After St. Joseph Parish in Wilmington, Del., commemorated its 125th anniversary on Oct. 5, a staff member who helped plan the celebration wrote a report with reflections. She feels blessed to have celebrated “the warm and welcoming church on French Street.” Information about the history of the parish, founded in October 1889, was published in a Sept. 24 HNP Today article. …
Delaware, South Carolina Parishes Plan Anniversary Celebrations
Two parishes with strong roots in African-American communities are gearing up for celebrations of their history next month. On Oct. 5, St. Joseph Parish in Wilmington, Del., is commemorating 125 years of ministry and service to the community with a Mass celebrated by Bishop W. Francis Malooly. A luncheon will follow at the Hotel Dupont. The church’s history begins with …
Black History Month Celebrations Honor Past, Present, Future
Ministries around the Province celebrated the African American community throughout February during Black History Month. At St. Joseph Parish in Wilmington, Del., events were held every Sunday throughout February. The parish, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, is the oldest historically African American Catholic parish in the Diocese of Wilmington. On the first Sunday, St. Joseph’s hosted a …
Friars Honor African Ancestry Culture in the Church
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Holy Name Province friars and members of other Franciscan and religious communities welcomed 25 black Catholic men for a weekend of prayer and community last month, just after Christmas. Men of both African and African-American descent traveled from as far away as Buffalo, N.Y., and St. Louis to participate in the Go Down Moses retreat to learn …
Honoring King’s Legacy
Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream lives on at ministries around the Province, as friars and their partners-in-ministry demonstrated by commemorations of the civil rights leader this weekend. In addition to reflecting on King’s work, some ministries took an active role in continuing what he began more than 60 years ago. HNP Commemoration Provincial Minister John O’Connor, OFM, celebrated Mass during the Province’s …