Parishioners, students and a priest from St. Mel’s parish, Flushing, recently participated in a hair-donation event to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to conquering childhood cancers.
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Corpus Christi Youth Present Passion Play
To prepare their parish community for Holy Week, youth ministry members and Confirmation candidates at Corpus Christi Church, Woodside, presented a Passion Play for the parish community.
Holy Week Services
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Tolentine Parishioners Have A New Way to Honor Patron
Parishioners at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Jamaica, now have a new way to honor their patron saint. Father John Francis, pastor, visited Tolentino, Italy, and brought back a first-class relic of the parish’s patron saint.
New Altar Servers at St. Mel’s
Twenty-four new altar servers have been installed at St. Mel Church, Flushing.
A Bensonhurst Christmas
Children of St. Mary Mother of Jesus parish, Bensonhurst, presented a living Nativity scene as the Gospel was read at Christmas Eve Mass.
Building Community, Faith in Carroll Gardens for 150 Years
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated the closing Mass of its St. Stephen parish’s sesquicentennial year in Carroll Gardens.
Pilgrimage to Long Island
The Rosary Ministry of St. Helen’s parish, Howard Beach, sponsored a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island on Saturday, Oct. 1. T
Generations Drive Pays Off for Queens Church
St. Margaret’s parish in Middle Village, under the stewardship of Msgr. Steven Aguggia, entered the Generations of Faith campaign as a pilot parish. Now, it has received funds back from the campaign and is completing its main Generations of Faith project.
75-Year-Old St. Mel’s Puts on a New Look
Surrounded by dozens of priests and hundreds of parishioners, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio rededicated the newly refurbished St. Mel’s Church Sept. 9. The parish is marking 75 years of service to the Flushing and Whitestone communities.