“Let us give thanks for the opportunity for our two dioceses to celebrate our ancestry together for the first time in so many years,” said Darcel Whitten-Wilamowski.
Diocesan News
Rite of Election: More Than a Thousand People Prepare to Enter the Church
In Brooklyn and Queens, 1,125 adults and children will receive the sacraments at the Easter Vigil. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio greeted them during the Rites of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion last Sunday, Feb. 14.
Queens Parish Hosts Telecast of Papal Mass
Though thousands of miles away from Mexico City, Latin American faithful in Queens were able to follow the papal Mass live from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe Feb. 13. Braving freezing cold temperatures, about 350 parishioners gathered at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish, Jamaica, to watch the Mass broadcast through NET-TV.
Ash Wednesday
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio placed ashes on the heads of Massgoers in Downtown Brooklyn as Christians around the world began the season of Lent on Feb 10.
For Religious, Year Is Over But Ministry Continues
Hundreds of religious sisters, brothers and consecrated laity gathered Feb. 6 at the mother parish of Long Island to celebrate the closing of the Year of Consecrated Life together in community. “Religious life is in a time of profound transformation,” said Sister Mary Hughes, O.P., the guest speaker at the closing celebration at St. James Cathedral, Downtown Brooklyn. “We have to walk into this transformation with faith.”
New Church Will Bring New Life to B’klyn Parish
SS. Peter and Paul parishioners in Williamsburg look forward to moving to a new church building in the next two years. The new worship site will be located at the old parochial school building, McCaddin Memorial Hall. The renovated space will also house classrooms for faith formation and a theater.
Year of Mercy Retreat Opportunity, April 4-6
“Mercy and Forgiveness” will be the theme of a three-day retreat conducted by Father Jack Replogle, S.J., and Father Rick Beuther, pastor of St. Bartholomew Church, Elmhurst, at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, L.I., April 4-6.
Day of Reconciliation and Renewal For the Year of Mercy
The Golden Age and Rosary societies of St. Mark Church, Sheepshead Bay, are hosting “Reconciliation and Renewal in the Year of Mercy,” a day of reflection and prayers on Saturday, March 29.
Cathedral Club Hears Call for Better People In Public Life
A lack of civility in the public debate at home and religious intolerance around the world are two of the biggest problems facing modern society. That was the message of New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the main speaker at the 116th annual dinner of the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn, Feb. 4 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhattan.
Bishop’s Visit Highlights Catholic Schools Week
Students, parents and faculty at St. Joan of Arc School, Jackson Heights, could not contain their excitement when they welcomed Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio during Catholic Schools Week.