A visiting Haitian priest tells of his parish’s recovery and what it’s like to work with From Here to Haiti.
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From Here to Haiti 2017 Art Show Fundraiser
From Here to Haiti will host its annual Art Show Fundraiser, featuring the works of over 75 Haitian and international artists, April 22 and 23, 1 to 6 p.m. in Whitestone. A special collector’s preview will be held the evening of April 21.
Fancy Footwork Earns Gold For Forest Hills Students
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights ballroom dancing students in Forest Hills, an art show fundraiser for Haiti, an upcoming benefit for Mercy Home and much more.
Cenacle Parish Celebrates Married Couples
This week’s Tablet TALK features a Richmond Hill parish’s celebration of marriage and family life, an award-winning alumna of a Bensonhurst Catholic high school, offers details on an art show fundraiser for Haiti and much more.
Douglaston Knights Install New Officers
This week’s Tablet TALK invites readers to get their cars washed for a good cause, raise funds to benefit the people of Haiti, learn how to get to happily-ever-after in life and much, much more.
Whitestone Students Ring Bell for Haiti
Last week, Joseph Zuccarelo and his classmates cheered with pride as they saw and heard the brass bell they purchased for St. Anne Church in Anse-a-Macon, Grande Cayemite, Haiti.
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Toys from Queens to the Philippines When Julius Balatbat, a third grader at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy, Queens Village, mentioned to his class that he was sending some of his toys to children affected by the typhoon in the Philippines, his classmates, including the girls pictured above, wanted to help. Teacher Christine Thornhill coordinated […]
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Bensonhurst School Celebrates Its Priests In celebration of World Priest Day, St. Athanasius School, Bensonhurst, honored its parish priests, above, from right, Msgr. David Cassato, pastor, and Fathers Ronald D’Antonio and Gabriel Toro-Rivas, parochial vicars, with music, gifts and loving prayers. Nursery teacher AnnMarie Browne offered a song, and Gina Auricchio, a teacher in the […]
Diocesan Pews Go ‘From Here to Haiti (with slideshow)
When St. Peter’s Church on Congress St. in Cobble Hill closed in 1975 to merge with St. Paul’s Church on Court St., 110 ornate pews and 96 kneelers were sent to the diocesan patrimony warehouse at Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Bushwick. For years, the hand-carved pews sat collecting dust and taking up space […]
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Bishop DiMarzio Visits St. Columba Sept. 16 was not the average Sunday at St. Columba Church, Marine Park. Clergy and parishioners joyfully received a special guest, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, who made his pastoral visit to the church. The bishop was the main celebrant of the 10 a.m. Mass, at left. Father Charles Matonti, pastor emeritus, […]