The following members of the Diocese of Brooklyn were invested into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Nov. 18 by Cardinal Edward O’Brien at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan:
Holy Name of Jesus – Park Slope Brooklyn
Hall of Fame Coach Is Honored by Holy Name
In his 30-year tenure as a college basketball coach, Pete Gillen racked up numerous hall of fame honors. He was recently honored here in Brooklyn by the Holy Name Foundation.
Mercy on the Streets: Young Adult Walking Pilgrimage
Holy Doors, a noted historian, church and street art and a wedding were among the different and sometimes unexpected ways Catholics experienced faith and fellowship on a walking pilgrimage in Brooklyn, Oct. 15.
Friends, Parishioners and Stylish Centenarians
This week’s Tablet TALK features two stylish centenarians in East New York, invites readers to observances for St. Rocco, Our Lady of Knock and Sept. 11, and much more.
Obituary: Sister Mary Slaymaker, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Slaymaker, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 73 years, died July 17 in Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood.
Newest Family Members
Father Lawrence Ryan, pastor of Holy Name, Park Slope, invited to a recent Sunday liturgy all the children who had been baptized over the past year as well as the adults who were baptized at the Easter Vigil service.
12 New Acolytes on Road to the Diaconate
Twelve men who are studying to become permanent deacons for the parishes in Brooklyn and Queens, were admitted as Acolytes June 22 at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. Auxiliary Bishop James Massa presided.
St. Saviour’s Gaelic Society Wins Award
Students at St. Saviour’s H.S., Park Slope, were awarded with the title of “Best School Unit” at the 2016 Irish American Parade in Manhattan. They received the recognition during a May 21 ceremony at the annual Donegal Hill Gathering and Tara Festival at Holy Name parish’s Shepherd’s Hall.
Obituary: Sister Marie Lucy Sullivan, C.S.J.
Sister Marie Lucy Sullivan, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 68 years, died March 23 in her Hempstead, L.I.
Sister Mary Ruth Hill, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Ruth Hill, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 79 years, died in Bishop Kearney Convent, Feb. 29.