Msgr. Joseph Grimaldi dedicated a shrine in honor of Mary, Mother of Life, Mother of Hope in St. Bernard’s Church, Bergen Beach/Mill Basin, Dec. 2.
Diocesan News
Thousands Expected to Celebrate Guadalupe Feast in Brooklyn
Devotees of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of Mexico, are expected to gather by the thousands at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Prospect Heights, to celebrate her feast day with a Mass, torch-lighting ceremony and traditional torch walk to about 35 Catholic churches in Brooklyn and Queens.
Church Vandal Arrested in Brooklyn
Police have made an arrest in the case of the vandal who desecrated two statues in Brooklyn on the first Sunday of Advent.
Listening Session Addresses ‘Original Sin of America’
Asked why there is still racism in the Church, Deacon Ernie Hart said, “Because we are all sinners and we don’t do what Jesus told us to do. …
Bishop’s Christmas Luncheon
The Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens held its annual Bishop’s Christmas Luncheon Dec. 5 at Russo’s on the Bay, Howard Beach, to raise funds for scholarships to Catholic elementary schools in Brooklyn and Queens.
Christmas Lighting Brings Canarsie Community Together
The Law Offices of Seddio and Carone in Canarsie hosted its annual lighting of its Christmas display Dec. 2.
Glendale Knights Rolling Out Collectible Christmas Trains
An early Christmas gift was hand delivered to Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio by the Knights of Columbus from Msgr. Sherman Council No. 5103 in Glendale. Members presented him with a “Keep Christ In Christmas” Lionel boxcar.
Tri-State Italian-American Congress Scholarships Help Local Families Pay Tuition
The Tri-State Italian-American Congress held its annual scholarship award prayer service at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Williamsburg Nov. 29.
World AIDS Day Observed in Prayer and Song in Park Slope
For the last several years, during the last weeks of November, a row of red ribbons grows on the iron fence of St. Augustine parish in Park Slope. Each ribbon bears the name of a person who died of AIDS.
Bethlehem’s Peace Light Shines Bright in Queens Deanery
A flame from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem – the Light of Christ – arrived in Queens last weekend in time for parishes to begin illuminating their Advent candles.