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St. WencesLAUS
Roman Catholic Church

Baltimore, Maryland

Fr. Xavier Edet, Pastor

STATIONS of the CROSS for the PASTORATE are rotating this year as follows. Stations are at 7 PM for all dates below. See Lenten Guides and other pamphlets below in the bulletin section.

  • Friday 4/1 - St. Francis Xavier

  • Friday 4/8 - St. Wenceslaus

  • Friday 4/15 - St. Francis Xavier

FOOD PANTRY IS OPEN AS FOLLOWS. Please see us at our handicapped entrance at 861 N. Duncan St, in order to support social distancing. During April 2022, our days of operation are 4/13, 4/14, 4/27, and 4/28 - each day between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. May God bless you!

Donations are graciously accepted for both the Outreach Center and the Parish! You may mail monetary donations for either St. Wenceslaus Church or Lucielle Fitzgerald Outreach Center to 2111 Ashland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21205. Please make checks payable to the respective organization. Thank you and God bless you!

Weekly Bulletins

Our Sister Parishes
St. Ann - https://www.stannsofbaltimore.org/
St. Francis Xavier - http://www.historicfrancisxavier.org/

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Worship

Sat 5:00 PM at St. Francis Xavier
Sun 8:00 AM at St. Francis Xavier
Sun 9:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus
Sun 10:00 AM at St. Francis Xavier
Sunday 11:00 AM at St. Ann

Tues 8:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus
See Bulletin for Holy Day Schedule

Ministries

Church life at St. Wenceslaus is brought together through its various ministries. There are many opportunities to serve the community spiritually and physically.

The St. Wenceslaus Choir is an integral part of our prayerful worship.

The St. Wenceslaus Choir is an integral part of our prayerful worship.

Liturgy and Choir

St. Wenceslaus hosts a Choir and several religious service opportunities through Eucharistic Ministry, altar service, sacristan, lector, usher, and greeter.

The Food Pantry serves hundreds of hungry people every month

The Food Pantry serves hundreds of hungry people every month

Outreach Center

The Lucielle Fitzgerald Outreach Center runs a variety of programs, to include a biweekly food pantry. Hundreds of people are served every month.

Our renovated courtyard provides a cozy, relaxing venue for cool weather events.

Our renovated courtyard provides a cozy, relaxing venue for cool weather events.

FundraisinG Events

From the Shrimp Feast to an afternoon at the races, the Fundraising Committee coordinates the venue, the volunteers, and the supplies. Click below for the season’s schedule!

OTHER MINISTRIES

Sunshine Club - Provide meals for funeral repast.

Survivor Ministry - This group consists of people who are survivors in spite of opposition, hardship, or setbacks.

Men’s Holy Name Society - This group helps with different activities throughout the year.

Adult Bible Study - This group gathers to study the Bible.

Our History

A Catholic East Baltimore Community

We are a parish with a long history, a rich tradition and a diverse congregation. Our beautiful church was built in 1914 by Bohemian Catholic immigrants to Baltimore who first established the parish in 1872. While most of the Bohemian-Americans have moved to the suburbs and beyond, many still return to worship with us. Meanwhile many of our members today come from the African-American population of our neighborhood, as well as the former parishes* of St. Katharine of Sienna*, Ss. James and John* and St. Bernard*.

St. Wenceslaus School has been closed since 1986. Our convent once housed dedicated Sisters of the SSND community, but now serves as a mission for women under the care of the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity.

St. Wenceslaus has had a "twin sister" since 1995, sharing a pastor with St. Ann's Church on Greenmount Avenue. For most of its history, St. Wenceslaus was faithfully served by the Redemptorists. In 1999, the parish began to be served by Franciscan Friars. In 2018, both St. Wenceslaus and St. Ann joined St. Francis Xavier Church in a Pastorate under the care of the Josephites.

*Note, links to the former parishes are to artistic, encyclopedic, or historic references with, in some cases, rich information and/or historic pictures of the Churches. These are not links to Catholic parochial organizations.

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Photos of Our Church

For event photos, click here.