THE MINISTRY TEAM OF OUR PARISH
PASTOR
REV. JAMES DONALD HREHA was born in Darby, Pennsylvania, a son of Donald W. and Geraldine M. (Woodland) Hreha. He received his early education at St. Pius X School and Devon Preparatory School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation he pursued a career in law enforcement as a Correctional Officer at the Chester County Prison. He returned to his studies for the priesthood for the Diocese of Wilmington at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed theological studies at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland and was ordained on November 7, 1987, at St. Peter's Cathedral, Wilmington, Delaware, by Bishop Robert E. Mulvee. He was first assigned as associate pastor to St. Elizabeth Church, Wilmington, Delaware. In 1990 he was transferred to associate pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Church, Wilmington, Delaware. In 1992 he was appointed chaplain to the Delaware Correctional Center, Smyrna, Delaware, and in 1997 he was assigned as associate pastor to St. Peter the Apostle Church, New Castle, Delaware. In June 2000 he was assigned as Associate Pastor at St. Edmond's Parish in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware with special Pastoral Care of St. Jude Mission. On November 30, 2002 St. Jude Mission was dedicated as St. Jude The Apostle Parish by Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli and Rev. James Hreha was appointed the first pastor, where he serves at the present time.
PART-TIME ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. MARK J. CONNELLY, Ph.D was ordained to the priesthood on June 6, 1987. Formerly of the Society of Jesus, Father Connelly taught in graduate and undergraduate education programs at St. Joseph's University in Pennsylvania, Fairfield University in Connecticut, and Salisbury University. Father received a doctorate in Linquistics from Harvard University in 1994. A graduate of the Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, MA, Father Connelly's interests also include spiritual direction and adult education. Originally from Swarthmore, PA, Father Connelly resides in Lewes. When time permits, he enjoys reading, traveling, and learning more about personal computers.
DEACONS EDWARD J. BRINK was born in Scranton, Pa. He was baptized at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dunmore, Pa. and later moved to the Washington D.C. area at the age of 7. Following high school he attended P.G. Community College and Maryland University and studied Marketing Management. From 1950 until 1958 he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He was a Police Officer in P.G. County for 6 1/2 years prior to his employment with the Federal Government. When he retired from government service in 1987 he was an Investigator and Hearing Officer with the Department of Health and Human Services. Upon his retirement Ed established a Mediation Service specializing in Domestic Disputes and Child Custody and Visitation issues.On September 15, 1984 he was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for service to the Archdiocese of Washington where he served until he closed his mediation business and relocated to Bethany Beach, DE in June 1995. At that time he was assigned to St. Ann's Church in Bethany Beach. He remained in that assignment until being assigned to St. Jude The Apostle Church in Lewes, DE in March 2005 after moving to Maplewood, in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Ed has been married to his wife Jane for 52 years. They have 6 children, 26 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Ed loves being retired.
WILLIAM J. PYREK was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended both St. Hyacinth and St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Elementary Schools and then graduated from Archbishop Joseph Weber Catholic High School in Chicago. He graduated from the School of Business Administration at Loyola University in June, 1968. After graduating from Loyola, he began a department store manager's training program with Montgomery Ward, married Carlotta Ann Silewicz on September 7, 1968 and then they both headed off to his eventual 20-year US Army career within the Military Intelligence branch. Bill retired as a Major from the U.S. Army in November 1988, after serving in Tactical/Strategic Intelligence and Data Processing Management positions in the United States, Vietnam and Germany. During the course of his military career, he and his wife were blessed with 4 children, 3 daughters and a son. While still on active duty, Bill began his deaconal training program within the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, in September 1985, and he was ordained as a Permanent Deacon by Bishop John R. Keating on May 13, 1989. In conjunction with his deaconal studies, Bill also graduated from the Notre Dame Apostolic Catechetical Institute in Arlington, Virginia (now the graduate School of Christendom College) with a MA degree in Religious Studies. He was assigned to his home parish of St. Timothy's in Chantilly, Virginia. He worked for a government contractor and served as a Facility Security Officer, in support of the National Reconnaissance Office until he retired from that profession in July, 2007. He and Carlotta have relocated to Delaware and are living in Baywood. They have 4 grandchildren.
R. PAUL WOOFTER was born in Akron, Ohio. He was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church at the age of 9 and transferred to Catholic Elementary School in the fifth grade and then to Catholic High School. He spent three years in the U.S. Marine Corps and was honorably discharged . Paul then stayed in the Washington D.C. area, where he attended American University and Strayer College and studied Business Administration and Computer Programming. He joined Vitro Laboratories and worked there for 18 years before changing careers, selling for two other companies before retiring. Paul was ordained a Permanent Deacon through the Archdiocese of Baltimore on October 18,1989. He served at St. Andrew By the Sea Church in Annapolis, Maryland, transferred to the Diocese of Wilmington and then to St. Jude The Apostle Church in Lewes, Delaware, in 2004. He has been married for 37 years. He and his wife have two children, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. They are now retired and live in Milford.
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DIRECTOR - Pamela Becker
SECRETARY - Nancy SeaverBUSINESS MANAGER - Edward B. McKay - 302-644-7300 OFFICE DIRECTOR - Diane Roth - 302-644-7300 COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR - Cindy Carter - 302-644-7300 MUSIC MINISTRY - Todd Benner - 302-644-7300 DEVELOPMENT - Jean Stewart - 302-644-2890 PRAYER LINE - Ginny Falgowski - 302-645-1165 MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL - Amelia Mike - 410-208-1600
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