This week we look at Pope Weekend events, the gentrification of Riverwards manufacturers, and building strength and discipline at Joe Hands Gym.
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HYPERLOCAL DONE DIFFERENTLY FISHTOWN + KENSINGTON + NORTHERN LIBERTIES + PORT RICHMOND + BRIDESBURG LOCAL LENS Thom discusses this weekend’s papal visit. 2 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Community events and happenings in the Riverwards. 12-13 ACCU REGGIE JUST LIKE B. HOP CLEAN PLATE SENIOR EXPO Seven-day forecast for the Riverwards. Joe Hand Gym produces champions of all ages. Recipe for Stuffed Baked Potatoes Detailing Representa- tive John Taylor’s annual Senior Expo 3 10 9 7 WEEK SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 VOL. 12 No. 39 THIS HOT OFF THE PREss FROM FACTORIES TO MAKER SPACES T here’s something I really don’t get when people say that Fishtown is ‘gentrifying.’ I mean, I know what they’re saying. They’re saying that people are moving here and that rents and property taxes are going up. I hear that, and I empathize with anyone who’s strug- gling in that regard. But what I don’t get is the underlying tone that gen- trification is generally a bad thing for a working class neighborhood like Fishtown, or any of the Riverward neighborhoods. In fact, I’d argue that gentrification is generally a good thing and that many of the new people moving here are the next generation of working class Philadelphians. Let’s call them the maker class. I am not one of those new people by the way – a fact which shouldn’t mat- ter, but in conversations like these tends to hold up my opinion to some. I was born in what used to be St. Mary’s hospital on Frankford Avenue, across from Palmer Park. And I grew up on Belgrade Street, between Susquehanna and Norris. I still live in Fishtown today because... well, where else would I possibly want to live right now?! I’ve seen my neighborhood go from one where you had to drive to access almost anything you needed, to living a 5-10 minute walk to a coffee shop, a butcher, a pharmacy, a yoga studio, a gym, a bakery, a grocery store, a pet clinic, countless restaurants and plen- ty more things opening up all the time. Almost none of these places ex- isted when I was a kid, save for a few pizza shops and corner stores where you could grab a bag of chips and a soda. But when I talk about Fishtown today, it’s starting to sound a lot like the neighborhood my grandfather is always talking about. My grandfather was also born and raised in Fishtown. His first job was at the age of 16 working for GE Lighting off Frankford Avenue (or so he best remembers). He worked in various factories for most of his adult life and raised a family of four with my grandmother on Montgomery Avenue at Thompson. When he talks about the old Fishtown, he talks about a place with a movie theater on Girard Avenue. A neighborhood full of working people equipped will all the things working people need and want, like a home goods store (also on Girard) where he got a great deal on TV once. And that seems to be the neighborhood Fishtown is be- ginning to become once again. Only now with less factories, and more, how do you say... maker spaces. HAS FISHTOWN’S NEXT WORKING CLASS HEYDAY ARRIVED IN YOGA PANTS? WORDS AND PHOTOS BY CONRAD BENNER Continued on Page 8.
FROM FACTORIESTO MAKER SPACESThere’s something I really don’t get when people say that Fishtown
is ‘gentrifying.’ I mean, I know what they’re saying. They’re saying that people are moving here and that rents and property taxes are going up. I hear that, and I empathize with anyone who’s strug-
gling in that regard. But what I don’t get is the underlying tone that gen-trification is generally a bad thing for a working class neighborhood like Fishtown, or any of the Riverward neighborhoods. In fact, I’d argue that gentrification is generally a good thing and that many of the new people moving here are the next generation of working class Philadelphians. Let’s call them the maker class. I am not one of those new people by the way – a fact which shouldn’t mat-ter, but in conversations like these tends to hold up my opinion to some. I was born in what used to be St. Mary’s hospital on Frankford Avenue, across from Palmer Park. And I grew up on Belgrade Street, between Susquehanna and Norris. I still live in Fishtown today because... well, where else would I possibly want to live right now?! I’ve seen my neighborhood go from one where you had to drive to access almost anything you needed, to living a 5-10 minute walk to a coffee shop, a butcher, a pharmacy, a yoga studio, a
gym, a bakery, a grocery store, a pet clinic, countless restaurants and plen-ty more things opening up all the time. Almost none of these places ex-isted when I was a kid, save for a few pizza shops and corner stores where you could grab a bag of chips and a soda. But when I talk about Fishtown today, it’s starting to sound a lot like the neighborhood my grandfather is always talking about. My grandfather was also born and raised in Fishtown. His first job was at the age of 16 working for GE Lighting off Frankford Avenue (or so he best remembers). He worked in various factories for most of his adult life and raised a family of four with my grandmother on Montgomery Avenue at Thompson. When he talks about the old Fishtown, he talks about a place with a movie theater on Girard Avenue. A neighborhood full of working people equipped will all the things working people need and want, like a home goods store (also on Girard) where he got a great deal on TV once. And that seems to be the neighborhood Fishtown is be-ginning to become once again. Only now with less factories, and more, how do you say... maker spaces.
HAS FISHTOWN’S NEXT WORKING CLASS HEYDAY ARRIVED IN YOGA PANTS? WORDS AND PHOTOS BY CONRAD BENNER
Continued on Page 8.
