Our Lady Help of Christians parish is marking 90 years in Midwood. Past and present clergy and parishioners celebrated with Mass and a luncheon at Buckley’s Restaurant, Oct. 15.
Month: October 2017
Homecoming Weekend at Holy Innocents
Homecoming Weekend at Holy Innocents parish, East Flatbush, saw the return of a myriad of alumni dating from 1941 to 2006.
Liturgical Ministers Gather
Nearly 1,000 parishioners gathered at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, on Saturday, Oct. 21, for the day-long Convocation of Pastoral and Liturgical Ministers sponsored by the Diocesan Liturgy Commission.
Rev. Thomas Garabedian
A memorial Mass for Very Rev. Thomas Garabedian, 44, will be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Ann’s Church, Flushing.
Gregory Baum
Gregory Baum, one of Canada’s most influential and controversial theologians and a participant in the Second Vatican Council, died Oct. 18. He was 94.
Cardinal Ricardo Vidal
Cardinal Ricardo Vidal of Cebu, Philippines, died Oct. 18 at the age of 86 after a series of health complications.
Agnes T. Sweeney
Agnes T. Sweeney, the mother of Father Kevin J. Sweeney, pastor of St. Michael’s parish, Sunset Park, died Oct. 18 at Ozanam Hall, Bayside.
Deacon Abdon Mejia
Deacon Abdon Mejia, a retired deacon of the Archdiocese of Lima, Peru, who served at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica, Sunset Park, died Oct. 17 at Maimonides Medical Center, Borough Park. He was 91.
Brother Xavier Castaldo, O.S.F.
Brother Xavier Castaldo, O.S.F., a member of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn for 55 years, died Oct. 20.
Sister Rita Who Led St. Joseph’s Children’s Services, Dies at 93
Sister Rita Meaney, S.C., (Sister Maureen Catherine), who dedicated 63 years of ministry to child care and child services and to families who loved and supported children in need, died Oct. 20, at St. Joseph Nursing Home in Yonkers. She was 93.