To ring in the new sports season, Queens Deanery No. 5 will celebrate a special Catholic Youth Organization Mass Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Church, North Floral Park. Young athletes are invited with their parents, coaches, aides and volunteers to pray together for a successful and safe sports season.

A special blessing will be offered to everyone, and a small gift of appreciation will be given to all athletes, who are encouraged to wear their team uniforms.

For questions, contact the parish athletic representative at any Queens Deanery No. 5 parish, which include: Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Bayside; St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose; St. Kevin, Flushing; St. Anastasia, Douglaston; St. Josaphat, Bayside; Holy Family, Flushing; American Martyrs, Bayside; Sacred Heart, Bayside; St. Robert Bellarmine, Bayside; and Our Lady of the Snows.