May the peace of God reign in our hearts, that peace to which we are called together as part of one body. In all our words and actions let us give thanks to God our Father, in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Beginning September 27 and ending November 4, Delaware Right to Life and Wilmington for Life are partnering to provide opportunities for parishioners to participate in a peaceful vigil for the sanctity of unborn human life. Click for more info.
Bishop Koenig will be the celebrant and Msgr. Fredrik Hansen the homilist for the Red Mass hosted Oct. 1 by the St. Thomas More Society of the Diocese of Wilmington. The annual Mass is 4 p.m. at St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine in Wilmington and is followed by a complimentary dinner in the church hall. Click for more info.
‘Footprints Mass’ aimed to help families dealing with loss of unborn child set for Oct. 15 at St. Joseph on the Brandywine The annual Diocese of Wilmington “Footprints Mass” sponsored by the Office for Marriage and Family Life and the Office for Respect Life will be Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Church. The Footprints ministry launched two years ago is designed to assist families by providing resources after the loss of their unborn child, whether it was very recently or many years ago. Click for more info.
Each October the Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month and the Pro-Life Committee will be supporting Birthright of Delaware throughout the month. Click for more info and to find out how you can help.
The Diocese of Wilmington has formally begun a pastoral planning process with the publication of Bishop Koenig’s Pastoral Letter to the Faithful of the Diocese of Wilmington: United in Christ. Click for more info.
Join Bishop Koenig for the Diocese of Wilmington's Marian Pilgrimage on Oct 7 at the Basilica of the National Shine of the Immaculate Conception on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Click for more info.