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Far from the excessive papal lockdown of Center City, with its fences and overkill road restrictions, the open doors of Saint Anne’s Church on East Lehigh Avenue welcomed a diverse crowd for the
Irish Peoples’ Mass on Wednesday, September 23rd. Music from the 2nd Street Pipe and Drum Band’s bagpipes rever-berated in the air and an honor guard from the 69th PA Irish Volunteers electrified the 170-year-old church. Congre-gants waited for the entry of Irish dignitaries, such as Most Reverend Donal Murray DD, Bishop Emeritus of Limerick; the Reverend Peter Murphy DD, Executive Secretary, Com-mission for Pastoral Care and the Council for Marriage and the Family; and the Reverend Eamon Kelly LC, Vice Chargé at the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem. The special mass was organized in honor of the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference, an Irish episcopal delega-tion that was visiting Philadelphia for the World Meet-ing of Families. The main celebrant of the Mass was The Most Reverend Liam S. Mac Daid, DD, Bishop of Clogher. Although I arrived at Saint Anne’s after the opening pro-cessional, I found a seat along the left side of the church and immediately began surveying the people in the pews to see if I could spot any Riverward neighbors. By the end of the Mass I spotted only two, a low number to be sure but a number that speaks to changes in the neighbor-hood around Saint Anne’s in the last twenty years. Saint Anne’s church historian Thomas J. Lyons II told me later by phone, “Very few people in the church that night were parishioners.” Lyons explained that the original parishio-ners have all moved to the suburbs and that “80 percent of the people present for the Irish Peoples’ Mass were from outside the parish.” The closing of the once vibrant Saint Anne’s parochial school several years ago attests to the change in local demographics. From my side aisle pew, my eyes focused on the ceiling of the church, unadorned and void of images, although that was not the case with the original church built in 1845. The original church ceiling was a tapestry of mosaics but these were destroyed along with the church’s interior by a fire in 1947. Lyons told me that the fire lasted about one hour and did not destroy the main altar or the two magnificent Italian-Renaissance side altars. Thanks to the quick action by po-lice and firefighters, many of the statues were carried out of the church and saved. Before the 1947 fire, Saint Anne’s was known as the most ornate church in the Archdiocese. While the church is still beautiful today, the blankness of the ceiling somehow hints that a part of the church’s grand past is missing. Fortunately, the only smoke coming from Saint Anne’s altar on the night of the Irish Peoples’ Mass was the smoke of incense. For this reporter, the Mass was the first of a se-ries of events marking the visit to Pope Francis to Phila-delphia. Saint Anne’s is a church that I’ve largely taken for granted since moving to the Riverwards in 2002. While I knew part of its history, I did not know that John F. Kennedy visited the church in 1960 and that the parish cemetery contains the remains of Irish immigrants from 23 of Ireland’s 32 counties and at least 50 Irish Civil War dead. Generally, I don’t enjoy listening to sermons in huge echo-resounding churches; in spaces like this human voice reverberations are bad enough, but add to that the
lack of a microphone and an Irish brogue and you have a modern day Finnegan’s Wake. In other words, you get lan-guage that is indecipherable. When celebrant Bishop Liam S. Mac Daid, DD took to the lectern for his homily, I was not the only one straining to make sense of his words. As it was, I could only catch random words like “referendum” and “marriage,” so I had some sense as to the subject matter: He was discussing Ireland’s referendum o, same-sex marriage. But just when the situation seemed absolutely hopeless, a truly coura-geous woman in the congregation spoke up and told the bishop that nobody could hear anything he was saying. He was then handed a working microphone. This quick ac-tion inspired a round of applause from the congregation. While applause in a church is something I’m still not used to hearing, I was happy that the problem was solved. But what the bishop said when he could be heard ruffled a few feathers among the faithful, especially Marita Kriv-da, author of Irish Philadelphia, who attended the Mass with her husband, T. Michael Poxon. I met Krivda after the Mass in the back of the church and asked her what she thought of the whole thing. She praised the Mass and its beauty before pausing. “I think Pope Francis is refreshing for the Church. I love his liberalness, his views on climate change,” Krivda said. “He’s an old fashioned Jesuit but Bishop Mac Daid’s dis-approval of Ireland’s referendum on same sex marriage and the appeal he made in his sermon to the courts of the world to uphold the traditional view of marriage is so against everything Pope Francis stands for. ‘Who are we to judge, indeed?’” I wasn’t going to mention this topic because I figured that an old world Irish bishop is entitled to his opinions. There are liberal and conservative factions in the Catholic Church, just as there are in Congress. At the post-Mass reception I spoke with another congre-gant who thought that Bishop Mac Daid’s harsh words were out of step with the new attitude exhibited by Pope Francis. Most of the congregation, however, seemed un-mindful of the bishop’s remarks and focused on the high points of the event, especially the end of Mass entertain-ment by The Rince Ri Irish Dancers, who danced in front of the altar as the fife and drum band let out a few rich Irish melodies. It was a great musical interlude, to be sure, even if I imagined Catholic traditionalists squirming in their pews at the sight of people dancing in front of the altar. Immediately following the dancing was Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and more sweet smelling incense. After Mass I ran into Russ Wylie, president of Saint Anne’s Historical Committee and a member of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick. Wylie and I spoke on Saint Anne’s steps where 55 years ago John F. Kennedy told Riverward resi-dents why they should not vote for Richard Nixon. Wylie said he was happy about Pope Francis’ decision to come to Philadelphia at this important time. Wylie also mentioned Saint Anne’s 170th anniversary on October 17th. He explained that the anniversary event would be open to the public and would include a prayer service, a wreath laying and performances by the police and fire fife and drum corps as well as Civil War reenac-tors. An open reception will follow these ceremonies. At the post-Mass reception in Saint Anne’s Hall people relaxed with hors d’oeuvres, sandwiches, beer, soda and
wine as an impromptu Irish band began a long inter-lude of music. The delegation from Ireland sat together at a long table. At one point I was invited to join the re-tired Bishop of Limerick, Donal Murray, who sat with a lay couple from a county near Dublin. I first spotted Bishop Murray while he was in procession during communion at Saint Anne’s and my initial instincts told me that he was somebody to speak to... I usually trust my instincts, so I was surprised when I wound up sitting beside him. My conversation with Bishop Murray included a discus-sion on Islam and Christianity, Catholic unity with the Or-thodox Church and the fanatical fringe elements among ultra-traditionalist Catholics. The following day, my head still full of religious imagery, I headed over to the Convention Center to view the World Meeting of Families exhibit. In one exhibition hall there was a large Mass with 40 or more priests with the altar set against a 60-foot-long mural of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Hundreds of congregants stood or kneeled on the floor, an odd sight in the convention center, as was the small, shrouded-in-darkness chapel of the Rosary where the only light was the spark from six tall candles and the reflection of a giant gold monstrance set against a life sized cruci-fix. The silence in that little chapel was comparable to the quiet of the Grand Canyon before sunrise. •
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The threat of rain loomed over us for much of last week but little actually materialized. This week will be different. There are two “blobs” of rain that will threaten to attack us. These rain chances have the opportunity to be true soakers — think pouring rain for hours. The tricky part is nailing down where the heaviest axis of rain will be; it could be over Philly or farther north near NYC. The two rain “blobs” visit us on Wednesday and Friday. Wednesday’s rain is brought to us by a storm riding along a cold front; Friday’s rain will stick around for days and is associated with tropical storm Joaquin coming in from the ocean. Flooding is very possible in the region due to this storm. The other highlight of the week is the temperatures. We could have a few days where temperatures do not get out of the 50s. Imagine it’s 52 degrees and raining on your Sat-urday morning. Yeah, that’s the type of disgusting weather we could be looking at here.
