Teen News Flash keeps you up-to-date with upcoming youth events around the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Month: March 2018
Youth Views: What is your definition of freedom?
The Tablet asks students from around the Diocese of Brooklyn a question for the opinion section of the Youth page.
Let Them Speak: Why Teaching Methods Fail: The Constant State of Busyness
Due to the current education system, many students are denied the same opportunities as others due to the restrictive curriculum in primary and secondary schooling. Many students are viewed as inadequate for not attaining certain grades and in most schools are not given many opportunities to fix that problem.
Chicago Students Join March for Our Lives Against Gun Violence and In Racial Solidarity
While an estimated 500,000 individuals are expected to descend on Washington, D.C. on Saturday for March for Our Lives in protest of national gun violence following last month’s Parkland school massacre, students from two parishes from the Archdiocese of Chicago will be making the trek to the nation’s capitol not only to push for tighter restrictions on guns, but also an act of racial solidarity.
Holy Week Opportunities
Opportunities for Holy Week 2018 in Brooklyn and Queens.
New York Cardinal says Democratic Party has ‘Slammed the Door’ on Catholics
The Democratic party has extinguished what was once its pro-life base, according to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York.
Around the Diocese: March 24, 2018
This week’s listing includes events in Brooklyn and Queens through early April.
Our High Holy Days
Once again, we come to Holy Week, and we are reminded that these are our “High Holy Days.” These are the days in which we recall the life-giving events of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Parishes are preparing their churches and chapels, lectors are getting ready to proclaim well the Word of God, servers are learning the rituals of the Sacred Triduum (and priests and deacons are trying to remember them again, having not had to perform them since last year!).
Modern ‘Marthas’ Prepare Parish for the Easter Vigil
Named for Jesus’ friend who busied herself with the duties of hospitality, Martha’s Ministry is an initiative at St. Saviour Church, Park Slope, to get churchgoers to take stewardship for parish activities.
STEM Lab Helps Students Become What They Want to Be
St. Margaret’s Catholic Academy, Middle Village, hosted its first Career Day, but put a modern twist on the day when they showcased their new STEM Lab.