Hundreds of children who came with their families to enjoy the seventh annual Kids Fun Day, a street festival co-sponsored by Catholic Charities Queens Community Center in Astoria and Fidelis Care.
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Tablet TALK: Mill Basin Knights Support Catholic Education
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights an honor going to St. Joseph’s College’s newest building, announces an Italian Film Festival, has details about a Women’s Cursillo Retreat and more.
Tablet TALK: Red Nose Day at Jamaica School
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights Heart to Heart Ministry’s 20th anniversary; announces a novena of Masses for the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; invites young marrieds to a Post-Cana Couple Day and more.
Charities Renames Housing for Benefactor from the Nabe
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens officially renamed its single room occupancy apartments in Williamsburg after John J. Farrell, a board of trustee member.
Blood Center Honors Parishes, Schools
A blood donors campaign recognition ceremony was held at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. The New York Blood Center honored the parishes and schools that achieved significant goals with their blood drives. The top three Queens parishes were St. Margaret, Middle Village; Holy Child Jesus, Richmond Hill; and Our Lady of the Snows, N. Floral Park. […]
Siebel Will Be Honored by NYS Charities Directors
Robert Seibel, the recently retired chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, will receive the Bishop Mugavero Award for outstanding contributions to the work of charity and social justice.
Homeless Center Named For a Woman of Faith
Dr. Elizabeth Lutas has been called a “saint,” but she says she is simply doing the Lord’s work. On Jan 16, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ), along with its partners – the N.Y.C. Department of Homeless Services and the N.Y.C. Administration for Children’s Services – celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Catholic Charities Dr. […]
Charities and Migration Team Up in Far Rockaway
by Kimberley Kearn Approximately 200 members of St. Mary Star of the Sea and St. Gertrude parish, Far Rockaway, benefitted from a new collaboration, the first of many, between Catholic Migration Services and Catholic Charities. At a public forum in Far Rockaway, Catholic Migration Services (CMS) was on hand to provide legal information and […]
Bishop Presents Local Human Development Grants
by Marie Elena Giossi Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio held an awards reception Oct. 18 to honor local recipients of this year’s national Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). Grant recipients were personally congratulated by the bishop as well as Msgr. Alfred LoPinto, diocesan vicar for human services; Robert Siebel, CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens […]
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SJU Students Serve CCBQ Seniors Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ Sheridan Senior Residence, Astoria, and St. Louis Senior Center, Crown Heights, hosted St. John’s University volunteers on Sept. 29, as part of the university’s 11th annual Day of Service. At Sheridan Residence, left, volunteers helped seniors clear weeds and debris from their rooftop garden and […]