The following members of the Diocese of Brooklyn were invested into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Nov. 18 by Cardinal Edward O’Brien at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan:
Month: November 2016
Obituary: Eileen M. Sullivan
Eileen M. Sullivan, 60 of Great Kills, Staten Island, died Nov. 20 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Obituary: Alice P. Gallagher
Alice P. Gallagher, a member of the Grail International Movement, an organization of lay women, died on Aug. 23, at the age of 92.
Birthday Blessings Gemma!
Gemma Ferrara, a lifelong parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Williamsburg, recently celebrated her 100th birthday with Msgr. Joseph Calise, pastor, who is pictured with her, and Giuditta Coccia, parish pastoral care coordinator.
Brooklyn Priest Is Among Four Backed for Sainthood
During the U.S. bishops’ fall general assembly Nov. 14-16 in Baltimore, they approved by voice vote the sainthood causes of four men and women as part of the episcopal consultation in the Catholic Church’s process for possible canonization.
Pope to the New Cardinals: Be Ministers of Forgiveness
Three of the new cardinals created during the prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica were from the United States:.
Youth Minister Advent Evening of Prayer
Parish youth ministers and school campus ministers are invited to attend the diocesan School of Evangelization’s Youth Minister Advent Evening of Prayer at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.
Around the Diocese: Nov. 26, 2016
This week’s listing features events in Brooklyn and Queens through early December.
Centennial in Crown Heights
As the Universal Church marked the solemnity of Christ the King and the closing of the Year of Mercy, Crown Heights’ residents gathered to commemorate the centennial of the first Mass celebrated in St. Gregory the Great Church.
Bishop Tiedemann Installed as Pastor
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio installed Auxiliary Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., as the pastor of St. Matthias parish, Ridgewood, on Nov. 19.