A memorial Mass for Father Edward Kiernan, former pastor of St. Columba parish, Marine Park, will be held at the church, Saturday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m.
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Birthday Blessings Gemma!
Gemma Ferrara, a lifelong parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Williamsburg, recently celebrated her 100th birthday with Msgr. Joseph Calise, pastor, who is pictured with her, and Giuditta Coccia, parish pastoral care coordinator.
Youth Minister Advent Evening of Prayer
Parish youth ministers and school campus ministers are invited to attend the diocesan School of Evangelization’s Youth Minister Advent Evening of Prayer at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.
Around the Diocese: Nov. 26, 2016
This week’s listing features events in Brooklyn and Queens through early December.
Douglaston Faithful Visit Astoria’s Holy Doors
As the Year of Mercy began to wind down, Brooklyn and Queens residents were eager to get in a few more visits to Holy Door sites around the diocese. Clergy and parishioners from St. Anastasia Church made a pilgrimage to the Holy Doors at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Astoria, Nov. 3.
Around the Diocese: Nov. 19, 2016
This week’s listing features events in Brooklyn and Queens through late November.
Incarnation’s Holy Door Pilgrimage
Over 100 pilgrims from Incarnation parish, Queens Village, led by their pastor, Father John O’Connor, processed through the streets, praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet as they journeyed from their church to the Holy Doors at St. Gerard Majella, Hollis.
Around the Diocese: Nov. 12, 2016
This week’s listing features events in Brooklyn and Queens through mid-November.
Jackson Heights Pilgrims Visit Bensonhurst Holy Doors
The Rosary Society of St. Joan of Arc parish, Jackson Heights, held a pilgrimage to the Holy Doors of Mercy at the Basilica of Regina Pacis in Bensonhurst, Oct. 13.
Fourth Annual Evangelization Congress
“Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love),” the apostolic exhortation Pope Francis released earlier this year, is the focus of the fourth annual Evangelization Congress, to be held at St. Francis Preparatory H.S., Fresh Meadows, Nov. 19.