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For
information about the 2007 Convention, please look on the official
website
of the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Holy Name Union:
www.pahnu.org
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The
Pennsylvania Holy Name Society Will Be Hosting the 2007 National
Holy Name Society Convention !
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Convention
Announcement
The Philadelphia
Archdicoesan Holy Name Union and its Cooperating Sponsor The
Pennsylvania Association of the Holy Name Society Proudly Announce
their Hosting of
The
37th Annual Convention
of
the
National
Assn. of the Holy Name Society.
The Theme
Will Be
"Faithful
Followers of Jesus: Following in the Footsteps of Blessed John
of Vercelli"
The Site
Will Be Radisson Valley Forge Hotel Valley Forge, PA
The
Dates Will Be September 6-9, 2007
Please
watch this site for further updates on the 2007 Convention.
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His
Eminence Justin Cardinal Rigali accepted our invitation
to serve as
Principal
Celebrant and Homilist for the Closing Mass of the 2007 Holy
Name Convention.
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October
10, 2002
Background
In October of 2001, the Pennsylvania Association of the Holy
Name Society (PAHNS) decided to seek a future National Holy Name
Convention for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia
Archdiocesan Holy Name Union (PAHNU) was selected as the host
for the 2007 National Holy Name Convention, by the National Association
of the Holy Name Society (NAHNS). The NAHNS Executive Board made
this decision at its Spring Board Meeting in St. Louis, in April
of this year. Cardinal Bevilacqua has been notified that Philadelphia's
invitation was accepted, and he has pledged full
cooperation in this venture.
The Convention Committee has already held two meetings, on June
15th and September 21st respectively. Our June meeting was of
a preliminary, organizational nature, during which the Chair
outlined the tasks involved in hosting a National Convention.
Your review of the enclosed "Volunteer Form" will give
you a good idea of the scope of activities involved.
Our September meeting was more substantive: we chose "Faithful
Followers of Jesus: Following in the Footsteps of Blessed John
of Vercelli" as our Convention Theme, and selected the Radisson
Hotel Valley Forge as our Convention Hotel. On Tuesday, October
8th, the Chair signed the contract, and forwarded a token deposit
to the hotel to secure our space.
Our next Convention Meeting will be held on Saturday, December
21st, at Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Berks and Gaul Sts., Philadelphia,
PA. The meeting will begin at 1:30 PM, immediately after the
Archdiocesan Holy Name Union Meeting.
The Convention will be a four day affair, beginning at Noon on
Thursday, September 6th, and ending Sunday morning, September
9th, 2007. We may consider the possibility of holding Pre-Convention
and Post-Convention workshops, on Wednesday, September 5th, and
Sunday, September 9th, respectively, if there is sufficient interest.
We have already assembled the nucleus of a Convention Committee,
but are looking for additional volunteers. Please review the
Volunteer Form enclosed, and, if you are interested in serving,
please return it to me. While the primary responsibility will
fall upon Holy Name members in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,
volunteers from the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are welcome,
especially for sub-committees such as Program, where we will
be seeking to sell advertising throughout the entire state.
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October 10,
2002
Dear Holy Name
Member,
The Philadelphia
Archdiocesan Holy Name Union (PAHNU) was selected as the host
for the 2007 National Holy Name Convention, by the National Association
of the Holy Name Society (NAHNS). The Executive Board of the
National Association made this decision at its Spring Board Meeting
in St. Louis, in April of this year. Cardinal Bevilacqua has
been notified that Philadelphia's invitation was accepted, and
he has pledged full cooperation in this venture.
The Convention
Committee of the PAHNU has already held two meetings, on June
15th and September 21st respectively. Our June meeting was of
a preliminary, organizational nature, during which the Chair
outlined the tasks involved in hosting a National Convention.
Your review of the enclosed "Volunteer Form" will give
you a good idea of the scope of activities involved.
Our September
meeting was more substantive: we chose "Faithful Followers
of Jesus: Following in the Footsteps of Blessed John of Vercelli"
as our Convention Theme, and selected the Radisson Hotel Valley
Forge as our Convention Hotel. On Tuesday, October 8th, the Chair
signed the contract, and forwarded a token deposit to the hotel
to secure our space.
The Convention
will be a four day affair, beginning at Noon on Thursday, September
6th, and ending Sunday morning, September 9th, 2007. We may consider
the possibility of holding Pre-Convention and Post-Convention
workshops, on Wednesday, September 5th, and Sunday, September
9th, respectively, if there is sufficient interest.
We have already
assembled the nucleus of a Convention Committee, but are looking
for additional volunteers. Please review the Volunteer Form enclosed,
and, if you are interested in serving, please return it to me.
In Jesus' Name,
John F. Bradley,
Local General Chair, Holy Name Convention - 2007
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Any Holy Name
member in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia who wishes to serve
is most welcome to join our Convention Committee. The Local General
Chair, and a few sub-committee chairs have already been selected,
but several positions involving significant responsibility remain
available. When a position has already been assigned, the word
[Assigned] will appear in brackets before the position. When
a position is available, [ ] blank brackets will appear before
the position.
If you wish to
serve, please put a check mark beside the Sub-Committee or Sub-Committees
which interest you. And please indicate whether you would prefer
to chair a sub-committee, or to serve as a member. Then list
your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, if
you have one, in the appropriate spaces, and mail it to me; if
you prefer, you may call me, or send me an e-mail:
John F. Bradley
Local General Chair
Holy Name Convention - 2007
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