The Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary, known in Ireland as the Killeshandra Nuns, will be hosting an opening ceremony for their new retirement home commencing at 8pm on the evening of August 28th in Dublin.

The Sisters, who have chosen Philadelphia as the headquarters for their national fundraising campaign for the home www.knuns.org, would like to extend a welcome to any fans visiting for the Croke Park Classic to join them for the evening.

The Sisters have long links with the Delaware Valley, one of their founders in 1924, Sr. Philomena Fox, was from the area and their current Congregational Leader, Sr. Maureen O Malley attended Archbishop Prendergast High School in Upper Darby.

The home will be opened by former Taoiseach, EU Ambassador to the USA and current President of the International Financial Services Center, John Bruton, and blessed by the Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Charles Brown.

Michael Bradley, Penn State advisory board member and Philadelphia’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade director will speak on behalf of the visiting fans.

The event is being organized by Philadelphia event management company Archeim Solutions, and is invitation only. If you are attending the Classic, and would like to receive an invitation while they are still available, contact Liam Hegarty at lhegarty@archeim.com.