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<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u201cIt was the heaviest monstrance I\u2019ve ever carried,\u201d Bishop Koenig quipped during his homily.<\/p>\n
Before the trek north, members of the choir sang the Appalachian folk hymn \u201cDown to the River to Pray,\u201d while shuttle buses discharged participants, including sisters from several communities in Delaware and New Jersey. One of them was Sister John Elizabeth Callaghan, OSFS, principal of Mount Aviat Academy, and a descendant of one of Sacred Heart\u2019s founding families.<\/p>\n
Her uncle, Deacon Charles Schauber Sr. of St. Paul Parish in Delaware City, along with Deacon Davis, processed with Bishop Koenig and Father Kukatla.<\/p>\n
An 11-minute peal of bells greeted the procession at the original 1876 church. Bishop Koenig knelt in adoration with Father Kukatla, then carried the Blessed Sacrament to the current church for adoration and benediction before Mass. The parish is comprised of Sacred Heart and Saint John Church in Rock Hall.<\/p>\n
Bishop Koenig encouraged parishioners to remember the past while thanking God who has \u201cempowered us through the Holy Spirit,\u201d he said. \u201cGrateful for the past, let this be a moment that strengthens us and sends us also into the future, into the next 150 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
The celebration followed a year of planning and will continue with more events. The committee secured a papal blessing from Pope Leo IV, handed out challenge coins, created a time capsule, and organized a catered luncheon.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to do a Marian shrine and put (the time capsule) in the base of it,\u201d parishioner Joe Holt said. He is a member of the anniversary planning committee.<\/p>\n
Presentations featured a restored late-19th-century chasuble, an anniversary quilt created by parishioners, children\u2019s banners and parish histories. Nydia Cawley said the time capsule materials include bulletins, local news, photographs, parishioner notes, certificates, a challenge coin and quilt fabric.<\/p>\n
For Deacon Schauber and several members of the Schauber family on Maryland\u2019s Eastern Shore and the Wilmington, Delaware, area who attended the event, the celebration was especially meaningful. \u201cMy grandfather, my uncles made the bricks for both of the churches,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it\u2019s physical, it\u2019s spiritual, and it\u2019s just good to be home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI came home to my ancestors that were founding members, and I feel like they\u2019re still here,\u201d Schauber said. \u201cI still appreciate the fact that they have granted me so much faith and so much Catholic understanding and carried me on to my diaconate and beyond, and I\u2019m very, very pleased to be here on the 150th anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nearly 200 people attended the outdoor luncheon under a tent set up behind the church.<\/p>\n
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