Juana Mitre Barrera, the wife of Deacon Francisco Hernandez, of Immaculate Conception parish, Astoria, died Sept. 4.
Immaculate Conception – Astoria Queens
Immaculate Conception Academy
Immaculate Conception School in Astoria is now Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy. Come and be part of the new tradition.
Principals Honored for Longtime Service in Catholic Educational Leadership
Principals leading local Catholic academies and schools were honored at the annual Principals’ Longevity Recognition Awards Celebration at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. They were recognized for their committed service, leadership and dedication to the mission of Catholic education within the diocese.
Local Events Marking 100th Anniversary of the Fatima Apparitions
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal, special observances are being held all over Brooklyn and Queens.
Ruby Jubilee for Astoria Pastor
Msgr. Fernando Ferrarese, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church, Astoria, will celebrate his 40th anniversary of priesthood on this Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23, with a 1:30 p.m. Mass of thanksgiving.
Holy Union Sisters Leave Astoria After 71 Years
Seven decades of faith, education and love – that is the legacy the Holy Union Sisters have left to the people of Astoria as their ministry at Immaculate Conception parish came to a close this spring.
CWVs Return to Astoria
Dear Editor: I just saw the two-page City of Churches spread on Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria (March 4). As the N.Y. State Commander of the Catholic War Veterans and the Commander of Astoria Post 1 in the Immaculate Conception parish, I want to thank you for printing that article.
Sisters Leaving Astoria Parish
The Sisters of the Holy Union have announced that they will be leaving Immaculate Conception parish, Astoria, after 71 years of service there. A Mass of thanksgiving in their honor will be celebrated on Saturday, March 25, at noon. A reception in Lyons Hall (the school hall) will immediately follow the Mass.
Immaculate Conception Church
An early 20th-century building boom in the northwestern corner of Queens led to an urgent need for a church and a school to serve a growing Catholic community of German, Irish and Italian immigrants. The parish of Immaculate Conception in the Ditmars section of Astoria was founded in January of 1924, and Bishop Thomas E. Molloy appointed Father Michael D. Lopez as the pastor.
Senior Priest Served Five Parishes in His 64 Years
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Joseph F. Wiseman, a senior priest, will be celebrated at Mary’s Nativity Church, Flushing, on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10:30 a.m. He died Jan. 29 at Flushing Hospital at the age of 93.