Brooklyn’s first Italian Roman Catholic parish – Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen, Carroll Gardens – hosted the Congrega Maria S.S. Addolorata and the people of Mola Di Bari on Sept. 8 as they honored the feast of their hometown patron saint, Our Lady of Sorrows, with a traditional Italian street procession and Mass. This year marked the […]
Author: Jim Mancari
70th Anniversary
Sister Dolores Augustine, P.V.M.I., who served for 30 years (1979-2009) in pastoral and social assistance at St. Matthew’s parish, Crown Heights, recently celebrated her 70th year as a member of the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate. She also served as a local superior in Brooklyn from 1957 to 1963. She currently lives in retirement at […]
Parish BBQ in Cambria Heights
Sacred Heart parish, Cambria Heights, celebrated its third annual parish barbecue with its new pastor, Father Hilaire Belizaire, top, third from right. Parishioners spent the day enjoying entertainment and food, all cooked on the parish grounds. Twoubadou Lokal, a household band made up of Sacred Heart musicians and […]
Profit in Bath Beach
Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, vicar for development, presents Father Michael Gelfant, pastor of St. Finbar Church, Bath Beach, and members of the parish with a check for $7,643. This check represents the amount that St. Finbar has gone over its assigned goal for the 2013 Annual Catholic Appeal. If all pledges are paid in full, the […]
Rector to Be Installed At New Co-Cathedral
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will preside over the installation of the Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington as the first Rector of the newly named Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, 856 Pacific St., Prospect Heights, on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 12 p.m. St. Joseph’s was designated as a cathedral on Feb. 14, one of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last […]
Blessing the Beer
A priest blesses a barrel of beer as members of the Knighthood of the Brewers’ Mash staff take part in celebrations at the cathedral in Brussels Sept. 6. The celebration takes place during the annual September beer weekend.
Fidelis Care Funds Healthy Early Childhood Programs
As the school year begins in the Diocese of Brooklyn, children as young as age three will learn about health and wellness, thanks to a $73,000 grant from the Fidelis Care Catholic Schools Grant Fund. “Through the generosity of Fidelis Care, the staff of the Office of the Superintendent-Catholic School Support Services will be able […]
New Academy in Bay Ridge
When the students of St. Patrick Catholic Academy, Bay Ridge, began their school year, it was the start of a new academic and spiritual journey. Unlike the previous 150 opening days in St. Patrick’s history, it marked its debut as an independent Catholic academy run by a board of directors. Principal Andrea D’Emic and staff […]
Mass with Teachers Opens School Year
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio joined with educators from throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn to celebrate the opening of the 2013-2014 school year at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston, Sept. 3, the feast day of St. Gregory the Great. He encouraged teachers to become great teachers and “be able to communicate to your children the love […]
Transitional Deacons Receive Assignments
Newly ordained transitional deacon, the Rev. Mr. Gregory McIlhenney and his mother were interviewed for NET-TV’s Currents news program following the ordination of deacons at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on Aug. 31. Deacon McIlhenney has been assigned to weekend parish work at St. Sebastian’s, Woodside. The appointments of the other new deacons can be […]