Father Johnson Nedungadan, C.M., will celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving to mark his 25th year as a priest on Sept. 25 at St. Gregory the Great Church, Bellerose.
St. John’s University
Obituary: Sister Elizabeth Proefriedt, C.S.J.
Sister Elizabeth Proefriedt, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 66 years, died April 29 in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Obituary: Sister Joan Marie McAvoy, C.S.J.
Sister Joan Marie McAvoy, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 68 years, died April 26, in St. Joseph Convent, Brentwood.
SJU Has Record-Breaking Year With Relay for Life Fundraiser
More than 1,800 St. John’s University students raised a record $140,341 for the fight against cancer as part of the university’s 11th annual Relay For Life. The 12-hour event, which benefits the American Cancer Society (ACS), was conducted April 15 and 16 on the Jamaica campus.
Sisters’ Nite on SJU Campus
As an ongoing response to the Year of Consecrated Life, St. John’s University’s Campus Ministry and the Vincentian Vocation Office commemorated the World Day of Prayer for Vocations by hosting Sisters’ Nite April 17.
Solidarity Festival Shows Catholic Social Teaching in Action
Immigrant workers shared stories of wage theft and exploitation with college students April 16 at the first Solidarity Festival to be held on the campus of Vincentian-run St. John’s University, Jamaica.
Obituary: Sister Mary Fritz, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Fritz, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 66 years, died April 4, in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Sister Mary Cecilia Giannitti, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Cecilia Giannitti, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 72 years, died March 23 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood.
Obituary: Sister Mary Regina, R.G.S.
Sister Mary Regina, R.G.S., (Janice Genevieve Ahearn), a Good Shepherd Sister for 74 years, died April 8 at St. Patrick’s Manor in Framingham, Mass., after a long illness. She was 97.
Silver Jubilarian Dies After a Long Illness
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Joseph Pasciuto was to be celebrated April 15 at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn.