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🌱 Don’t miss this year’s Juneteenth celebration at Hockessin Memorial Hall.

Hockessin, Delaware Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Hockessin! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Don’t miss this year’s Juneteenth celebration at Hockessin Memorial Hall.
  • How a nearby historic mission church ties Hockessin to early Catholic history.

Also on today's calendar: 5K For Fireworks and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 90, low: 66.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WDEL Community Calendar (wdel.com) — Hockessin residents can mark their calendars for a Juneteenth program at Hockessin Memorial Hall on June 17, featuring guest speakers on the holiday’s history plus live music. The wider WDEL calendar also lists Pride celebrations, Separation Day in New Castle, Newark fireworks, concerts, festivals, and community fairs across Delaware running through October 2026.
   

• ‘Every Mass places us before a miracle' — Bishop Koenig's homily at the Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass at St. Christopher Church (thedialog.org) — Local Catholics may appreciate that this homily highlights early Masses at St. Francis Xavier in Old Bohemia and St. Mary of the Assumption near Hockessin, underscoring the area’s deep Catholic roots. Bishop Koenig reflects on the Eucharist as amazement, spiritual nourishment, and a call to mission during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass at St. Christopher Church.
   

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  • Sherwin-Williams Company posted a job opening for Bilingual Customer Service Specialist (Spanish) in Hockessin. Apply here.
  • PM Hotel Group posted a job opening for PM Houseperson | HOTEL DU PONT | Wilmington, DE in Wilmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hockessin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wilmington

  • Broadway star Kelli O'Hara performing in Wilmington, Del for one night only (6abc.com)
  • ‘Coming to meet my king': 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage arrives in Diocese of Wilmington — Photo gallery (thedialog.org)
  • Four-run eighth inning leads Hot Rods to extra-innings win (franklinfavorite.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hockessin

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