Flushing Pilgrims Tour Brooklyn Churches

Flushing Pilgrims Tour Brooklyn Churches

Two busloads of parishioners embarked on a journey from Queens to Brooklyn, the “Borough of Churches,” to visit three historic structures.

St. Andrew Avellino: A Home Away From Home

St. Andrew Avellino School’s mission is dedicated to living the principles of the Catholic tradition rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ which allows students to learn to serve God and others, to develop their unique talent and skills, to strive for academic excellence and to become lifelong learners. St. Andrew Avellino is a Catholic […]

Tablet TALK: Long Island City Magi

Long Island City Magi The Feast of the Epiphany brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to St. Mary’s Church, Long Island City, where adult parishioners dressed in royal robes as they reenacted the visit of the Wise Men to the Christ Child. (Photos by Giovanna Varlese) Sister Ave Clark, O.P., is starting the new […]

Tablet TALK

This week’s Tablet TALK has details about DeSales Media Group’s Carrie White and Kimberly Benn, who were honored at the 2014 Women in Business Networking and Awards Event, a special award for the Cadette Girl Scout troop from St. Kevin Church, Flushing, and more…

St. Ephrem’s Pastor Had Quite the Pitching Arm

It’s no surprise then that Msgr. Peter Kain, pastor of St. Ephrem’s Church, Dyker Heights, has excelled on both the altar and the mound. It may have been a while ago, but Msgr. Kain still has plenty of fond memories from his days on the baseball diamond.

Tablet TALK

SJU Dinner Nets $2 Million for Scholarships   A record 1,247 people attended St. John’s University’s annual President’s Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria, Manhattan. Father Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., university president, presided over the event, which raised more than $2 million for the eighth consecutive year. Proceeds benefit student scholarships. Guests included, front row, from left, […]

St. Andrew Avellino Girls' Soccer Champs

St. Andrew Avellino Girls, Boys Crowned CYO Soccer Champs

St. Andrew Avellino parish, Flushing, had a successful run in this year’s Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) soccer season. On June 16, the eighth-grade girls’ team won the CYO rookie intermediate division championship title game 2-1 over St. Patrick’s, Bay Ridge. The score was tied 1-1 after Briana Payano scored for St. Andrew’s. Lea Vallone scored […]

St. Andrew Avellino Visits Citi Field

Parishioners from St. Andrew Avellino, Flushing, headed out to Citi Field June 12 to catch the Mets take on the St. Louis Cardinals. Pictured above, eighth-grade students enjoyed the game from the left field seats. The students must have been the good luck charms because the Mets earned a 5-1 victory.