Almost 1,000 people filled the main ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel for the annual Futures in Education Scholarship Fund Dinner. Over $2.4 million was raised to assist diocesan children with Catholic school tuition.
Diocesan News
Vocation Awareness Week
The diocese will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 6-13, with several events around the diocese.
On Pilgrimage In Park Slope
Ten members of the Rosary Society from Astoria’s Immaculate Conception Church, and their pastor, Msgr. Fernando Ferrarese, made a pilgrimage to St. Augustine Church last Saturday, Oct. 15.
St. Bernard Parish Lights Up the Night For Team Kaitlyn
Hundreds of members of the church and school community at St. Bernard parish, Mill Basin, turned out for a prayer service and luminaria ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 20, to honor and support a local girl battling bone cancer.
Diocese Begins RENEW In Small-Groups Sessions
Parishioners in Brooklyn and Queens have begun a process of evangelization and spiritual renewal through RENEW International’s ARISE Together in Christ/LEVÁNTATE Unámonos en Cristo. This journey toward a deeper and richer Catholic faith is occurring in small, faith-sharing groups.
Diocese Begins Study of Changes to RCIA Program
Over 200 participants from all parts of the diocese, despite the pouring rain, arrived at the first Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Conference of 2016, at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston, Oct. 22.
Stars Shine Brightly in the Diocese of Immigrants
Ruth Samalca-Manligoy and Deacon LeRoy Branch Jr. are shining examples of faith and service in the Brooklyn Diocese, and that’s why they were selected as two of the diocese’s Shining Stars this fall.
Appeal’s Court of Honor Joins Bishop for Prayer and Reception
On Oct. 9, members of the Annual Catholic Appeal Court of Honor joined Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio for evening prayer followed by a reception to thank them for their support to the appeal.
Mass of Installation for Diocese’s New Deans
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated the Mass of Installation for the new diocese’s deans. Deans promote and coordinate pastoral activity, fostering collaborative ministry among parishes and parish leaders within the deanery.
Ladies of Charity Hold Their National Meeting in Queens
The Ladies of Charity USA recently held its national assembly in Queens.