Wednesday is the first day of our rain deluge. Look for heavy rain, especially in the morn-ing. Thursday will be markedly cooler with off and on downpours and drizzles here and there. Sorry, but it will be an awful day. Friday will feature even heavier rain in the after-noon from a strong coastal storm coming in from the ocean. Temperatures will not get out of the 50s. So if you thought Thursday was bad, Friday is even worse. Saturday will welcome the next wave of rain from the coastal storm which will continue to provide rain into Sunday, Monday and possibly even into Tuesday. It will not be raining the whole time but 2-3 hour periods of rain will hit us throughout each day. I’ll be “live tracking” the storms on Facebook and Twitter since every day this week could be rainy.
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Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families shook up life as usual in downtown Philadelphia. The biggest headlines from the local news revolved around towing
zones, school closures and security checkpoints. Center City was a ghost town before a reported 800,000 pilgrims from across the world descended upon the Ben Franklin Parkway to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis in the flesh. Life in the Riverwards, however, was relatively calm. Aside from the occasional group of pilgrims passing through, the usually packed East Girard corridor was quite. Some businesses were closed and those that were open were slow. Case in point: The main bar at Johnny Brenda’s only had three people seated at it during a usually packed Sat-urday brunch hours. “We didn’t know what to expect,” Johnny Brenda’s bar-tender said as she brought out a glass of Philadelphia Brewing Company’s Holy Wooder beer. Even the Girard Market-Frankford Line station — one of the few public transit stations open throughout the weekend — was rela-tively light on foot traffic. If there was one corner of the Riverwards that was buzz-ing, it was St. Peter the Apostle Church (1019 N 5th St.) and the Shrine to St. John Neumann in Northern Liberties. As pilgrims passed through the neighborhood on their way downtown, many stopped to pay their respects to one of Philly’s holiest sites. Who is St. John Neumann and why is he important? He was a Bohemian immigrant who moved to the United States, became the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia (1852–60) and the first American bishop to be canonized as a saint. As Bishop of Philadelphia, St. Neumann founded what be-came the first Catholic school system in the United States. Pilgrims from Vietnam, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada and all across the country came to visit the church and shrine. Locally speaking, a group of pilgrims from St. Adalbert’s
stopped by. Volunteers at St. Pete’s estimated that 10,000 pilgrims came to visit the church, shrine and new visitor center throughout the week. One of the larger groups came from St. Mary’s in Hud-son, Ohio, about 45 minutes south of Cleveland. The group got into Philadelphia on Friday night after visiting shrines in Gettysburg. “We’re on a pilgrimage. We’re on an adventure to find Christ, find the Lord and grow closer together as a com-munity,” Nick Farrell said. He was one of the more excited and animated members of the St. Mary group. Decked out in full American flag gear, Farrell was rallying the rest of group with chants and energy. “So far it’s pretty awesome. We’ve seen a bunch of saints, we’ve been praying a lot, which is always good. Go Jesus!” The group followed up with a ‘Go Jesus’ of their own, be-fore bursting in with more chants and dance. Later, another group strolled by St. Pete’s playing guitars and singing in Spanish. They were a group from Denver: led by Father Tobias from Spain, Father Giovanni from Ita-ly, and Father Emiglio from Italy. Ft. Emiglio’s English was clear enough to describe who the members of his group were. “These are seminarians from different countries and mis-sionaries who have been sent from their small communi-ties around the world to Denver to study,” Ft. Emiglio said. “They will become ordained as priests in the Archdiocese of Denver and can then be sent anywhere in the world.” This was Ft. Emiglio’s second time in Philadelphia, a city that is much more Catholic than the primarily Prot-estant Denver. “There’s a lot of history and churches in Philadelphia. There’s a lot of the Catholic experience here that we can’t get in Denver,” Ft. Emiglio said. “We also know Archbish-op [of Philadelphia] [Charles] Chaput from his time as Archbishop of Denver. He was the one who ordained me
as a priest. We love him and want to support him as well as we come to Philadelphia.” The group didn’t have tickets to see the pope, but Ft. Emi-glio said that didn’t bother them too much. “As much as we’d like to see the Holy Father, we’ll be happy and blessed just to hear him.” •
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St. Anne’s Senior Center, 2608 E. Cumberland Street – 10AM
BUS SCHEDULECohox Recreation Center, Cedar & Cambria Streets.
There will only be 1 pick-up at each location. The bus will leave Cohox at 11:30AM to drop off at pick-up location.
SENIOR EXPO INFORMATION
Dr. Dana Kent is no stranger to chiropractic ad-justments. From the time she was born, Dana and her siblings were getting adjusted by their father, Dr. Raymond Kent. She remembers
growing up in an apartment above the old Allegheny Fam-ily Chiropractic Center office and learning about chiro-practic medicine from a young age. According to Dana, her long history of getting adjusted is why she has never suffered from an ear infection or headache and has never had to take Advil. The center has been a mainstay along the Allegheny Av-enue business corridor for more than twenty years. The small practice was founded by Raymond and has operated out of their current office at 2514 E. Allegheny Ave since 1986. Dana, who has become a chiropractor herself, now works alongside her father at the office. “I always loved it and it seemed like such a rewarding ca-reer that it made me decided to follow suit,” Dana said. “I worked in two other offices outside of this area. Once I moved home I decided to work here.” Not long after Dana graduated from Life University in Atlanta, her father had to take some time away from the practice. While Raymond was out from November 2014 until early August 2015, Dana and Dr. Stephen Ralston stepped up to run the business in Raymond’s absence. Allegheny Family Chiropractic Center treats patients with all sorts of symptoms from the immediate communi-ty and beyond. Dana specifically specializes in pediatrics and pregnancy, so most of her patients are young children or pregnant woman, but the office sees entire families of different backgrounds. “We see everyone,” Dana said. “I had a patient today who drove up from Cape May because he’s been seeing my dad since the 80s. This morning I adjusted a two year old who gets ear infections. We even see a 92 year old who takes the bus up, walks over to the office and does great.”
