On Sept. 23, 40 seventh grade students shared breakfast with 14 veterans, during which the students learned about the veterans’ experiences, sacrifices, and service.
Middle Village
Diocese Of Brooklyn and Christ The King High School Announce Settlement
The Diocese of Brooklyn and Christ the King High School have announced, and agreed upon, a resolution that allows both a charter school and day care to continue operating on the high school campus in Queens.
Loved Ones Remembered at All Souls’ Day Mass at Diocese’s Catholic Cemeteries
The Missionaries of Charity sisters joined hundreds of the faithful gathered for field Masses held each year at the four Catholic cemeteries operated by the Diocese of Brooklyn on All Souls Day — a day when Catholics all over the world attend Mass and visit their deceased loved ones at the cemetery.
Born to be Plaid
Embedded into the fabric of the Catholic school experience is the traditional uniform. Some families in the Diocese of Brooklyn head to the Flynn O’ Hara store in Middle Village every year to purchase their uniforms.
Volunteer Happy to Be on Parish’s ‘Generations’ Team
A Q&A with Mary Jane McCartney, Generations of Faith volunteer and a Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens board member.
Christ the King Teacher Completes 45th Marathon
Paul Salerni, a social studies and English teacher at Christ the King high school, has run nearly 70,000 miles in his lifetime.
Christ the King R.H.S. Soars With Math Skills
The math team from Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, which placed second in the state last spring out of almost 160 high schools competing in the New York State Mathematics League, is currently in first place throughout the state after three monthly contests out of six scheduled. The team is comprised of approximately 30 […]
Bishop Sullivan’s Vigil Mass in Middle Village (with slideshow)
On the evening before the funeral Mass, a vigil Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Hope Church, Middle Village, where Bishop Sullivan had celebrated Sunday Mass for more than 50 years. Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez was the main celebrant. Among the priests in attendance were Msgr. Joseph Nagle, who preached at the funeral; Father […]
Holy Saturday in Middle Village
Each year at noon on Holy Saturday, Our Lady of Hope hosts the blessing of the Easter meal. More than 300 people bring colorfully decorated food baskets to the sanctuary, and a blessing is celebrated in English, Italian, Polish and German. The blessing comes from the Book of Blessings and is followed by a German […]
Lenten Cross in Middle Village
Msgr. Steven Aguggia, pastor of St. Margaret parish, Middle Village, and Father Gino Pattugalan, parochial vicar, join with some students from the parish school and religious education programs. Students created this Lenten Cross as they journeyed with Jesus during the Lenten season. At Family Mass during Lent, the cross began to grow. Now it is filled with many hundreds of students’ […]