The annual Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Mass, sponsored by the 10 parishes in Queens Deanery No. 5 was celebrated at American Martyrs Church, Bayside, on Saturday, Oct. 21. Father Frank Schwarz, pastor and main celebrant, offered a special blessing to the boys and girls as they began a new CYO season. Father Robert Mema, parochial vicar at St. Kevin Church, Flushing, gave the homily.
Diocesan News
Diaconate Ordinations at St. Joseph’s Seminary
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will be the ordaining prelate when four men are ordained transitional deacons at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie, on Saturday, Nov. 4.
On Road to Priesthood
Five Brooklyn seminarians who are studying at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, were instituted as lectors and/or acolytes by Albany Bishop Edward Scharfenberger.
Knights and Ladies of Holy Sepulchre Make Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre from the Diocese of Brooklyn received the Pilgrim’s Shell from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem during their pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
New Deans Installed
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio installed new deans for five areas in the diocese.
50th Anniversary of Consecrated Life
Solemn Vespers was celebrated for the 50th anniversary of consecrated life of Agnes Rus, apostolic oblate at St. Kevin Church, Flushing, Oct. 29.
Head of Cristo Rey NY High School Receives the Spirit of Francis Award
Jesuit Father Joseph Parkes, president of Cristo Rey New York High School, is the 2017 recipient of Catholic Extension’s Spirit of Francis Award.
Father Labita Still Smiling After 68 Years As a Priest
Ordained in 1949, Father Frank Labita, at age 94, is celebrating his 68th year as a priest.
St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish
St. Nicholas Tolentine, originally a small country church serving half the local population of about 100 people in what is now Jamaica, Queens, is marking its 100th birthday.
Fundraiser Helps Airport Chapel Be a Home Away from Home
Our Lady of the Skies Chapel at John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens held its annual fundraiser at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, L.I.