It was a day for celebration at St. Peter Catholic Academy as hundreds of students filed into the 23rd Avenue school building in Bensonhurst. The school welcomed over two dozen new students and saw an increase in the number of nursery and pre-k students, with enrollment numbers at those grade levels besting the anticipated count projected by school administration.
The annual Bishop’s Dinner for Scouting was held Sept. 25 at El Caribe Country Club, Mill Basin. Two hundred thirty people attended. Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez represented Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and also received the Good Scout Award from the Catholic Committee on Scouting. Paul Stanton, chairman of the Catholic Committee, was the emcee. Former chairman, […]
Students from Brooklyn and Queens were among those who joined the People’s Climate March Sept. 21.
The 48th annual Ragamuffin Parade was held Sept. 27 in Bay Ridge with Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, diocesan vicar for development, as the grand marshal. Arlene Rutuelo, a community activist and owner of Nordic Delicacies, was honored as the Person of the Year.
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Two Queens soccer players helped kick-off an initiative geared toward teaching children about healthier eating and active living at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy in Flushing.
A talent I can appreciate is playing any instrument because I listen to music all the time, and it helps me work through the day.
“The program opened my eyes to some exciting real-world applications of the work we were doing in the classroom,” said Fontbonne senior Josette Tugander.
Our mentors don’t want us to leave our troubles at home; they want us to bring every issue, every gift, every thought and every feeling and talk about them. It may be a mess to talk about, but we are encouraging that mess, that storm.
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio gathered with clergy, religious and catechists to inaugurate the diocesan School of Evangelization on Thursday evening, Sept. 18.
