Francis Boccabella, III, a member of the Knights of Columbus Our Lady of Perpetual Help/Msgr. Flynn Council No. 17153, and a Youth Minister at Our Lady of the Presentation – Our Lady of Mercy Church in Brownsville, died on April 2. He was 39.
Month: April 2020
Deacon Perfecto Santana
Deacon Perfecto Santana, of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish, Jamaica, died on April 10. He was 6
Deacon Jaime A. Pinzon
Deacon Jaime A. Pinzon, of the parish of St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights, died of coronavirus on April 6 at his private residence. He was 57.
Deacon Emilio Arteaga
Deacon Emilio Arteaga, of St. Agatha parish, Sunset Park, passed away on April 10. He was 73.
Sister Anne Umbach, O.P.
Sister Anne Umbach, O.P., formerly Sister Marie St. John, a Sister of Saint Dominic of Amityville for 68 years, died on April 2. She was 86.
What We All Knead to Know
In early March, I went to Sam’s Club to stock up for the coming shelter-in-place order. On a whim, I put yeast and a large bag of flour into my cart. Having never baked bread before, it was the definition of a random purchase. Some-
thing in me thought bread may be hard to come by, so I wanted the ingredients to bake it myself if need be.
Spring 2020: College Edition
The Tablet’s Spring 2020: College Edition is an informative resource on colleges and enrollment for students and parents of the Brooklyn Diocese.
Priests Volunteering to Give Last Rites
Two weeks ago, the Archdiocese of Chicago, under the leadership of Cardinal Blase Cupich, decided to recruit a group of volunteer priests to visit and give last rites to terminally ill coronavirus patients.
Pope Creates Coronavirus Commission to Respond to Pandemic
Pope Francis created a new commission that will confront the challenges the world is facing in battling the coronavirus pandemic and what it will inevitably face in its aftermath, the Vatican announced.
St. Joseph’s Step Team Adapts to Challenging Times
The varsity step team at St. Joseph H.S. is using innovative ways to stay ready for one final performance.