Since joining the practice, Dana has made it a point to get more active in the community. After reading a report that ranked the healthiest neighborhoods in the state by zip code, Dana noticed that 19134 was ranked just about dead last. Seeing this motivated her to try something new at the practice — awareness events in an effort to make Port Richmond a healthier place. “We are trying to put on different health workshops,” Dana said. “We are hoping that someone will hear us, talk to five more people, and we’ll get a healthier community that way. That’s what we’re passionate about and get’s us up in the morning.” Some past workshops include a women’s health night — complete with wine and hors d’oeuvres — that discussed weight loss and hormones. Dana has also held a backpack safety event and an interactive smoothie workshop.
“We had a little kid who wouldn’t eat any vegetables come to the smoothie workshop end up drinking everyone’s smoothies,” Dana said. “Another boy, maybe 16 years old, was sticking his tongue out at the idea of ever drinking anything green, he ended up drinking smoothies.” Dr. Raymond Kent, who has returned to his job, says “it’s been tremendously rewarding to serve Port Richmond and the surrounding communities. These people are the salt of the earth from all different walks of life.” What’s next? Dana says she’s putting on a 21-day detox program and weight loss, starting October 5th. Seating is limited, so call the office at 215-425-1110 to reserve your seat today. Dana says they’ll probably do another one in January. You can also look out for Dana to be giving a talk at CrossFit Renaissance (3668 Salmon St). on October 17th about injury prevention, back safety and health. •
LEFT TO RIGHT: DR. STEPHEN RALSTON, DR. RAYMOND KENT, DR. DANA KENT
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So what the crap is a “maker space?” Well, the way I see it, maker spaces are like mini-factories that focus less on mass production and more on carefully created goods. It’s almost like we’re ebbing and flowing back to how they made things before the Industrial Revolution. Al-most. Across the Riverwards today there are spaces like MP Design Shop, which makes custom lighting; Felt+Fat, a manufacturing studio which makes fine dinnerware; Print Fresh, one of the region’s leading surface design stu-dios; Farmhaus Modern, which makes furniture from re-claimed materials; and I’d even include the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym in this list, a community studio that offers its members/small businesses access to a wood shop, metal shop, jewelry shop, forging area, ceramics area and a mold-making and casting area, as well as classes to help people learn how to make the best use of these tools! As more maker spaces move into the Riverwards’ old fac-tories, the more working/maker class people move back into our neighborhoods, and the more my Fishtown starts to look like my grandfather’s Fishtown. Only now with in-door plumbing! Yes, some of the new people might ride fixed gear bikes. And yes, some of them might even do yoga. But at the end of the day, these new maker spaces bring real interest and opportunity to the Riverwards. (And hopefully their tax dollars can be used to address our schools, but that’s a WHOLE ‘nother article.) Are maker spaces the answer to decades-long loss of industry jobs? Of course not, but they’re not a bad start. Call it gentrifica-tion if you like, but I think it’s a pretty good thing. •
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For me, cooking is cathartic and it’s one of my favorite creative outlets. Spending a few hours in front of the stove or oven is good for my sense of well-being. The re-sult is often something that makes those around me happy too; it’s truly a win-win. The other positive aspect of being the sole person cooking the meals in my home
is that my husband will always volunteer to do the dishes. While I try to clean up as I use various cutting boards, knives and other utensils, he has no problem washing the rest of the plates, bowls, pots and pans. For this (and many other reasons), I am a very lucky lady. A sink full of dishes, though, eats into our time together after the baby goes to bed — time that’s best spent letting out that audible, end-of-the-day sigh, as one collapses onto a fluffy couch while the Netflix queue loads on the television. Any recipe that can give us more time together is a good one. These stuffed baked potatoes are an all-in-one meal. Cored first to remove a portion of the centers, the potatoes become the vessel for cooking the other ingredients and at the same time become infused with the salty, smoky flavors. Just as good is the free-time after dinner, thanks to the lack of dirty dishes.
4 baking potatoes, skin left on 4 slices of bacon 8 fresh sage leaves 4 anchovy fillets in oil, drained 1 clove garlic, peeled and sliced lengthwise 1 teaspoon of freshly grated lemon zestSea salt or kosher saltOlive oil Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Using a paring knife, carefully core centers from pota-toes, saving them for another use. Prick potatoes with a fork several times and rub with olive oil and salt. Set potatoes aside. Lay slices of bacon flat and top each with two sage leaves, an anchovy fillet, a sliver of garlic and a sprinkle of lemon zest. Fold in half and twist the stuffing together. Insert into the cored center of a potato (don’t worry if the ends hang out). Bake on a foil lined baking sheet for an hour, turning every so often. •
clean plateWRITTEN BY CASEY ANN BECK
STUFFED BAKED POTATOES
Stuffed Baked PotatoesADAPTED FROM JAMIE OLIVER
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SHAMAR FULTON TAKES A MINUTE TO SHOW HIS WORLD CHAMPION POSE.
SHAMAR FULTON, 19, WORKS THE BAG WITH TRAINER DAN DAVIS KEEPING AN EYE ON HIS FORM.
DAN DAVIS, LEFT, AND JOHN DAVIS, RIGHT ARE A FATHER AND SON DUO PRODUCING CHAMPIONS AT JOE HAND BOXING GYM.
