Third Annual Youth Choir Festival

Guests at the third annual Youth Choir Festival, organized by the Diocesan Music Commission, were treated to an uplifting and entertaining afternoon at Resurrection-Ascension, Rego Park.

Sister Lucille Feron, S.C.

Sister Lucille Feron, S.C., (formerly known as Sister Marion David), a Sister of Charity, Halifax, N.S., for 68 years, died at Parkstone Enhanced Care, Halifax, Nov. 9.

Sister Myra Elizabeth Griffin, S.C.

Sister Myra Elizabeth Griffin, S.C., (formerly known as Sister Joseph Thomas), a Sister of Charity, Halifax, N.S., for 73 years, died at the Newton Wellesley Hospital in Wellesley Hills, Mass., Nov. 2.

Tablet TALK: Praying for Vocations

This week’s Tablet TALK features an invitation to an upcoming Youth Choir Festival, offers ways to keep the spiritual in focus this Thanksgiving, highlights new school board members in Middle Village and much, much more.

Divinely Inspired by Diocesan Pilgrimage

A group of pilgrims attended the Passion Play in Sordevolo, Italy, with the Diocese of Brooklyn. The group’s spiritual leaders were Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto, Msgr. Steven Aguggia, pastor of St. Margaret Church, Middle Village, and Father Gerard Sauer, diocesan pilgrimage director.

Diocesan Group Enjoys World Family Meeting

About 200 parishioners from Brooklyn and Queens attended the eighth World Meeting of Families (WMF) in Philadelphia, Sept. 23, as part of a pilgrimage organized by the diocese’s School of Evangelization.

Sister Mary Lucilla Bernier, S.C.

Sister Mary Lucilla Bernier, S.C., (Frances Helen Bernier), a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 83 years, died June 22 at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass., at the age of 103.

Gabriella Fusco Jeopardy

Rego Park Student on Jeopardy!

This week is Kids Week on Jeopardy!, and Gabriella Fusco, a sixth-grade student at Resurrection Ascension School in Rego Park, will compete on the popular game show, Wednesday, Dec. 3. She is pictured above with host Alex Trebek. The results are under wraps, so be sure to tune in! See an interview with Fusco on […]

RA Bible School Eases the Way into Summer (with slideshow)

Resurrection-Ascension’s Vacation Bible School eased children – and parents – from the full-day school schedule into the summer by offering a two-week morning program in Rego Park. It is one of several vacation Bible camps offered by diocesan parishes this summer.

Photos: Resurrection-Ascension CYO Hosts Instructional Basketball Camp

The Catholic Youth Organization basketball program at Resurrection-Ascension, Rego Park, recently hosted an instructional camp for its players to strengthen their skills for the bulk of the CYO season. Here are some photos from the event, courtesy Lou Iorio, Resurrection-Ascension parish athletic representative.