The 18th annual chamber music series at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park, begins on Oct. 6 with a performance by clarinetist Thomas Piercy. The concerts take place on 11 consecutive Sundays at 6 p.m. While admission is free and open to the public, voluntary donations for the performers are encouraged. Michael Fontana, parish music director, […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Chaplain Candidate Promoted
Brooklyn seminarian Mark Bristol was promoted in the U.S. Navy from the rank of Ensign to Lieutenant Junior Grade as a Chaplain Candidate on Sept. 20 in a ceremony at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, N.Y. Shown are, from left, Navy Commander Msgr. Joseph Mulqueen; Bristol; Navy recruiter Lieutenant Commander Younker; and Lieutenant Msgr. Terrence Mulkerin.
New Class Prepares for Pastoral Ministry
At two recent full-day orientation sessions, the diocese’s Pastoral Institute welcomed 86 new participants for its Lay Ministry Program. Coming from parishes across Brooklyn and Queens, they embarked on a three-year course of intellectual, spiritual, human and pastoral formation that will prepare them for service in their parishes. Thirty-nine will follow the English-language track, while […]
Bridgeport Bishop: Bishop Caggiano Is Installed as New Leader of the Connecticut See (with slideshow)
by Ed Wilkinson Even though he was being installed as the fifth Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., you couldn’t take the Brooklyn out of Bishop Frank Caggiano. In his first homily as the Ordinary for the Connecticut See, Bishop Caggiano spoke to his new flock about the Brooklyn Bridge. “Looking back, it is very hard to […]
Coadjutor Archbishop in Newark
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Bernard A. Hebda of Gaylord, Mich., 54, to be coadjutor archbishop of Newark, N.J. As coadjutor, he would automatically succeed Newark Archbishop John J. Myers, 72, upon his retirement or death. Canon law requires bishops to turn in their resignation to the pope at age 75.
New LGA Coach Has CYO, CHSAA Ties
A basketball team is often likened to a well-oiled machine, like an automobile perhaps. The team – like the car – has many moving parts that all work together to reach the optimal level. But in both cases, a driver – or a coach in the team’s case – is vital to the successful operation. […]
Mets to Induct Mike Piazza into Hall of Fame
Though he did not receive the call from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., this past January, devout Catholic catcher Mike Piazza will be enshrined in another Hall of Fame. The New York Mets will induct Piazza into the team’s Hall of Fame on Sept. 29 at Citi Field, Flushing, with former teammates […]
Soccer Opening Day at St. Patrick’s
St. Patrick’s parish, Bay Ridge, held its 35th Opening Day for its CYO soccer program Sept. 14. The day featured a blessing at the church and a parade from the church to the Shore Road fields for opening ceremonies. Over 200 children from kindergarten through eighth grade participate […]
Thank You BBQ in Belle Harbor
The St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, community gathered Sept. 20 for a barbecue in the parish’s newly renovated schoolyard, thanking the sponsors who contributed to the restoration project. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the schoolyard served as a recovery center for the Rockaways, providing food and supplies to up to 10,000 people each […]
Passing On the Faith
Theodore Musco, director of the Office of Faith Formation, and staff hosted two meetings for catechetical leaders on Sept. 9 at 310 Prospect Park West, Park Slope, and Sept. 10 at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston, to mark the celebration of Catechetical Sunday, Sept. 15. This […]