Constance Eugene Eversley and 89-year-old pianist Zora Clement were awarded a New York State Assembly citation for their lifelong dedication to Our Lady of Light Parish. Eversley also received a New York State Senate Proclamation for her centenarian status.
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Dear Editor: Our outgoing priest, Father William G. Smith became our parish priest when St. Pascal Baylon (SPB) and St. Catherine of Sienna (SCS) parishes were merged in 2008.
Sister Mary Francesca Morelli, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 74 years, died Oct. 8. She was 93 years old.
Father William F. Sweeney, a priest of the Brooklyn Diocese for 35 years, is receiving the 2016 Great Irish Fair’s Father Mychal Judge, O.F.M., Memorial Award.
The Generations of Faith campaign has truly been a collaborative effort for St. Catherine of Sienna and St. Pascal Baylon churches, which united several years ago to form Our Lady of Light parish in St. Albans.
Nearly six decades after answering the call to religious life in Queens, Sister Margaret Smyth, 75, is still going strong, ministering to Latin-American immigrants on Long Island.
For Father John Gribowich, 36, the best type of ministry is to love others. “I have a great love for the poor ever since I was in high school. I want to live the social justice mission of the church.”
