For Marie Panas, making rosaries by hand is a family tradition. She learned the skill from her mother when she was 7 years old, and now, decades later, she’s still at it.
Ascension – Elmhurst Queens
Only In Print: Faith Formation Program Helps Families Inside and Outside the Virtual Classroom
Since March of last year, it’s been an all-hands-on-deck approach for faith formation leaders at Ascension Roman Catholic Church.
Only in Print: At Sinulog, Filipinos Express Devotion to the Child Jesus | January 25, 2020
Ascension in Elmhurst is one of a handful of churches in the Brooklyn Diocese that honor the annual Philippine Sinulog tradition, celebrated worldwide every year on the third Sunday of January.
Robert John Winnemore
Robert John Winnemore, 71, a Queens-born lawyer, died Oct. 29.
It’s Official! Seven Are Now Priests of Diocese
After having collectively ministered in Brooklyn and Queens for nearly 60 years, seven foreign-born priests have begun the new year as official priests of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Obituary: Sister Julia Murphy, O.P.
Sister Julia Murphy, O.P., a member of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville, L.I., for 65 years, died April 19 at the age of 86.
For Filipinos, It’s Time of Prayerful Preparation
Nearly 400 people filled the pews and hallways of Ascension Church in Elmhurst to participate on the fifth Mass of Simbang Gabi, a nine-day novena of Masses to the Blessed Mother.
Tablet TALK: Flushing Girl Scouts Earn Bronze Award
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights Christmas concerts in Marine Park, Ridgewood and Cobble Hill, a Year of Mercy event in Bath Beach, Simbang Gabi in Elmhurst and much more.
Tablet TALK: Two Families Giving Thanks
This week’s Tablet TALK features the Passionists in Jamaica Estates and the 50th anniversary class of Mater Christi H.S., reminds readers about #GivingTuesday and much more.
