Two Marist Brothers with connections to the Brooklyn Diocese are marking anniversaries. Brother Gerard (Jogues) Cormier, F.M.S., is celebrating his 70th year as a religious. Born in Sommerville, Mass., he entered the Marist Brothers Novitiate, Lowell, Mass. in 1943. He taught at St. Ann’s Academy (now Archbishop Molloy H.S.) and then at Cardinal Hayes […]
Diocesan News
Fallen Heroes Remembered At Cemetery Field Masses (with slideshow)
Catholic Cemeteries Office of the Diocese of Brooklyn celebrated its annual field Masses May 27 to commemorate Memorial Day. Nearly 800 people attended the liturgy at Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery, Flushing, one of six locations to host a Mass. The others included St. John’s, Middle Village; St. Charles/ Resurrection, Farmingdale, L.I.; Holy Cross, East Flatbush; […]
Social Media Is the Message
Church Learning Language of Apps, Tweets, Instagram and Websites It was a multimedia festival, with cameras rolling, notebooks being filled and tweets being sent out, as the diocese marked its 22nd annual celebration of World Communications Day May 17 at Studio Square, Astoria. More than 175 priests, parish representatives and diocesan employees involved […]
Lay Leaders Complete Pastoral Institute Course (with slideshow)
The diocesan Pastoral Institute commissioned 55 new lay minsters representing 33 parishes on May 16 at a Mass and bilingual ceremony in the chapel at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston. The new lay leaders join nearly 700 lay ministers in the diocese who have successfully completed the three-year program of study, in existence since […]
The Spirit of Xaverian (with audio slideshow)
The Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, community gathered May 1 at El Caribe Country Club, Mill Basin, for the fourth annual Spirit of Xaverian Gala to celebrate alumni members who have made a difference since leaving the halls of the Shore Road school. Nearly 550 guests attended, and four honorees were recognized for their professional and […]
NY Blood Center Honors Parishes
The Diocese of Brooklyn and the New York Blood Center (NYBC) acknowledged the efforts of parish blood drive coordinators and recruiters for the calendar year of 2012 on April 17 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. The diocese contributed nearly 6,000 individual blood donations in 2012. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto was on hand to honor […]
Msgr. Scharfenberger Installed As Territorial Vicar in Queens (with slideshow)
Msgr. Edward Scharfenberger, currently the pastor of St. Matthias parish, Ridgewood, was officially installed April 20 as the new episcopal vicar for Queens. He had been serving in that position since Jan. 31, but the installation Mass, celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at St. Matthias, was the formal public decree of his new post. Msgr. […]
St. Clare’s Youth Group Revives Living Stations (with slideshow)
The parish youth group at St. Clare’s, Rosedale, performed a live dramatization of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at the church. The 20 youth group members are mostly high school students who are parishioners at St. Clare’s, with a few performers being students at the parish’s elementary school. Father Andy Struzzieri, pastor, […]
Snows’ Principal Wins Distinguished Award
The mission statement of Our Lady of the Snows Elementary School, North Floral Park, is the following: “Our vision is the preservation of our strong Christian environment and high academic standards. We will work conscientiously to realize our ideals in a community that is contemporary, enthusiastic, unbiased, and open to the future.” This statement thoroughly […]
Even in His Suffering, The Bishop Was Serving
A Mass for parishioners was held Thursday, March 14, at Holy Family parish, Flushing, to pray for the repose of their late pastor, Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello. Over 50 parishioners attended, as well as the children from the parish elementary school. Parishioners had the opportunity to pray beside the bishop’s casket and pay their final […]