Diocesan News

Almost 1,100 Prepare to Enter Church at Easter

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(Photos by Ed Wilkinson)

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Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio conducted the Rite of Election, welcoming almost 1,100 new members of the Catholic Church, at the former Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, on Sunday, Feb. 22. During the ceremony, which was held in two sessions, the bishop personally greeted each catechumen or candidate for the sacraments and the community pledged to support them in their pursuit of the faith.

These men and women will be baptized and/or celebrate the other first sacraments during this year’s Easter Vigil services in their parishes in Brooklyn and Queens. For more about the Rite of Election, which is part of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults program, see The Editor’s Space.