Deacon Richard Elrose of St. Helen Church, Howard Beach, distributed ashes to two classes of pre-kindergartners in the parish school on Ash Wednesday. Using the ashes, he traced crosses on the youngsters’ foreheads and explained that the ashes are a reminder of Jesus’ love for them.
When the Pope John Paul II Family Academy opened in Bushwick in 2009, the vision was to provide students in one of the poorest areas of the Diocese of Brooklyn with a quality Catholic education made possible by the generous commitment of its benefactors. However, due to a necessary expansion and building repairs, the funding […]
by Walter Stark I am so impressed and proud of my sixth graders at St. Pancras School in Glendale. Every year, I suggest that we try to make a difference during the Christmas season. It is sort of a tradition with my students to decide on an act of kindness and run with it. This […]
The Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, community gathered May 1 at El Caribe Country Club, Mill Basin, for the fourth annual Spirit of Xaverian Gala to celebrate alumni members who have made a difference since leaving the halls of the Shore Road school. Nearly 550 guests attended, and four honorees were recognized for their professional and […]
“All of them were not only well prepared, but very skilled for their young ages, and they certainly put me to shame,” said Patricia Winters, principal of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Sunset Park, regarding the impressive skills of first, second and third graders […]
The parish youth group at St. Clare’s, Rosedale, performed a live dramatization of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at the church. The 20 youth group members are mostly high school students who are parishioners at St. Clare’s, with a few performers being students at the parish’s elementary school. Father Andy Struzzieri, pastor, […]
The mission statement of Our Lady of the Snows Elementary School, North Floral Park, is the following: “Our vision is the preservation of our strong Christian environment and high academic standards. We will work conscientiously to realize our ideals in a community that is contemporary, enthusiastic, unbiased, and open to the future.” This statement thoroughly […]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village. The golden jubilee celebrations will begin on Friday, April 19, with a gala dinner-dance at El Caribe, Mill Basin, from 7 to 11 p.m., and continue throughout that weekend with musical performances and a celebratory Sunday Mass. This momentous achievement is predicated […]
On Oct. 29, 2012, a deluge of water surged through the halls of St. Francis de Sales School, Belle Harbor. Hurricane Sandy had left a devastating imprint on the school community and forced the building to close temporarily. But on Jan. 22, there was a different kind of deluge roaming through St. Francis – a […]
In anticipation of Catholic Schools Week, The Tablet wanted to know what our readers love about Catholic schools. So we posted the following question on our website and Facebook page: “What do you love about your Catholic school?”
