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 […]
Parishes
Local Haitians Celebrate Day of Independence
More than 700 Haitians gathered for a Mass of thanksgiving at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, on Jan. 1 to celebrate the Feast of Mary, Mother of God, and to mark Haiti’s 211th anniversary of independence from France. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the liturgy that was offered in Haitian-Creole. The homily was […]
Diocesan Assignments
PASTOR Rev. Raymond P. Roden, from spiritual director of Cathedral Seminary House of Formation Residence, Douglaston, to pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows, Corona, effective June 30, 2015. PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Thomas Shepanzyk, from parochial vicar of St. Pancras, Glendale, to parochial vicar of Holy Cross, Maspeth, effective Jan. 31, 2015. Rev. Marcin A. Mioduszewski, […]
Knights Make Room For Inn in Greenpoint
The rickety old stable was leaning heavily, held up only by a makeshift pipe between it and the church building. It had served the parish of St. Anthony-St. Alphonsus, Greenpoint, very well through the years, and was a focal point of the Christmas season on the busy Manhattan Ave. shopping area. But time had taken […]
Sights, Sounds, Smells Of Waiting in Advent
Christmas tree and Nativity scene lightings and festivals of Lessons and Carols are traditional ways parishes celebrate the Advent season and prepare for Christmas But St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Flatlands, hosted something a little different last weekend – an Advent prayer opportunity based around the scriptural theme of “Waiting.” Participants were invited to reflect on […]
Team Effort at Brooklyn Parishes to Battle Cancer
Thanksgiving weekend is a time to take stock of all the blessings God has bestowed upon us and to do exactly what the holiday’s name says to do – give thanks. However, for one Brooklyn family, the events of the past few months have cast a shadow over God’s blessings. But even so, it has […]
Lighting Up the Bay
It was a festive weekend at St. Mark’s parish, Sheepshead Bay, when guest celebrant Father Stephen Saffron presided at lessons and carols and the Christmas display was unveiled and lit.
Saintly Celebration at Greenpoint Parish
Ornate Indian parasols decorated the exterior of St. Anthony-St. Alphonsus Church in Greenpoint, where hundreds of Indian Catholics rejoiced over their newest saint. Devotees from Brooklyn and Queens as well as New Jersey, Connecticut and Philadelphia attended a Sunday afternoon Mass of thanksgiving on Dec. 7 to celebrate the canonization of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara. […]
New Chaplaincy Duties
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop Bernardito C. Auza, permanent observer of the Holy See to the UN, and Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello, diocesan vicar for development join with friends of Msgr. Gigantiello as they congratulate him at the Waldorf-Astoria upon being installed as a chaplain of the Sovereign Order of Malta.
Bayside in Nicaragua
For the second consecutive year, the people of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament (OLBS) parish, Bayside, became missioners to developmentally disabled children in Nicaragua. Eleven missioners from OLBS departed from LaGuardia Airport for Hogar Belén, Nicaragua, to help the children of the Mustard Seed Community (MSC) orphanages in Diriamba and Managua. The team had […]