Largest School in the Brooklyn Diocese Salve Regina Catholic Academy, a co-educational Catholic grammar school in East New York, opened its doors on Jerome St. in September, 2011, in place of three other local Catholic schools in the area that were closing – St. Rita’s, St. Michael’s and St. Sylvester’s. Local nursery school through […]
St. Rita – East New York Brooklyn
100 Years of Faith: St. Rita’s Opens Centennial Year
by Antonina Zielinska During its first Mass of Advent, St. Rita’s parish, East New York, celebrated the opening of its centennial year. Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros was the main celebrant at the Mass to honor the parish that helped form him as a priest. He served his year as a transitional deacon there 42 […]
Parish of Many Nations – St. Rita’s Celebrates International Day in East New York (with slide show)
by Antonina Zielinska The surprise October snowstorm last Saturday did not stop parishioners of St. Rita parish, East New York, from attending their International Festival in outfits representing their countries of origin. Over 22 nations were represented in the celebration, which began with a Mass and continued with a festival of cultural food and performances. […]
