For the 10th consecutive year, colorful expressions of faith were on display at The Tablet’s annual Keep Christ in Christmas Art Contest award ceremony Jan. 25. Out of the nearly 1,000 student-entries, only 11 winners were selected to celebrate their creative achievements at the Archbishop John Hughes Knights of Columbus Council, Dyker Heights.
St. Matthias – Ridgewood Queens
Retired Deacon Lawrence Mule
Retired Deacon Lawrence Mule, 70, died at the Hospice Inn, St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, where he had been living.
Bishop Tiedemann Installed as Pastor
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio installed Auxiliary Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., as the pastor of St. Matthias parish, Ridgewood, on Nov. 19.
Checking in With Ridgewood Teens
The Confirmation class of the St. Matthias Religious Education Program attended the first of two retreats they make to prepare for the sacrament.
Diocese Welcomes Back Bishop Neil Tiedemann
Brooklyn’s newest auxiliary bishop was welcomed back to the diocese Aug. 4 with a Mass of thanksgiving and reception at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center in Douglaston, Queens.
Jornadistas Support Operation Backpack
This week’s Tablet TALK invites readers to the “Care of the Earth and Climate Change” conference and a Sept. 11 memorial concert, highlights the work of Jornadistas this summer, an award for a HeartShare exec and much more.
Polish-Born Canon Lawyer Joins Brooklyn Diocese
The Diocese of Brooklyn and Father Dariusz Blicharz made it official June 28 at a small ceremony in the chapel at diocesan headquarters in Park Slope.
Bishop Leads Diocesan Contingent to National Shrine of Mercy
“The main purpose of this pilgrimage is to rediscover and celebrate the mercy of God in the cold world,” said Father John O’Connor.
Thank You, School Sisters
A Mass of thanksgiving was celebrated June 12 to honor the School Sisters of Notre Dame who have served at St. Matthias.
Diocesan Assignments June 18, 2016
PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Robert Ambalathingal, from pastor of St. Pius V, Jamaica, to parochial vicar of Our Lady of Lourdes, Queens Village, while remaining coordinator of ministry to the Indian-Latin immigrants, effective June 30. NON-INCARDINATED Rev. Felix Sanchez, from parochial vicar of St. Joseph, Astoria, to administrator of St. Pius V, Jamaica, effective June […]