Our Lady of Angels parish, Bay Ridge, opened the observance of its 125th anniversary with a Mass of thanksgiving celebrated by Msgr. Kevin Noone, pastor, and priests who have served at the parish.
Diocesan News
Italians Celebrate
The Italian Apostolate in Brooklyn and Queens held a diocesan celebration in honor of the Feast of the Guardian Angels. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio participated in a street procession from Grand Army Plaza to St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, where he celebrated Mass for the people killed in the recent earthquake in Italy. For more about the celebration, see The Editor’s Space.
Students Take to Streets at Ragamuffin Parade
Bay Ridge’s Ragamuffin Parade celebrated its 50th anniversary Oct. 1 as thousands of school children from the Catholic academies and public schools dressed in costume to march along Third Ave.
‘New’ Church Rededicated at Our Lady of Sorrows
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.
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.