Four hundred parishioners and friends met in the school cafeteria at St. Andrew Avellino, Flushing, for the 15th annual Multicultural Sunday. The late January celebration included dancers in a dozen acts from Flamenco to Hip Hop and 20 food stations featuring ethnic offerings prepared by parishioners. It followed a special Mass with a procession of […]
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CSW2013: St. Andrew Avellino, Flushing
A Home Away From Home St. Andrew Avellino is a Catholic elementary school in Flushing and is home to over 300 students. We are dedicated to living the principles of the Catholic tradition rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which allows students to learn to serve God and others, to develop their unique […]
CSW2013: St. Mel’s School, Flushing
Flushing’s Hidden Gem St. Mel’s School has been providing Catholic education with academic excellence on the Flushing/Whitestone border since 1960. In the Catholic tradition of imitating Christ, we create and maintain an atmosphere of growth in our Catholic identity as well as academic excellence and social and emotional development of the students. We boast […]
Holy Cross High School Starts the New Year with the Holy Trinity
Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, celebrated the start of the 2012-2013 school year with a Mass of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Cross community including the student body, alumni, parents, faculty and friends came together to ask the Holy Spirit for a fruitful school year. In his homily, Father Walter Jenkins, C.S.C., president, spoke about the […]
Bishop DiMarzio Baptizes 60 at Flushing Parish
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated the Easter Vigil at St. John Vianney Church, Flushing, where he baptized and confirmed 60 new Catholics, all of Chinese descent. Among the concelebrants was Father Antonius Ho, CSJB, administrator. Assisting at the altar was Deacon John McGreevey.