Sister Elizabeth Minturn, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 64 years, died at Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre, L.I., May 17.

Sister Elizabeth Minturn, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 64 years, died at Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre, L.I., May 17.
Just days after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on a southern island of the country to deal with the threat of radical Islamist militancy, the Filipino community at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, celebrated Santacruzan, a historical pageant traditionally held in the Philippines.
Sponsored by the diocesan School of Evangelization’s Pastoral Institute, 35 men and women completed the three-year course that prepares the laity to assume leadership roles in the Church.
On Wednesday, May 3, the junior high students of St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy, Jamaica, had the chance to venerate the relic of their patron during a prayer service conducted by Father John Gribowich, parochial vicar.
As part of its centennial year celebration, St. Nicholas of Tolentine parish held a special Mass and social for long-time parishioners on Sunday, May 7.
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.
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.
Parishioners at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Jamaica, now have a new way to honor their patron saint. Father John Francis, pastor, visited Tolentino, Italy, and brought back a first-class relic of the parish’s patron saint.
The Armory in Manhattan was the site of the exciting CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens boys’ sectional track and field championships on Jan. 29.
“We started the robotics program to enhance our STEM curriculum as it is essential for 21st-century learning,” said Robert Lowenberg, principal.