Parishioners at American Martyrs in Bayside have a new way to remember their former parochial vicar as the corner of Bell Blvd. and Union Turnpike has been renamed Father John J. Murray Way.
Month: September 2017
Priest-Expert on Marian Apparitions Dies at 99
Msgr. Rene Laurentin, who spent a lifetime studying Marian apparitions, died Sept. 10 at the age of 99 in Evry, France.
Brother Labre Tallman, O.S.F.
Brother Labre Tallman, O.S.F., died Sept. 2, in St. Catherine’s Hospital, Smithtown, L.I.
Austin Charles Olivas
Austin Charles Olivas, brother of Deacon Pascual B. Olivas, Jr., of St. Bonaventure-St. Benedict the Moor parish, Jamaica, died Sept. 18.
Parish Art Show Has Its Own View of Creation
Watercolors, oil paintings and photographs depicting the beauty of nature lined the walls of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament’s parish center the weekend of Sept. 23-24 as the Bayside church embraced its annual Season of Creation.
Ancestry Reminds Us We Are the World
by Carol Powell
Prior to a year ago, if anyone asked me what nationality I was, I would have said, “I am American of Italian descent.” That was before I sent a sample of my DNA to Ancestry.com.
Diane “DiDi” Halbran
Diane “DiDi” Halbran, 60, a retired NYPD officer, and former secretary to the president of Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, died of 9/11-related cancer on Sept. 6.
Classical Concert Series in Marine Park
The 21st annual free Fall Concert Series at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park, begins Sunday, Oct. 1, and continues into December.
Christmas Fair Vendors
St. Francis Xavier parish, Park Slope, has put out a call for vendors for its annual Christmas Fair.
Kensington Parish Opens Jubilee Year
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Kensington, opens its 125th Jubilee Year on Sunday, Oct. 15.