One of the biggest problems facing the youth of major cities like Philadelphia is a lack of viable after school programs. Sure, money is a big factor and sports and art programs are
generally the first to go when budget cuts come down, but now even librarians have been laid off at an alarming rate. An article from The Philadelphia Inquirer states in 1991 the Philadelphia School District had a total of 176 “certi-fied” librarians. When the article ran this past February, it states there were only 11 for 218 schools. Without basic educational resources, like librarians, it can be tough for the youth of Philadelphia to successfully navigate a concrete jungle ready to snatch you up with one wrong step to make a positive life. “If you don’t teach [kids] as a parent, the streets are defi-nitely going to teach them,” Dan Davis said. He’s a trainer at Joe Hand Gym (543-547 N. 3rd St.) in Northern Liber-ties. Dan had a successful career as an amateur boxer and even more success as a trainer. He’s worked with Bernard Hopkins and many other world class boxers. The rough-and-tumble nature of this city makes boxing a perfect sport for kids to channel some aggression and learn dis-cipline. Rocky may be one of the most notable icons of Philly boxing, but Bernard Hopkins, Joe Frazier and many others are the true embodiment of what Philly boxing is. Joe Hand Gym was founded by Joe Hand Promotions in 1983. It’s the official home gym of Hopkins and serves as a place for inner city kids to learn boxing, fitness and com-puter skills. In August 2015, the gym sent three athletes to the Ringside World Championships in Kansas City, Mis-souri. Shamar Fulton, 19, and Kyree Williams, 11, won gold and a world championship. Eli Knight, 11, also won a silver medal in a match that impressed everyone. “Eli is a hard hitting kid,” John Davis, Eli’s trainer, said. John works with his father, Dan Davis, and together they’re producing champions. “Eli fought a kid with a lot of expe-rience, and he lost, but I’m so happy that he fought,and he got to where he got to,” John said. With each tournament victory, additional pressure is placed on to the next fighter to win their match. “Pretty Boy started everything,” Dan said, referring to Kyree’s nickname at the gym, with a notable rise in excitement. “He won and put the pressure on Eli. When he won, it put the pressure on Shamar.” The trip to Kansas City brought the trainers and fighters closer together and proved to be a great experience aside from the victories. “We all slept in one room. We were a family. It was 5 of us on the floor, on the bed,” Dan said. “We fought like a family and went to the championship like a family,”
The Spirit caught up with Shamar Fulton after an intense workout. “When I first step in the ring, the first thing that’s going through my mind is, ‘can I knock this guy out?’” Fulton said. “I like to knock people out so I’m pretty much more of a power fighter.” Fulton also understands that it takes discipline to stay calm and overcome the anxiety of fight-ing. “I try to stay calm… don’t force it. I just try to relax as much as I can.” The tournament is physically challenging and forces the boxers to fight four fights in a row. “The hardest part is getting through every day. By the time I got to the championship, your body is so sore.” Fulton previously trained at Upper Darby Boxing Gym but attributes his recent success to Joe Hand Boxing Gym. “Down here the competition is way higher,” Fulton said. “I love this gym because it pushes me.” He also thanks his dad and his trainers, John and Dan Da-vis, for helping him to win a world championship and be a better disciplined man. “When I first came down here, I wasn’t where I was supposed to be. I just liked to fight,” Fulton said. “Winning this tournament brings joy to my life, and it gives me something to look forward to and keep pushing to get better. Those three guys have made me be a better man, and discipline myself inside and outside the boxing gym.” Joe Hand Gym emphasizes success in school as well as giving 100 percent in the ring, “Education is first,” accord-ing to Dan. He pointed out that on Tuesdays and Thurs-days a retired professor comes to the gym for two hours to help out the kids. Dan also requires his students to show him their report cards. “If your report card isn’t up to par, I still tell the parents to bring them and they go in the computer room and do their homework. If it takes until
Just Like B. HopWRITTEN BY PTAH GABRIE
JOE HAND GYM PRODUCES CHAMPIONS OF ALL AGES
the next semester for them to get their grades up, they still have to come. That’s what the structure of Joe Hands Box-ing Gym provides.” Dan and John feel that the skills their students learn at the gym will prepare them to be the best man they can be outside of the ropes. “If you want to be able to be smart in the ring, you have to be able to be smart outside the ring.” John said. “I think boxing is a sport, and it’s a disciplined sport… To be able to not fall down when you take a loss, to be able to still be the man you were, whatever the case may be.” •
JOE HAND BOXING GYM IS THE HOME OF BERNARD HOPKINS, AND HAS A WORLD CLASS ASSORTMENT OF BOXING AND FITNESS EQUIPMENT.
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MEETINGS
CALENDARC O M M U N I T Y
EVENTS
NKCDC OPEN OFFICE HOURSNKCDC is hosting open office hours in the 19134 zip code at two locations. They will be at the Community Women’s Education Project (CWEP) on the corner of Frankford Ave. and Somerset St. the second Mon. of the month from 4-7PM and Firm Hope Baptist Church on Tulip and Au-burn Sts. every second Wed. of the month. They will assist you with signing up for benefits like SNAP, connecting to housing counselors for any housing needs, rent and prop-erty tax rebates, food referrals, health insurance and safe-ty or quality of life issues in your community. For further information Contact Tess at [email protected] or 215-427-0350 x 139.
AL-ANON AT HOLY NAME CHURCH HALLMeetings are held every Monday night from 7-8PM at Holy Name Church Hall at 701 Gaul Street. Anything shared at a meeting stays there and everyone is welcome to attend. Al-Anon meetings are free, anonymous and confidential.
Tuesday, October 6FNA ZONING ANNOUNCEMENTAnnouncement will take place at 7PM regarding 1028-30 E Columbia Ave – Proposal for commercial use on the first floor of an existing structure and 435 Miller St – Proposal for a single-family house. This meeting will take place at the Fishtown Rec Center, 1202 E Montgomery Ave. All resi-dents of Fishtown are eligible to vote. Please bring proof of residence or business ownership in the form of a driv-er’s license or a photo id and a lease, utility bill, or recent piece of mail addressed to your home or business.
Wednesday, October 7PROPAC MEETING AGENDA Meeting will take place at 7PM at the Columbia Social Club 3529 Almond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134. 24th District PSA 3 Updates. Neighborhood Updates: News about current and upcoming events in Port Richmond. Zoning: 3150 Melvale Street: Application for the erection of an attached structure with a roof deck accessed by a roof deck access structure with one interior accessory off street parking space with ingress and egress from Melvale Street. Size and location shown per application/plans. Structure for use as a single family household living.
GREENSGROW WORKSHOPSSeed Saving Workshop – On October 3 from 12-2PM, Nan-cy Wygant will host a seed saving workshop, teaching how to save and store seeds and all the details in between. The cost is $10. Kefir & Kvass Fermentation – On October 17 from 12-2PM, a workshop on how to make homemade probiotic kefir and kvass, and fermentation practices. Yarn Spinning – On October 17 from 12-2PM, learn to spin yarn from wool, and the technicals behind it. Everyone will get a drop spindle to work with in the class and to take home. For more information on these events and to register, visit www.greensgrow.org.
