St. Kevin’s Mission Team, Flushing, participated in a week-long mission in late August to the abandoned, developmentally disabled children and young adults of the Mustard Seed Communities in Nicaragua.
Parishes
Mill Basin Parish Celebrates Patron
On Saturday morning, Aug. 20, the feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, clergy and parishioners from St. Bernard Church in Mill Basin honored their parish patron.
St. Nick’s Alumni, Priests Honor Former Principal
Alumni from St. Nicholas School, Williamsburg, held a reunion April 16, and honored former principal, Sister Joan Losson, O.P., for her many years of service.
OLG Parishes Team Up for a Cause
Two parishes of Our Lady of Grace came together for the “OLG to OLG Barbara Dattilo Memorial Youth Concert,” which featured the youth choir from the Howard Beach parish, singing at the Gravesend church.
Around the Diocese: Sept. 26, 2015
BROOKLYN St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands — Caribbean Night, Sept. 26, 7 p.m. in Msgr. King Hall. Call 253-4404. St. Frances Cabrini, Bath Beach — Madonna di Montevergine Feast, Sept. 27, 2 p.m. Mass. Culmination of four-day feast, Sept. 24-27. Sponsor: Knights of Columbus Council No. 481. Call 259-8840. Our Lady of Peace, Gowanus/Park Slope — […]
Relics of St. Maria Goretti To Be Venerated in Brooklyn
It is the first time that the saint’s body has travelled to the U.S. and only the second time that it has left Italy. The relics can be venerated at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park, on Thursday Oct. 1 and at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, on Friday, Oct. 2.
80 New Lay Leaders Come Forward to Serve
At two recent full-day orientation sessions, the diocesan Pastoral Institute welcomed 80 new participants for the Lay Ministry Program. Coming from parishes across the diocese, lay leaders embark 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 Spanish-language track, while […]
Middle Village Students Enjoy Visit from Bishop
A week before Pope Francis’ visit to New York, students at St. Margaret School in Middle Village received their own special visitor: Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
Long Island City Parish Celebrates 150 Years
Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez was the main celebrant of the Mass at St. Mary’s, which culminated a year-long celebration.
Generations Has Tips for Hispanic Parishes
At the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, pastors, parochial vicars and lay leaders joined together for a capital campaign workshop focused on sharing tips and best practices for Spanish-speaking parishes and communities that will participate in Generations of Faith later this year and into 2016. The workshop was organized by The Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens, […]