Dozens of police officers, firefighters, EMTs and military personnel gathered in Wilmingtonâs St. Elizabeth’s Church Friday morning for the Blue Mass. Started in 2008, the Blue Mass honors local, county, state and federal law enforcement, as well as fire, emergency medical and military personnel who live and work in the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, which includes Delaware and Marylandâs Eastern …
A Mass to honor the regionâs first responders is coming up. The Catholic Diocese of Wilmingtonâs annual Blue Mass for law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services and military will be 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6 at St. Elizabeth Church, 809 S. Broom St., Wilmington. The Mass will also be streamed on the diocese YouTube channel. The Blue Mass honors local, …
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Shaquona Meyers, the new Nativity Preparatory School principal, offers a swift, brief answer when asked why she took the job at the private Wilmington boys school. âGod told me to,â she said. âGod gave me the call and here I am.â A self-proclaimed âno-nonsense nurturer,â Meyers never intended to go into teaching as she was growing up, even though she …
Roman Catholics will hold a Eucharistic procession through Wilmington Sunday, June 19, to mark a solemn church feast and the start of a national revival meant to uphold communion as a pathway to peace in a hurting world. The event will start with a 2 p.m. Mass at Wilmington’s Church of St. Peter. The procession is expected to begin at …
The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Wilmington. In response to an invitation from Pope Francis, William Koenig, Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington, will join in a prayer of peace for the consecration and entrustment of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Koenig, along with …
Bishop William E. Koenig Bishop William E. Koenig of The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington will tour the state for his first Christmas as Bishop. This will be the new Bishopâs first Christmas as shepherd of the more than 240,000 Catholics who live in Delaware and on Marylandâs Eastern Shore. On Christmas Eve, Koenig will preside at the 4 p.m. Christmas …
An annual Catholic Mass that honors the military and police, fire and EMS officers will be held Oct. 1. The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington will honor police, fire, EMS and military personnel during its annual Blue Mass on Friday, Oct. 1. The event, which begins at 11 a.m., will be held at St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church, located at …
Wilmington Bishop-elect William E. Koenig The incoming bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington will be ordained and installed on Sunday, June 13. in a ceremony that will be live-streamed from St. Elizabeth’s Church in Wilmington on the Diocesan YouTube channel. The Rev. Monsignor William Edward Koenig, vicar for clergy for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, was …
