More than 20 minutes of the team’s performance, which included dancing to inspiring spoken word about equality, reciting verses from the Bible and acting out short skits, transformed the Friday evening ambiance into Sunday afternoon praise and worship. By the end, the crowd stood up and clapped their hands together.
In this Year of Vocations, young men are invited to encounter Jesus Christ on the diocese’s annual Vocation Retreat with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
Citing increasing costs and dwindling enrollment, St. Pancras School in Glendale has announced that it will close effective June 30.
The Diaconate Formation Office has announced new dates for inquiry sessions for men who are interested in the admission process and formation of the permanent diaconate.
The St. Pio and St. Joseph Societies of St. Pancras parish, Glendale, conducted a Living Nativity on Saturday, Jan. 13 after the 8:30 a.m. Mass.
The diocesan Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns hosted its annual praise and prayer service celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Our Lady of Victory Church, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Jan. 15.
At the San Damiano Mission in Holy Family Church, Greenpoint, parishioners and guests broke bread in the form of an Oplatek, borrowing traditions from the neighborhood’s Slavic heritage.
The arctic temperatures, harsh winds and snow that visited the diocese before and during Epiphany weekend canceled events, closed schools and brought down Mass attendance somewhat, but did not bring too much long-term damage according to a sample of parishes interviewed.
Currents’ Liz Faublas will anchor NET-TV’s coverage of Pope Francis’ pastoral visit to Chile and Peru, beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio recently named Mrs. Jasmine Salazar – Hispanic mother and wife – as the new vice chancellor of the Diocese of Brooklyn. She is the first laywoman to be named vice chancellor of the diocese.
