Dear Editor: I truly appreciated reading Ed Wilkinson’s column on little-known Barren Island (Aug. 27).
Brooklyn
Springfield Gardens’ Church Has Risen from the Ashes
Six years after a fire destroyed their old church, St. Mary Magdalene parishioners’ faith was rewarded last Sunday when they were able to celebrate Mass for the first time in their newer, bigger church.Six years after a fire destroyed their old church, St. Mary Magdalene parishioners’ faith was rewarded last Sunday when they were able to celebrate Mass for the first time in their newer, bigger church.
Italian Traditions Feel At Home in Brooklyn
The buses rolled into Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza last Sunday afternoon as hundreds of parishioners disembarked and lined up for a parade. The marching band of the New York City Police Department warmed up as it prepared to lead the way down Vanderbilt Ave.
Mother Teresa Statue Is Gift from Albanians
Pride rushed through the hearts and veins of Albanian Americans as they watched Albanian President Bujar Nishani unveil a statue of St. Teresa of Calcutta at St. Athanasius parish, Bensonhurst, Sept. 25.
The 35th Annual Great Irish Fair
The 2016 Great Irish Fair of New York, a family-friendly event celebrating Irish-American faith, heritage and culture, will be presented by The Irish American Building Society Charities, Inc., on Sunday, Sept. 24.
New Year at Bensonhurst H.S. Center
The high school youth center of the Bensonhurst Youth Cluster kicked off on Sept. 14 at the beginning of the new school year.
Ragamuffin Parade Is 50
The 50th annual Children’s Ragamuffin Parade in Bay Ridge will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1, starting at 1 p.m.
In Williamsburg: Street Festival Kicks Off Parish’s Religious Ed Year
Transfiguration parish in Williamsburg celebrated Catechetical Sunday a day early last week with bounce, paint and a whole pig.
Dyker Heights Church Honors Finest Heroes of 9/11
New York’s Finest gathered at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Dyker Heights, last weekend to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and honor officers who gave their lives that day and in the years that followed.
Firehouse Mass Recalls Sacrifice of Heroes
Firefighters from Ladder 131, Engine 279 marked the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with moments of silence and a memorial Mass inside their Red Hook firehouse.