed in the new OLC classrooms. OLC’s High School Program was formerly located at Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote (Montgomery County).

Portions of the Archbishop’s visit will be streamed live from Archbishop Pérez’s Facebook Page@ ArchbishopPerez.

Social distancing guidelines will be followed. The Mass will be streamed live on the Archbishop Wood High School Facebook Page @ ArchbishopWood and from the Archbishop Wood High School website.

Background Information on Archbishop Wood High School

Archbishop Wood High School is one of 15 Archdiocesan high schools and provides a comprehensive, college-preparatory curriculum enhanced by spiritual, service, and extra-curricular experiences that will enable all students to be productive, responsible Christians in a technologically complex, rapidly changing world. The school is located on thirty-two acres in Warminster Township and named to honor the memory of the Most Reverend James F. Wood, the fifth Bishop of Philadelphia and its first Archbishop. The school opened in September of 1964 as a twin facility, separating the boys and girls schools and became one coeducation institution on July 1, 1990.

Background Information on Our Lady of Confidence School

Our Lady of Confidence is one of the three Archdiocesan schools of special education. Our Lady of Confidence School, Saint Katherine School, and Saint Lucy School for Children with Visual Impairments meet the needs of students with visual and sensory impairments, physical impairments as well as those on the autism spectrum in the tradition of Catholic education and values.

OLC opened its doors in 1954 to educate children with special needs in a Catholic environment. The school’s mission is to facilitate the complete development of students with intellectual disabilities to their fullest potential, spiritually, intellectually, mentally, physically, and emotionally. OLC’s program embraces the value of life and is committed to guiding students toward seeking God’s purpose for their life and fostering independence to become vital, contributing members of the local community and the greater global society.

Note:

For information about Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, please visit aopcatholicschools.org/. For information about Faith in the Future Foundation, please visit faithinthefuture.com/. For additional information about Archbishop Wood High School, please visit archwood.org/. For additional information about Our Lady of Confidence Day School, please visit ourladyofconfidence.org/ .

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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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