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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
St. Saviour Swimmer Honored St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, recent graduate Taylor Powers of Breezy Point was awarded the school’s prestigious Sister Mary Joseph Sportsmanship Award at the school’s annual sports awards ceremony. Powers also received the swim team’s “Career Swimmer” award for her four years on the team. From Here to Haiti […]
Ready To Serve Bensonhurst Community Regina Pacis, Bensonhurst, celebrated the installation of four new extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 8. Sister Anna O’Brien, M.F.I.C., pastoral ministry director, far left, and Father Vincentius Do, parochial vicar, third from right, congratulate the new ministers, from left, Salvatore Friscia, Mary […]
by Marie Elena Giossi Following last year’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, many schoolchildren have taken to learning daily lessons while sitting on debris in lieu of chairs. That thought didn’t sit well with one Queens pastor who had perfectly good chairs sitting unused in his now-closed parish school. “I found out schoolchildren in Haiti were […]
