Here are the results for Catholic Youth Organization baseball, softball and soccer. Congratulations to all those who participated in CYO sports this year! Baseball Pee Wee First Place: Our Lady of Hope, Middle Village Second Place: St. Luke, Whitestone Novice First Place: Our Lady of Hope Second Place: St. Margaret, Middle Village Bantam First Place: […]
The Diocese of Brooklyn and the New York Blood Center (NYBC) acknowledged the efforts of parish blood drive coordinators and recruiters for the calendar year of 2012 on April 17 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. The diocese contributed nearly 6,000 individual blood donations in 2012. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto was on hand to honor […]
Don Cooper vividly remembers growing up in Maspeth, Queens. He and his buddies played sports every day – mainly as Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) stars in baseball and basketball for St. Mary’s of Winfield, Woodside. He said he didn’t have a care in the world and can still recall the schoolyards, gymnasiums and baseball fields […]
by Dr. Thomas Chadzutko The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2013 is “Catholic Schools Raise the Standards.” Catholic schools and academies within the Diocese of Brooklyn are noted for the quest of academic excellence and the establishment of high moral standards. This year’s theme celebrates and recognizes the constant attention that Catholic educators pay to […]
St. Helen’s Church, Howard Beach, has set up a post-Hurricane Sandy emergency supply shelter, which is serving hundreds of residents without heat or power in Howard Beach and the surrounding neighborhoods. Thousands of families and senior citizens are still without power or heat. Many have nowhere else to stay except for their flooded homes. St. Helen’s […]
