Brooklyn seminarian Mark Bristol was promoted in the U.S. Navy from the rank of Ensign to Lieutenant Junior Grade as a Chaplain Candidate on Sept. 20 in a ceremony at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, N.Y. Shown are, from left, Navy Commander Msgr. Joseph Mulqueen; Bristol; Navy recruiter Lieutenant Commander Younker; and Lieutenant Msgr. Terrence Mulkerin.
At two recent full-day orientation sessions, the diocese’s Pastoral Institute welcomed 86 new participants for its Lay Ministry Program. Coming from parishes across Brooklyn and Queens, they embarked on a three-year course of intellectual, spiritual, human and pastoral formation that will prepare them for service in their parishes. Thirty-nine will follow the English-language track, while […]
Umbrellas are seen as people shelter from the rain as Pope Francis is pictured on a large screen leading the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 15.
Theodore Musco, director of the Office of Faith Formation, and staff hosted two meetings for catechetical leaders on Sept. 9 at 310 Prospect Park West, Park Slope, and Sept. 10 at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston, to mark the celebration of Catechetical Sunday, Sept. 15. This […]
Principal Dorothea Breen led a 9/11 prayer service at Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica Estates. It involved ringing the Aquinas Memorial Bell with a moment of silence. Aquinas Honor Society members held the flag, candles and flowers
Students at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy, Windsor Terrace, gathered Sept. 11 outside Holy Name Church to remember the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that occurred 12 years ago. The ceremony was held beneath a large American flag that was draped over the main entrance to the church. Each child was given a small […]
by Antonina Zielinska The first Filipino saint, St. Lorenzo Ruiz, now holds a prominent place in Mary’s Nativity Church, Flushing. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto blessed the new statue of St. Lorenzo, which stands in a shrine surrounded by candles at the front of the church. “St. Lorenzo reminds us of the vocation we all have, […]
On the first day of school, 123 members of the senior class at Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, gathered on Shore Road to watch the sun rise. This tradition, known as “senior sunrise,” has special significance this year. As Mary Ann Spicijaric begins her work as the new principal of Fontbonne and Gilda King assists […]
by Marie Elena Giossi School is back in session and at St. Mel School, Flushing, the new academic year brings a new principal who hopes to infuse new life into this learning community. St. Mel’s school and parish community formally welcomed Principal Chris Stein at the opening Mass of the school year on Wednesday, Sept. […]
Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens will conduct a ribbon-cutting to mark the opening of the Msgr. Anthony J. Barretta Apartments at 2365 Pacific St., Brownsville, on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. This new and contemporary affordable housing development features 64 units. The project, developed by CPC Resources (CPCR) and Catholic Charities, comprises eight […]