BRIDES BURG FOOD PANTRYBrides burg Re cre ation Cen ter, 4625 Rich mond St., is col-lect ing non per ish able food and cloth ing for the needy in the neigh bor hood. Dona tions can be dropped off at the cen ter week days from 9AM to 9PM. For more in form a tion or to re gister, call 215-288-7505.
BOWS AND BAN NERSBrides burg Re cre ation Cen ter, 4625 Rich mond St., is of fer-ing pride ban ners and pat ri ot ic bows for $3 each. Pro ceeds from the bows be ne fit the chil dren’s activ it ies at the cen ter. Bows and ban ners can be pur chased between 9AM and 9PM.
WOMENS FALL VOLLEYBALL PROGRAMThe Bridesburg Recreation Center will host a Women’s Vol-leyball Program Monday and Wednesday evenings, from 7-8PM for ages 18 and up. There is a $25 registration fee. For more information call 215-685-1247.
EAST KENSINGTON PARK PLANNINGBe a part of East Kensington’s newest green space! Join every Wednesday night from 6-7PM at the corner of Hun-
tington and Emerald Street for cleaning, gardening and planning the future of this new community park.Call or email Jack with questions: 267-908-9038 or [email protected].
Wednesday, September 30ADAIRE OPEN HOUSEFriends of Adaire is helping Alexander Adaire K-8 Public School celebrate another school year with a family-friend-ly open house and school tour during Adaire’s active Home & School Association’s annual Back to School event. From 5:30-7:30PM, we’re providing fun child care – led by Fishtown Playschool teacher/Friends of Adaire fundrais-ing chair Chris Morrissey Grubb – at Adaire for young ones while parents can tour the school and ask questions of Principal Anna Jenkins, who just started her second year leading Adaire! You’ll learn LOTS about the school and ex-citing updates about new things coming to Adaire. Join us! For more information, visit www.friendsofadaire.org or email [email protected].
Saturday, October 24 THE FRIENDS OF CAMPBELL SQUARE EVENTSHalloween! 1:30-3PM Trick or treating for youngsters up to age 10 accompanied by a parent or a guardian. Small pumpkins will be available for a small donation. Still working on additional surprises at this time!
39TH ANNUAL RUSSIAN FESTIVALSaint Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church presents the 39th annual Russian Festival. There will be free admission, ethnic foods, a Balalaika Concert, games and more. The festival takes place on Friday, October 2 from 11-4PM, Saturday, October 3 from 11-7PM, and Sun-day, October 4 12-4PM. Bring a non-perishable food dona-tion for Philabundance to receive a chance to win prize baskets from local businesses. For more information visit www.SaintMichaelsROC.org.
Saturday, October 3EKNA ANNUAL COOK-OUT (Rain date: October 11), 12PM - 4PM at Emerald Park (Em-erald & Dauphin St). Join EKNA for our Annual Cook-Out! Food, beverages, live music, and lawn games. Email [email protected] if you’d like to help vol-unteer.
Saturday, October 3ENERGY SAVING WORKSHOPSave Energy with PECO Smart Ideas at the Fishtown li-brary on Saturday, October 3 at 2:00PM. All participants will receive a free energy saving CFL light bulb.For more information contact the Fishtown Library at 215-685-9990.
Saturday, October 3SUSTAINING OUR SOUNDSPut on your party clothes and join us on Saturday, Octo-ber 3, for the second annual Girls Rock Philly Community Gala at Impact Hub Philly, 1227 N 4th St. Doors open at 6PM, program starts at 7PM. Join us at this all-ages event as we celebrate the community that makes Girls Rock Philly the dynamic, brilliant organization it is, and honor our sustainers, who help to keep our voices singing out. For more information contact Brielle Talarico, [email protected] or (215) 776-5246, or get your tickets at http://girlsrockphilly.ticketleap.com/gala2015/
Saturday, October 33RD ANNUAL GOLF CLASSICJoin Our Lady of Port Richmond Regional Catholic School for their 3rd Annual Golf Classic. The event will be at Ben-salem Country Club on Saturday, October 3. Registration starts at 7:30AM and the cost is $100. To register go to olprgolfouting.wordpress.com. To donate and to sponsor the event, go to ourladyofportrichmond.com.
Sunday, October 482ND ANNUAL PULASKI DAY PARADEDuring October, Polish Americans celebrate National Pol-ish American Heritage Month and the Pulaski Day Parade is one of the opening events in the Philadelphia area. The parade begins at 1PM from 20th and Ben Franklin Parkway. The reviewing stands are at 19th and Ben Franklin Parkway at Logan Circle. Everyone is invited to attend, or tune in from 1:30-3PM on Channel 6 WPVI-TV. The event is spon-sored by the Polish American Congress, Eastern PA District.
For more information call the Polish American Congress at 215-922-1700 or visit pulaskidayparade.com.
Monday, October 5PVVM COMMEMORATIVE PAVERSThe deadline to order engravings for one of the pavers that line the walkway at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veter-ans Memorial at Front & Spruce is October 5. The 12”x12” granite blocks cost $300 and can be engraved to honor any Person who served in the military. Contact [email protected], check website www.pvvm.org, or call 2672532965 for further details.
Wednesday, October 7BREAST CANCER EDUCATION EVENT Nazareth Hospital will present its 6th annual Breast Can-cer Education and Awareness Event, funded by a grant from the Ladies of Port Richmond. The event will be held at Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein, located at 9130 Academy Road, Philadelphia, PA 19114. The event will include a buffet dinner, giveaways and raffle tables and resources from the American Cancer Society. Event check-in will begin at 5:00PM. Admission is $15. Space is limited, and registration is required. For tickets please call the Community Outreach Department at 215.335.6236.
Friday, October 9COMEDY NIGHTNortheast Catholic Alumni Association Proudly presents a night of comedy with Joe Conklin, the Man of a Thousand voices. Event takes place at the Mariana Bracetti charter school 1842 Torresdale Avenue (the former home of North Catholic.) Doors Open at 6:30PM and the show starts at 8PM in the auditorium with general admission seating. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.For more information call the Alumni Office at 215-543-1051.
