At Cathedral Prep and Seminary’s Graduation, May 25 at St. James Cathedral Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, three members of the Class of 2018 were introduced to their new Rector.
Diocesan News
Franciscan from Queens Ordained to Priesthood
Franciscan friar Brother John Aherne, O.F.M., a member of the Holy Name Province, was ordained to the priesthood on June 23 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Manhattan.
Alumnae Get to See DC One Last Time
Chaucer once told us, “All good things must come to end,” but are we ever really prepared? We were invited back to our alma mater on April 22 for one last walk through the building that once housed Dominican Commercial H.S., Jamaica. Graduates from the 1940s to the 1990s were represented.
Priests’ Patron Statue Blessed To Mark Year for Vocations
“Called by Name” was the theme of the day at St. Luke’s, Whitestone. Students were asked to listen and consider their future lives in the Church.
Cemetery Field Masses Observe Memorial Day
Auxiliary Bishop James Massa celebrated the Memorial Day Field Mass at St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery in Lawrence, L.I. A small congregation of 25 people attended the liturgy that was celebrated under a large white tent surrounded by headstones decorated with flowers and American flags.
Ridgewood and Glendale Remember
Msgr. Sherman Council of the Knights of Columbus in Glendale participated in the 80th annual Ridgewood and Glendale Memorial Day Parade. Father Fred Marano, pastor of Sacred Heart parish, East Glendale, gave the benediction.
Memorial Day in Bay Ridge
The 151st annual Memorial Day Parade in Bay Ridge drew larger crowds and reported more participants than recent years
Remembrance, Gratitude At Douglaston Parade
Sitting atop the back of a convertible, World War II veteran Luke Gasparre, 94, proudly waved to the crowds as he was driven along Northern Boulevard in the annual Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade May 28.
La Salle’s Spring Gala Raises $1.8M for Student Scholarships
La Salle Academy honored Brother Ralph J. Darmento, F.S.C., deputy superintendent of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn and member of La Salle’s board of trustees, at its 27th annual spring gala at The Pierre Hotel in Manhattan.
88 More Laypeople Ready To Serve as Parish Ministers
The new leaders were completing a three-year program conducted by the Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis that included theology courses, workshops and ministry projects that were offered in English and Spanish.