A night of celebration on the streets of Corona capped off a rededication celebration at Our Lady of Sorrows Church Oct. 1, nearly two years after it was extensively damaged by fire.
Diocesan News
Springfield Gardens’ Church Has Risen from the Ashes
Six years after a fire destroyed their old church, St. Mary Magdalene parishioners’ faith was rewarded last Sunday when they were able to celebrate Mass for the first time in their newer, bigger church.Six years after a fire destroyed their old church, St. Mary Magdalene parishioners’ faith was rewarded last Sunday when they were able to celebrate Mass for the first time in their newer, bigger church.
Pilgrimage to Long Island
The Rosary Ministry of St. Helen’s parish, Howard Beach, sponsored a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island on Saturday, Oct. 1. T
St. Nicholas of Tolentine 100th Anniversary
St. Nicholas of Tolentine parish, Jamaica, opened its 100th anniversary year by celebrating the parish feast on Sunday, Sept. 18.
Glendale Hosts Padre Pio Celebration
The St. Padre Pio Cluster Celebration at St. Pancras, Glendale, was held Sept. 25 with Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez, leading a procession following Mass.
Statue of St. Francis Is Back with the Brothers
On Oct. 4, the St. Francis Prep community, Fresh Meadows, will celebrate the feast day of the school’s patron saint, and mark the return of a statue of St. Francis of Assisi that was part of the school’s first campus on Butler St. in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.
Loughlin Gala Marks School’s 165th Year
Perhaps the only thing that’s been in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood longer than Brother Peter Bonventre, F.S.C., is Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., which marked its 165th anniversary with a festive reception.
Diocesan Pilgrims in the Holy Land
Pilgrims from the Brooklyn Diocese who are on a Year of Mercy Holy Land visit joined the diocese’s newest members of the Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre as they were welcomed into the fraternal Order by Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzabella, the new apostolic administrator of the Latin patriarchate, in Jerusalem.
Reuniting St. Catherine’s Nurses One Last Time
A tradition that spanned five decades and brought together classmates, friends and many memories came to an end on Sept. 24 as graduates of St. Catherine’s Hospital School of Nursing in East Williamsburg held their final reunion breakfast.
Italian Ministry Celebration to Remember Earthquake Victims
On Sunday, Oct. 2, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and Italian Catholics will gather in prayerful remembrance of the victims of the earthquakes in Italy last month. There will be a procession from Grand Army Plaza and Mass at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights. The Mass will air live on NET-TV.