Lincoln Center’s Geffen Hall was filled with 2,800 people as the diocese’s Futures in Education presented its Spirit of Christmas Concert on Dec. 12.
Diocesan News
Christmas Spirit Is Back In Grand Army Plaza
The initiative started three years ago when Father Michael Perry, pastor of Our Lady of Refuge, Flatbush, noticed that the Christmas tree that once adorned Grand Army Plaza was replaced with cones of lights
Bay Ridge Creche Lights Honor Festival Founder
Bay Ridge beamed with Christmas spirit when neighbors and friends gathered at Visitation Monastery and Academy Dec. 4 to light an outdoor manger scene and honor late civic leader Larry Morrish.
Life-Size Nativity and Christmas Tree To Be Unveiled in Grand Army Plaza
The Diocese of Brooklyn, with the assistance of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, put up a 25-foot Christmas tree and installed a life-size, hand-painted Nativity at the Grand Army Plaza Arch in Brooklyn. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will bless the crèche during an interfaith ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 5:30 p.m.
Pro Vita Honorees Named
The annual Pro Vita Mass sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 5 p.m. at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn. The honorees will be Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, C.S.J., and the staff of Hour Children, and Sir Knights Jose Ortiz and Francis Boccabella.
Co-Cathedral Hosts ‘Miracle’
The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Prospect Heights, will host a spectacular family event that includes The Miracle of Christmas musical, a live concert, a visit from Santa, a tree-lighting ceremony and a high-tech light show on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m.
Calvary Hospital Honored for Excellence
For the 11th straight year, Calvary Hospital has been honored for the “consistent highest level of customer satisfaction” by Press Ganey Associates, Inc.
Two Relics of Diocese to Serve Costa Rican Church
The bell that once rang out from the steeple of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Williamsburg, and a statue of Our Lady of the Skies that adorned the now-razed chapel of the same name at Kennedy Airport will be blessed outside the Parish of Nuestra Senora de La Soledad in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Diocese Launches Media Campaign for Christmas
This campaign serves as a reminder for Catholics to make time in their busy schedules to go to Church and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Reasons for Thanks in Bayside
John Maganaro of Sacred Heart parish, Bayside, and his crew deliver turkeys and canned goods for 100 people each Thanksgiving.