A prayer service in honor of the international Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was held at Glendale Maspeth United Methodist Church, and Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez was the keynote speaker.
Diocesan News
Pro Vita Mass Honors Local Life Leaders
The diocesan Pro Vita Mass was celebrated Jan. 25 at St. James Cathedral-Basilica in Downtown Brooklyn. For more about the Pro Vita celebration, see this week’s Editor’s Space column by Ed Wilkinson.
807 Years of Life: Queen of Peace Residence Celebrates Group Birthdays
By Beth Griffin “I found heaven,” Agnes Russo said definitively, as she described the Little Sisters of the Poor Queen of Peace Residence, her home in Queens Village for the past 17 years. Russo, 99, was one of eight women honored Jan. 20 at a festive “807 Years of Life” party celebrating residents who will […]
Bed-Stuy Church Hosts MLK Prayer Service
The opponents of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. thought that his message would die with him, said Father Alonzo Cox, during the annual prayer service Jan. 19 dedicated to the slain civil rights leader. “Today we give honor and glory to God with the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King,” said the coordinator of Black […]
Three Kings on Parade
The 18th annual Three Kings Parade in Williamsburg marched up Graham Ave. on Sunday, Jan. 11. The day began with Mass at All Saints Church. Mainly a march of school children from the predominantly Hispanic community, participants included the religious education program of St. Mary-Most Holy Trinity parish directed by Sister Carol Woods, S.F.M.A. The […]
NET Focuses on Family
New Evangelization Television (NET TV) will present an original program Mission of Love, based on the catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families to be held in Philadelphia in the fall. Premiering Sunday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m., Mission of Love takes a look into the lives of couples and families: their ups and […]
Expanded Campus, Offerings at TMLA
Recent renovations to The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, have transformed a former convent into a hub of student life, learning and activity.
Church Fire Can’t Stop Parish Life in Corona
On the first weekend after fire burned through the choir loft and roof of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Corona, the parish family was busier than ever – keeping the regular Mass schedule, volunteering where needed and helping each other move forward. Signs posted around the church grounds direct parishioners to Our Lady of Sorrows […]
On the March in Park Slope
St. John the Evangelist-St. Rocco parish, Park Slope, honored Nuestra Senora de la Nube (Our Lady of the Clouds) with a procession along Fourth Ave. on New Year’s Day. Mass was celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros at St. John the Evangelist Church.
Astoria Celebrates Our Lady of the Cloud
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OLMC) parish, Astoria, celebrated Mass Jan. 1 in honor of Nuestra Senora de la Nube, a devotion from Ecuador. Organized by Klever Rodriguez, the celebration of Our Lady of the Clouds attracted more than 500 parishioners for a Mass, procession and reception. The main celebrant was native Ecuadorian, Father Angel […]