St. Michael and All Angels Law Enforcement Appreciation Eucharist

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Anglicans celebrate "Michaelmas," remembering St. Michael and All Angels at the end of September. The Archangel Michael is the patron saint for law enforcement officers. On Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at 7:00 PM a Saint Michael and All Angels Ecumenical Worship Service honored Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement. Various agencies assisted in the liturgy. A Bagpiper from the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band started the service.

Special guest speaker was Dr. Dennis L. Conroy, recently retired after over 30 years service with the Saint Paul Police Department. During his law enforcement career Dr. Conroy worked a variety of assignments, including: Patrol Officer, Patrol Supervisor, Vice/Narcotics Investigator, Director of Professional Development Institute, Director of Field Training Program, Communications Center Supervisor, and Juvenile Officer, Director of Employee Assistance Program. In addition to this law enforcement experience, he has 25 years of clinical experience including working with children, adolescents, and adults. As a psychologist, his specific areas of interest are stress management, trauma response, hypnosis and working with law enforcement officers. Dennis Conroy is the author of Officers at Risk..

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