The annual diocesan Wedding Anniversary celebration will take place on Saturday, April 26, 11 a.m. at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will be the main celebrant. All couples celebrating their 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th and above are invited to attend this celebration of love and fidelity with their families. Registered couples will […]
Month: February 2014
Second Annual Bilingual Women’s Conference
“Mary, a Role Model for Women” is the theme for the diocese’s second annual Bilingual Women’s Conference, which is set for Saturday, March 22, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. Activities for the day will include Mass with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, speaker presentations, a concert, a prayer service and […]
Lent’s Unique Opportunities
As we look forward to this season which prepares us for the glory of Easter, we recognize that it is a penitential season. It is the season when we hear the plan that Jesus has given us in the Gospel, that we pray, that we fast and that we perform works of charity.
Saying Thank You to Our Parish Volunteers
by Mary Ann Todzia If we check Wikipedia for the definition of “volunteering,” we will find the answer as follows: Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity and is intended to promote goodness or improve quality of life. In return, this activity can produce a feeling of self-worth and respect. There is no financial gain […]
Girls’ Swim Honors Awarded
The GCHSAA varsity swimming season came to a close recently. Below is a picture of the Coach of the Year from St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, Danielle Johnson, the commissioner Heather Green and the winner of the Joe and Anna Stez award, senior Alexandra Rubiano from Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood.
Girls’ CYO Basketball Championship for St. Kevin’s
Congratulations to the fifth grade ‘A’ Division CYO girls’ basketball team from St. Kevin’s parish, Flushing, on their championship victory Feb. 23. The team is pictured below with Father Paul Kim, parochial vicar.
CYO Crowns Girls Basketball Champions
Congratulations to all girls’ Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) teams on a successful season. Champions were crowned Feb. 23. CYO would like to thank St. Agnes H.S., College Point; Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst; Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst; and St. John’s Prep, Astoria, for hosting the semifinals and championship games. A special thanks to Rev. Paul […]
Our Lady of Grace Soccer Hosts Clinic for Autistic Children
The weather might be a bit chilly outside, but that didn’t stop members of the Our Lady of Grace, Howard Beach, Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) soccer program from taking to the field – the indoor field that is. On Feb. 15, team members joined with the North American Soccer League’s New York Cosmos, the Adelphi […]
Locked in With Jesus’ Love on Valentine’s Day
Christ’s love could be felt in the air this Valentine’s Day thanks to nearly 100 youth from Brooklyn and Queens who braved the cold winter conditions to attend the Annual Ambassador Youth Lock-in. They spent 15 hours together from 6 p.m. on Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict the Moor Church, Jamaica. This […]
Bears and Lady Bears Earn All-Conference Basketball Honors
From St. Joseph’s College, Clinton Hill Bears Following a season that saw the St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) men’s basketball team go undefeated in Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (HVIAC) play and take home the Tournament championship, juniors David Louison(Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) and Vernon Maddox (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter’s) along with sophomore Michael Megafu (Brooklyn, N.Y./Nazareth Regional) were named […]