Futures in Education, the scholarship fund of the Diocese of Brooklyn, set a record when it raised over $2.2 million in scholarships for the deserving students of low-income families. The annual Scholarship Fund Dinner was held Oct. 14 at the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, Manhattan.
Last Sunday at St. James Cathedral-Basilica in Downtown Brooklyn, the Propagation of the Faith Office conducted its annual World Mission Sunday event as schoolchildren from the diocese were honored for their donations to the missions.
Last year, I began visiting St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital through the service program of Holy Cross H.S., Flushing. It has honestly changed my life in more ways than I could have ever imagined. St. Mary’s has truly molded me into the man I am today.
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Dean Dobbins, founder of the “Stop Bullying Today” campaign, will be the keynote speaker at “Bullying the Silent Threat,” an awareness seminar at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Forest Hills, Oct. 25.
Brother John Olsen (Thaddeus), C.F.X., the first principal of Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, died Oct. 8 at Nazareth Home.
This week’s Tablet TALK invites readers to a best-selling author’s book-signing (web exclusive), a Brooklyn parish mission with a well known singer/storyteller and an upcoming concert with an 8-year-old classical pianist and much more…
Former principal of St. Bernadette School, Dyker Heights, Sister Claire Grieco, M.P.F., died Oct. 8 at St. Joseph Hall, Villa Walsh, Morristown, N.J. She was 83.
