Around the Diocese

Good Friday Observances

BROOKLYN

Our Lady Help of Christians, Midwood — Good Friday Blood Drive, April 14, 3-9 p.m. Call Millie, 258-1527.

St. Frances de Chantal, Borough Park — Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion and Stations of the Cross Procession, April 14, 7 p.m. in Polish. Bishop Witold Mroziewski leads procession from St. Frances to St. Catharine of Alexandria Church.

Our Lady of Grace, Gravesend — Stations of the Cross, April 14, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. with parish youth.

St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn — Communion and Liberation Way of the Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge, April 14, 10 a.m. Ends in Manhattan.

Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen, Carroll Gardens — Good Friday Street Procession, April 14, 7 p.m. Prayer service in Italian follows.

Bensonhurst Cluster — Good Friday Procession, April 14, 7: 30 p.m. Starts at 64th St. and 18th Ave. Closes at St. Frances Cabrini with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.

QUEENS

Sacred Heart, Glendale — Good Friday Blood Drive, April 14, 12-6 p.m. in the school gym. Call Chris Russo, 347-684-2201.

St. Mary’s, Long Island City — Stations of the Cross in Silhouette, April 14, 7:30 p.m. Free. Call 786-0705.

St. Joseph, Astoria — Multilingual Outdoor Stations of the Cross Candlelight Procession, April 14, 7:30 p.m. starting in church. Call 278-1611.

Incarnation, Queens Village — Multilingual Outdoor Stations of the Cross, April 14, 9:30 a.m.

Flushing/Whitestone — Sorrowful Mother and Crucified Lord Procession, April 14, 6:30 p.m. with prayer at St. Mel’s Church; 7:30 p.m. procession to St. Luke’s Church.

Holy Cross, Maspeth — Trilingual Way of the Cross, April 14, 5:30 p.m. Parish youth will dramatize the Lord’s Passion in the streets.