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Wilmington, Delaware
Est. 1951

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Sacraments and Our History

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For the Sake of
God’s Children

Parish Office: 7 Sharpley Road, Wilmington, Delaware
Parish Office Hours: M-F 9am-4pm
Phone: (302) 652-6800 Fax: (302) 652-4771

Rev. Joseph R. McMahon, Pastor

Rev. James T. Kirk, Jr., Associate Pastor

Rev. Philip P. Sheekey, Resident

Joseph C. Romans, Deacon

Richard Recce, Deacon (Retired)

Sr. Louisa M. Schumacher, S.S.J.,
Pastoral Minister
652-6800 ext 23

Barbara Wanner, School Principal
656-2745

Karen Yasik, Director of Religious Education
652-7141

Matthew Jewell, Director of Music

Melissa M. Calvanico, Coordinator of Youth Ministry
652-6800

Kathleen Hope, Director of Financial Operations
652-6800

Anne Sweeney, Administrative Assistant
652-6800

Randy Mariano,
Parish Council Executive Officer

H. Thomas Hannagan, Jr.,
Finance Council Executive Officer

SACRAMENTS
AND BLESSINGS

BAPTISM: First Sunday of the month at 12:15pm. Arrangement must be made in advance by calling the Parish Office.

PENANCE (Confession): Saturdays 4:00-4:30pm and by appointment as requested. Penance Services are held seasonally as announced.

MARRIAGE: Marriages should be arranged at least one year in advance. The engaged couple will be assisted by the priest in their preparation for marriage.

SICK CALLS: We are happy to bring Holy Communion to the sick upon request, and to visit those in the hospital. We ask you to call us to make arrangements.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: Please contact our Religious Education Director at 652-7141.

CONFIRMATION: Please contact our Religious Education Director at 652-7141.

HOUSE BLESSING: Any parishioner wishing to have their house blessed should make an appointment with Deacon Romans.

PRAYER LINE: If you would like prayers for yourself or for someone you know, please call 655-7640 or 478-4958.

WILLS: In your will you can remember your loved ones and the institutions that have been important in your life. We hope St. Mary Magdalen merits your consideration.

PARISH COUNCIL

Meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7pm in the Parish Life Room.

OUR HISTORY

June 21, 1951 -- Bishop Edmund J. FitzMaurice announces a new parish reaching north from Wilmington to the Pennsylvania state line. St. Mary Magdalen was born.

A rural countryside no longer, the Parish has grown with its people, through its people -- a caring, sharing spiritual family. Spanning into a new century, we recently celebrated our 50th Anniversary Year with the Jubilee 2000 year of the Church.
Daily, we strive to "Open Wide the Doors to Christ" and to fulfill our Parish mission "...to build a vital Catholic community through Worship, Education and Service." Centered in our beautiful church, school and parish life buildings, far- reaching ministries touch every segment of Parish life.

Our majestic church steeple reaches to the heavens as its crowning cross beckons and guides all below. Its shadow, at times, embraces the building across the way, site of the small chapel where 150 gathered September 23, 1951, for the Parish's first Mass. Colorful stained glass windows tell of Jesus' passion and compassion, the Eucharist, the diversified God-given talents of the Parish community. Mighty beams ascend in the towering nave.

Above the altar, the suspended crucifix perpetually reminds all of His sacrifice, the greatest sacrifice. Behind the altar, a golden engraved message curves gracefully, gently embracing the tabernacle and proclaiming to all the guiding spirit of St. Mary Magdalen Parish -- "The Master is Here."