On May 2, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and the New York Blood Center recognized the parishes, schools and individuals in Brooklyn and Queens who made significant contributions to the 2016 blood drive campaign.
St. John’s University
Obituary – Sister Terese Warganz, O.P.
Sister Terese Warganz, O.P., (also known as Sister Mary Matthew), a mem- ber of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 72 years, died April 12. She was 90.
32 Receive Confirmation in Astoria
This week’s Tablet TALK features college students raising cancer awareness, highlights a Park Slope church helping its neighbors in Haiti, offers details on the diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass and much more.
Obituary – Deacon John P. Coffey
A Mass of Christian Burial for retired Deacon John P. Coffey was celebrated April 27 at Holy Family Church, Park Slope. He died April 21 at his private residence. He was 81.
Cardinal Turkson to Speak at St. John’s
St. John’s University has announced that Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, will speak at the University’s Queens Campus undergraduate commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21, at 10 a.m.
New Officers Installed for Commodore Barry Club
This week’s Tablet TALK features “souper” students and parishioners in Queens, a school raising funds to fight cancer, a free opera (one-night only) in Brooklyn, details on a summer mission trip to Peru and much more.
St. Francis College Honors Outgoing Exec VP
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a retiree from St. Francis College, an honor for St. John’s University’s president, a special project accomplished by Flushing kindergartners and much more.
Anton Goff at SJU
St. John’s University, Jamaica, announced the hiring of Anton Goff as the school’s new athletic director.
Obituary: Sister Joan Mary Rohan, DW
Sister Joan Mary Rohan, DW (formerly Sister Robert of the Immaculate), a member of the Daughters of Wisdom for 65 years, died Nov. 20, at age 84.
SJU Students Meet and Pray with Religious
This week’s Tablet TALK features a visiting Our Lady of Charity statue in Queens, invites readers to run, walk or bike to benefit a Brooklyn food pantry, highlights a meet and greet event for college students and religious men and women and more.