The Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski
Catholic Bishop of Orlando
Cordially invites you to attend
The Annual Blue Mass and Luncheon
Friday, September 11, 2009 at 10:30am
St. Margaret Mary Church
526 Park Avenue Winter Park, Florida
NOTE THE NEW LOCATION AND TIME
The Annual Blue Mass is a Celebration of Faith to Honor
the Dedicated Law Enforcement and Fire - Rescue
Personnel Who Protect and Serve Our Communities
Throughout Central Florida.
A luncheon for all Public Safety Personnel will follow in the
Parish Center adjacent to the Church
PLEASE RSVP BY CALLING 407-658-1818 or
By E-MAIL tom.gillan@cflcc.org
Sponsored by
The Catholic Diocese of Orlando
The Criminal Justice Office -
A Program of Catholic Charities of Central Florida
The Law Firm of Page, Eichenblatt, Bernbaum and Bennett, P.A.
Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Homes and Cemeteries
History
of Blue Mass:
In 1934, a Catholic
Priest by the
name of Thomas Dade from Baltimore,
Maryland Archdiocese initiated the Catholic Police and Firemen's
Society while stationed at St. Patrick Catholic Church in
Washington, D.C. About 1,100 police and firemen dressed
in blue uniforms marched into St. Patrick's Catholic Church
for the celebration of the First Blue Mass on September
29th, 1934.
The Blue Mass
became an annual tradition in the Northeastern Cities
of the United States. Bishop Norbert Dorsey, of the Diocese
of Orlando joined in the tradition on October 5, 2001
by celebrating the First Annual Blue Mass at the Cathedral
of St. James in Orlando. Over 500 men and women in blue
from law enforcement and fire-rescue joined the Bishop
for this special liturgical celebration. A luncheon followed
in the Parish Center.
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