Catholic Charities recently hosted an information session for over 300 seniors at the SS Simon and Jude parish, Gravesend, to introduce the newly formed St. John XXIII Senior Services.
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Thanks for Including Us
Thank you for your excellent coverage of the Mass of Inclusion for People with Disabilities and the Deaf that was celebrated at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica on Sunday, June 4.
New Hospital in Haiti Is Tribute to Bishop Sullivan
A new hospital was inaugurated in a small sea shore village in Haiti on March 20. It is called Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Center for Health.
Former Nursing Sisters Head Was a Pioneer in Ministry
Sister Bernadette S. Downes, C.I.J., former president of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus, also known as the Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor, and former director of Disabled Persons for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Brooklyn, died peacefully Jan. 8, following a long illness.
Thanks, Catholic Charities
Dear Editor: I am writing on behalf of the seniors from Narrows Senior Center. We seniors are transported by vans each day by Maddy and Samuel, the drivers. We are treated with very much respect and tender care. Many thanks! We are taken to our doctors’ appointments, trips, and in some cases, shopping.
Obituary: Sister Margaret Williams, C.I.J.
Sister Margaret Williams, C.I.J., a member of the Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor for 73 years, died on May 11 at Villa St. Joseph, Rockville Centre. She was 92.
Father Keating Named Deputy CEO of Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has announced that Very Reverend Patrick J. Keating, associate vicar for Human Services of the Diocese of Brooklyn, and chief executive officer of Catholic Migration Services, will also serve as deputy chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
Diocese Honors Those Who Gave Their Blood
At a reception in Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio honored the parishes that have made significant contributions to the New York Blood Center over the past year.
Obituary: Rosemary Oliva
Rosemary Oliva, a member of St. Bernadette’s parish, Dyker Heights, who worked almost four decades at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, died on Feb. 9.
Panthers’ Linebacker Keeps Focus on Faith
Middle linebacker Luke Kuechly of the Carolina Panthers, the team going up against the Denver Broncos in the Feb. 7 Super Bowl, credits his parents and his Catholic faith for making a positive impact on his NFL career and his outlook on life.