Thirty-seven parishes participated in the diocesan celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12 at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant as more than 3,000 people of Mexican origins filled the church.
The annual Diocesan Pro Vita Mass, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, will be held at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 5 p.m.
Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto blessed and opened the Holy Doors at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Flatlands. This growing parish has undergone some recent renovations and has a new tabernacle, which the bishop also blessed.
Scenes from Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio opening the Holy Doors at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, Dec. 13.
St. Joseph’s Church, Jamaica, went above and beyond the call for the Generations of Faith campaign by raising $170,045 from only 102 gifts!
The Holy Year of Mercy officially began in Brooklyn and Queens on Sunday, Dec. 13, as Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and the auxiliary bishops conducted prayer services and blessed six Holy Doors.
Listing of Christmas Masses in Brooklyn and Queens.
Continuing to engage the young people of Long Island City and Astoria with positive programming during evenings and weekends, Hour Children’s teen program, known as Hour Teen Scene, recently painted a mural at its residence on 12th Street between 36th and 37th avenues in Ravenswood.
In preparation for the coming of the Christ Child, all are invited to a Christmas tree lighting and Nativity scene blessing at the main entrance of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in Grand Army Plaza, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m.
If you are recently unemployed and you want to network with others who have lost their jobs, Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens is sponsoring an Employment Resource and Support Group.