Saturday, October 10APPLEBEES PANCAKE BREAKFASTThe Polish American Cultural Center Museum at 308 Wal-nut St will be sponsoring a Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast. The event takes place at Applebees, 2535 Castor Ave in Port Richmond, on Saturday, October 10, from 8-10AM. The cost is $8 per person. For more information call Theresa Romanowski at 215-922-1700 or 215-813-2780.
Saturday, October 10BLOCK CLEAN UP AND PARTYHang out and meet some neighbors on the 2500 block of Collins Street from 10-6PM. The street cleanup will take place from 10AM-12PM and then a potluck with a moon-bounce from 12-6PM. Bring something to grill and some-thing to share. Please move cars off the street by 9AM. For more information call Aimee at 215-868-3911.
Sunday, October 11SLOVAK FAIRThe Slovak RC Church of St. Agnes-St. John invites every-one to the celebration of its Slovak Fair from 11AM-4PM at 4th & Brown Sts. There will be 50/50 chances, chances on wine and food baskets, crafts and food, including piero-gies, kielbasa, holupky and halušky. Food service ends at 3PM. The entrance to the hall is on Orianna St. For more details call the Rectory at 215-627-0340.
Wednesday, October 14HACKETT SCHOOL OPEN HOUSEWant to see what is behind those blue doors?Come out for our Fall Open House for a tour and a chance to speak with Mr. Kimmel. The open house will take place at 5:30PM at Hackett School at 2161 E York Street.Please RSVP to [email protected] or call 215-291-4706.
Saturday, October 17DESIGNER BAG BINGOBingo takes place at Our Lady Help of Christians Hall (Gaul & Allegheny Ave.). Doors at 5:15PM, bingo at 6PM. Bring your own refreshments and snacks. All proceeds benefit breast cancer awareness, education and research to find a cure. Admission $30 at the door or call 215-427-3222 or 215-287-5696 for tickets.
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CHILDREN
TuesdaysFISHTOWN LIBRARY EVENTSJoin Miss Dana after school for stories and crafts at the Fishtown Library. Tuesdays at 4PM, from September 8 through November 3 at the Fishtown Public Library, 1217 E. Montgomery Ave. Autumn Toddler Storytime Wednesdays – Join Miss Dana for stories, songs, and silliness at the Fishtown Library! At 10:30AM from September 9th through November 4, at the Fishtown Library 1217 E. Montgomery Ave. Preschool Storytime Wednesdays – This program is in-tended for children ages 1-4 and their caregiver. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate ap-pointments. Fishtown Community Branch of the Free Li-brary, 1217 E. Montgomery Ave.For more info call 215-685-9990.
WednesdaysPRESCHOOL STORYTIME AT RICHMOND LIBRARYThis program is intended for children ages 1-4 and their caregiver. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. Richmond Branch of the Free Library, 2987 Almond St. For further information call 215-685-9992.
AFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM Portside’s After School Arts Program (or ASA P , for short) introduces children from pre-k to 5th grade to the funda-mentals of arts education through theater arts, hands-on visual arts programming. Homework help is also provid-ed. ASAP begins September 8th and runs Monday through Friday from 3:00PM to 6:00PM. Transportation from part-nering schools to the Portside is provided via our Portside Mini-bus!To learn more and to register online, visit us at http://www.portsideartscenter.org/after-school-arts-program or call 215-427-1514.
SPORTS SIGNUPSThe Rizzo PAL Center will be holding FINAL signups for Instructional Basketball For Boys and Girls ages 6-9; Girls Basketball ages 10-12; and Boys Wiffleball ages 10-13; on Wednesday 9/30 from 4-8PM. Rizzo PAL is located at Bel-grade and Clearfield Streets in Port Richmond.For more information please contact Officer Ernie at 215-426-6583.
CIONE PLAYGROUND SIGNUPS-Chess Club – for beginner to advanced players of all ages. Takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8PM, starting October 1. -Introducing our tumbling class, for ages 3 and up and hip hop class for ages 7 and up. Both classes are $20 Reg-istration Fee Non-Refundable, and cost $25 per month. Registration takes place on Wednesday, September 30 from 6-730PM.-Tot Recreation – some spots remaining. Must be at least 3 1/2 years of age to register. The registration fee is $20 and non-refundable. Classes take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Mornings.For more information call 215-685-9950. CHILDREN’S THEATER ARTS Come grow, play and explore with the Portside Arts Cen-ter. Students will use their imaginations and learn acting skills like speech, movement, improvisation, and char-acter development through the use of theatre games, ex-ercises and preparation for performance. Children will showcase their skills in a shared performance that will be presented at the end of the term. The class will be taught by Portside’s celebrity acting instructor Angela Goethals, an accomplished film, television and stage actress who has appeared in films such as Home Alone and Jerry Ma-guire.For information and registration, visit http://www.portside-artscenter.org/theater-childor call 215-427-1514
DANCE PROGRAMMs Jaclyn Scarborough will host hourly classes that take place on Tuesday evenings at 5:30PM for ages 3 and up. Also forming classes for 8 and older in jazz/Hip Hop from 7:30-8:30PM. Fee is 25.00 a month, with a 20.00 non-re-fundable registration fee also required at sign up.
TRIPS
Wednesday October 14HUNTERDON HILLS PLAYHOUSE TRIPPolish Beneficial Association is running a trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse on Wednesday October 14 to see the play “Social Security”. The cost is $70 and includes lunch. The bus leaves from PBA Almond and Orthodox Streets at 9:30 AM. For reservations please call Marianne Stone at 215-200-6790.
FAITH
Wednesdays FIRST PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE STUDY GROUPOn Wed. at 7PM a bible study group meets at First Presby-terian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave. Come and bring a friend for informative, exciting and lively open discussions. As always, everyone is welcome.
ThursdaysST. ANNE WEEKLY NOVENASt. Anne weekly Novena Thursday evening service, 7:30PM Church of Saint Anne, Memphis St. and Lehigh Ave.
TuesdaysPRAYER MINISTRY First Emmanuel Prayer Partners Church, 711 W. Girard Ave. Prayer Ministry is looking for Prayer Partners. Every-one is Welcome to come pray with us.For further information call 215-456-9974.
