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NEWARK — The nursing home unit at the Jeanne Jugan Residence in Newark recently earned a five-star rating from the federal government, the only facility for adults in Delaware to do so.
For the Little Sisters of the Poor who operate the residence, the rating validates their approach to elderly care.
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NEWARK — Inside the Jeanne Jugan Residence, two young men who are just beginning their journey as Franciscans are helping bring companionship and the faith to others, many of whom are more than 50 years older than them.
Casey Cole and Dennis Bennett are among five postulants who are in the midst of their formation for the Franciscans’ Holy Name Province. Two others are working at St. Francis Inn Ministries in Philadelphia, which includes a soup kitchen, women’s shelter, thrift store and social services center. The other one is in parish ministry at St. Paul’s in Wilmington, where the five live.
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Father Mark Kopacz, a native of Poland who served in the Diocese of Wilmington since his ordination in 1992, died Dec. 27. He was 49.
The funeral Mass for Father Kopacz was Jan. 2 at St. Hedwig Church in Wilmington. Interment was at All Saints Cemetery.
