The religious brothers of the diocese were honored along with women religious at a jubilee celebration May 22 at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. They were guests of honor at a liturgy celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and at the dinner that followed.
St. Anthony-St. Alphonsus – Greenpoint Brooklyn
Golden Jubilarians: 12 Priests Have Been Ordained 50 Years
Of the 12 men celebrating their 50th anniversaries as priests this year, eight were ordained to the priesthood on May 28, 1966 at St. James Pro-Cathedral, Downtown Brooklyn, by Archbishop Bryan J. McEntegart.
Obituary: Sister Agnes Alphonse Finamore, C.S.J.
Sister Agnes Alphonse Finamore, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I. for 77 years, died April 25 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Obituary: Sister Mary McKenna, C.S.J.
Sister Mary McKenna, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 80 years, died in St. Joseph’s Convent, on March 18.
Greenpointer’s March Up Fifth Ave. Will Be Her Proudest Moment
Lifelong Greenpoint resident and St. Anthony of Pauda parishioner Virginia “Gina” Sheehan is this year’s Kings County Aide to the Grand Marshal at the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Msgr. Bynon, Educator And Pastor, Dead at 85
A Mass of Christian burial for Msgr. Joseph P. Bynon, former superintendent of schools and former pastor of Resurrection-Ascension, Rego Park, was celebrated Jan. 8 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston.
Tablet TALK: Guadalupe Students Celebrate Patroness
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights two feast day celebrations, new programs at St. Brigid Catholic Academy in Bushwick, a memorial Christmas tree in Bellerose and much, much more.
Sister Vincent Louise Tesoriero, C.S.J.
Sister Vincent Louise Tesoriero, C.S.J., 96, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 73 years, died Sept. 29, in Sacred Heart Convent, Hempstead, L.I.
When the Lord Tugs Us, Let Us Heed the Call
My tiny, five-pound Yorkshire terrier Sonya, in her old age, first became deaf and then blind. It happened suddenly and quickly. … The reality is that Sonya has to relearn her entire world and how to successfully function in it – but now, in complete silence and darkness.
Tablet TALK: Happy Jubilee Sister Mary Francis!
A food festival in Williamsburg, a memorial tribute in Fort Greene, (almost) free tickets to a Mets game — you’ll find that and more in this week’s Tablet TALK.
