Salesianum's First Annual Christmas Lunch

For the first time, Salesianum will open its doors from 12-3 PM on Christmas Day to welcome residents from numerous Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA) locations for an afternoon filled with food, song, and cheer. The event is a nod to a tradition that began in 1982 with the Sant’Egidio community in Rome. Today, Christmas Lunch is celebrated in more than 600 cities worldwide, and Salesianum is thrilled to be bringing a version to the Wilmington community.

The event is completely student-led and is expected to unite more than 100 WHA residents with hundreds of Salesianum students, families, alumni, and friends. The event helps to ensure that no one is alone on Christmas, and it directly aligns with Salesianum’s patron saint, Francis de Sales’ teachings: “It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.”