Our Lady of Velankanni Feast in Queens Village

Our Lady of Lourdes in Queens Village is celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Velankanni/Our Lady of Good Health. The novena runs Aug. 31 to Sept. 8, 7-8:30 p.m. in the chapel.

Father Tolton Drama Comes to Queens

The diocesan Vicariate for Black Catholic Concerns will host the “Tolton: From Slave to Priest,” at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Queens Village. Born a slave in Missouri in 1854, Servant of God Father Augustus Tolton became the first African-American Catholic priest ordained in the United States.

Around the Diocese Aug. 11

This week’s listing includes events in Brooklyn and Queens throughout August and into September.