St. Francis Xavier Shrine - Old Bohemia

02/13/2026

New Blog Post 📖

Ed Donnellan, a History Teacher at Gonzaga College High School, gives us a glance into the newly released Jesuit Slaveholding Curriculum Unit, which was developed by JSN educators in partnership with the Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation, Loyola Productions, and the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States.

Visit www.jesuitschoolsnetwork.org/blog to read the article.

02/13/2026

Interested in more history about St. Francis Xavier Shrine? Our friends at The Old Bohemia Historical Society have created a new website with photos from the Georgetown University Slavery Archive. Go to obhs-md.org!

09/18/2024

Our farmhouse renovations are nearing completion and we're looking for a new tenant! For more information please see the following attachment below and any Interested parties can email [email protected].

09/18/2024

https://thedialog.org/featured/glory-of-old-bo-st-francis-xavier-shrine-along-eastern-shore-md-shows-wear-of-centuries-of-history-in-diocese-of-wilmington/

WARWICK, Md. — More than 225 years of wear and tear have taken a toll at St. Francis Xavier Shrine, and now the mother church of the Diocese of Wilmington is in need of some major renovations — close to seven figures’ worth — in order to ensure it will be there for the next […]

11/27/2023

03/27/2023

GALA FOR OLD BOHEMIA

The Old Bohemia Historical Society is hosting a Gala on Saturday, April 22 to raise money for the ongoing restoration and preservation of St. Francis Xavier Shrine and the Bohemia Mission, located in Warwick, MD. The evening starts at 6:15 PM with an hors d’oeuvres reception and open bar at St. Joseph Parish Hall, 371 E Main Street, Middletown, DE. Music will be provided by the Tim Laushey Quartet. Guests are welcome to attend Mass at St. Joseph Church at 5:00 PM.

Tickets for the Gala are $50 per person or $80 per couple. Sponsorships and advertising in the program book are being offered. For ticket and/or advertising information, email [email protected] or call 302.545.2126.

During this evening of food and music, a beautiful painting of the church by renowned local artist W. James McGlynn will be auctioned off. Prints signed in person by Mr. McGlynn will be available for purchase.

Several volunteers will be recognized for their enormous contributions of time, talent, and treasure to the efforts begun in 1953 by the founding members of the Society. Honorees include Lilia & Joseph Chaika, A. Bernice Dill, Mary Maloney-Wilson, Marji Matyniak, Herman J. Panacek, Jr., and Jane Krastel Williams.

11/12/2020

Due to the unfortunate pandemic that has befallen us, Saint Francis Xavier Shrine will be closed until further notice. Stay safe and God Bless!

03/12/2020

Old Bohemia Historical Society Newsletter Winter 2020