SENIORS
SundaysSUNDAY BINGOSt. Anne Church will host bingo on Sundays in the So cial Hall, Mem ph is and Tuck er streets. Doors open at 4PM; bingo starts at 6PM. Cost is $10. Call 215-739-4590 for more de tails.
LUTHERAN SETTLEMENT HOME EVENTSLutheran Settlement House Senior Center, 1340 Frank-ford Ave, Computer Classes: Level 1: Mon. 9-10AM, Tues. 9-10AM, Thurs. 12-2PM; Level 2: Mon. 1-3PM, Thurs. 2-4PM. Dancercise with Rita, Mon. at 9AM, Tai Chi with Milt, Wed. at 12:30PM.For further information call 215-426-8610.
FridaysART WORK SHOP FOR SENI ORSSt. Anne’s Seni or Cen ter, 2607 E. Cum ber land St., is of-fer ing an art work shop for people age 50 and older. “Clay Cre ations” will meet weekly on Fri days, from 12:30-2 PM Par ti cipants will learn about the art of hand build ing to cre ate pots and oth er clay forms. Those in ter es ted should re gister in ad vance.For more de tails call 215-426-9799.
SENI OR EX ER CISE CLASSESEx er cise classes for people 50 and older will be offered at St. Anne’s Seni or Cen ter, 2607 E. Cum ber land St. Class sched ule will be En hance Fit ness on Mondays and Thurs-days at 9:30 AM, Chair Yoga on Tues days at 9:30 AM, Tai Chi on Wed nes days at 10 AM, and Line Dan cing on the first and third Fri day of every month. For more in form a tion call 215-426-9799.
MARKETS
Saturday, October 3ST. MICHAEL’S FLEA MARKETSt. Michael’s Church, located at Trenton Ave. and Cum-berland St. will be hosting a flea market from 10AM-2PM. Vendor space is available for $20 and you must bring your own table. No food vendors please. If you are interested in a space, please contact Pat Walder at 215-425-6190.
Saturday, October 3FLEA MARKET TO SUPPORT BREAST CANCER RESEARCHThe Ladies of Port Richmond present their annual Flea Market at Campbell’s Square (Belgrade & Allegheny Ave.) from 8AM to 2PM. Vendors wanted! Bring your own tables and goods, first come, first serve. Setup by 9AM. Food and drink items may not be sold. Cost of space is $15 payable by October 2.For more information or to reserve space please contact Beth, [email protected] or 267-303-4440.
Saturday, October 10FLEA MARKETFrank Galvin Playground at 2600 E Westmoreland Street will host a flea market from 8AM-1PM. No reservations, set-up on a first come first served basis. Rental/participation fee of 10.00 collected day of event. Space consists of 2 cement blocks width per paid vendor. No food vendors please.
Saturday, October 17HISTORICAL MARKER DEDICATIONPlease join the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Friends of Palmer Cemetery and the Penn Treaty Special Services District for the dedication of an official State Historical Marker for Anthony Palmer, founder of Kensington. The Dedication Ceremony will begin at 12PM and will be followed by a reception with refreshments at the Elm Tree Post #88 American Legion, across from Palmer Cemetery. All are welcome. For more information go to palmercemeteryfishtown.com
Saturday, October 17POLONIA DAYThe National Polish Apostolate Committee and the Saint John Paul II National Shrine are hosting a National Day of celebration of the legacy of St. John Paul II. The obser-vance will take place at the Shrine in Washington, DC. The group will be departing from St. Adalbert Church, 2645 E. Allegheny Ave, in Port Richmond, at 8AM. There will be participation in various exhibits, lectures, entertainment, concluding with Mass at the Shrine. Approximate arrival home will be 10PM. The total cost for transportation, gra-tuities and a buffet dinner is $60. A deposit is required to hold reservations. For more information call Theresa Romanowski at 215-922-1700 or 215-813-2780.
Sunday, October 18PHILLY TREE PEOPLE’S PRUNING CLUBPruning Club meets at 2424 E. York St from 10-12PM. Please join us if you would like to learn proper pruning techniques while getting to know other neighbors inter-ested in helping to beautify the neighborhood and the city. Everyone is welcome and no experience is necessary. Please bring a friend if you know someone who would be interested. Tools will be available for volunteers to use as well as instruction on how to prune. Please bring eye pro-tection, gloves and any sharp tree pruning tools you have.
Sunday, October 18HOMECOMING SERVICECalling all members and friends of Bethesda Method-ist Church at 2820 E. Venango St Worship Service is at 10:45AM. There will be no Sunday school. Lunch served after Worship Service. All are welcome.For more information call the Church at 215-739-7399
Saturday, October 24KENSINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL LUNCHEONAll years Annual Luncheon at Williamson’s Restaurant (Horsham, PA). Special Honorees this year are the “Gor-geous Ladies of the Class of 65.” For more information call Barbara Jones at 215-740-1776 or 215-927-5644.
Saturday, October 24FAMILY HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZAThe Portside Arts Center located at 2531 Lehigh Avenue is hosting a family-friendly Halloween event from 5:30 to 8:30PM. Enjoy two floors of spooky fun, with adult activi-ties and drinks upstairs & children’s activities downstairs. Families are encouraged to come in costume to enter in our family costume contest. Crafts, games, dancing, raf-fles, hors d’oeuvres and more! This fundraiser will support the ArtsMobile Project. Your support will help us drive the arts into Philadelphia schools .For more information and to purchase tickets, visit us at www.portsideartscenter.org/family-halloween-extravaganza
Sunday, October 4PET BLESSINGCome to Atonement Church, 1542 E. Montgomery Ave, at 2PM to have your pet blessed. Assure your pet’s health, wealth and table food. All pets and people welcome. For more information call the Church at (267) 888-4099.
Sunday, October 4BLESSING OF ANIMALSSt. Michaels Church in Kensington located at the corner of Trenton Ave and Cumberland will be offering a Bless-ing of the Animals Worship Service at 10AM. This service is given as a reminder to give thanks for all of God’s crea-tures. This is a special service (no communion or sermon) for the blessing the special animals in your lives. Pets should be leashed or in a container for the service. For more information call St. Michaels at 215-423-0792.
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