The Diocese of Brooklyn lost some notable people this year…
Month: December 2017
Bayside Children Sing Glory to God
Singing glory to the newborn King, children who attend the faith formation program at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Bayside, dressed in full costume to present a Christmas pageant just in time for the Savior’s birth.
Guadalupe Blessing in Coney Island
Auxiliary Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P. visited Coney Island on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless a new outdoor monument at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Solace.
Brooklyn Deanery Christmas Pageant
Parishes in Brooklyn Deanery 1 held a joint Christmas pageant in the parish hall at St. Francis of Paola Church, Dec. 16.
Good Shepherd Students Go A-Caroling
Members of the children’s choir from Good Shepherd Catholic Academy, Marine Park, spread some holiday cheer by singing Christmas carols for and with residents at SS. Joachim and Anne Nursing Home, Coney Island.
OLMC Spreads Christmas Cheer
Parishioners from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Astoria, generously gave their presence – and presents – to residents of the New York Rehab Center and Nursing Home in the days leading up to Christmas.
Sports Round-Up Dec. 23-30
Katie Marquardt, a senior point guard on the Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, varsity basketball team, became the first player in the history of the Fontbonne basketball program to earn an athletic scholarship to play in college.
Diocesan Assignments: Dec. 23 – 30, 2017
PASTOR Rev. James A. Kuroly from administrator to pastor of St. Rose of Lima, Rockaway Beach, while remaining spiritual director of the Jornada Movement, and chaplain of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, effective Dec. 9. ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Thomas F. Brosnan, to administrator of Our Lady of Refuge, Flatbush, while remaining pastor of Holy Innocents, Flatbush, […]
Sister Earl Mary Moores, S.S.N.D.
Sister Earl Mary Moores, S.S.N.D., a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 60 years, died Nov. 17 at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton, Conn. She was 80.
Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R.
Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R., a founding member of the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, died Dec. 13 in Manhattan. He was 75 and had been battling cancer.