This week’s Tablet TALK features eight centenarians in Queens Village, highlights a Greenpoint parish focusing on family life, invites readers to a Catholic conference at NYU and much, much more…
St. Sebastian – Woodside Queens
The ‘Other’ Woodside Parish
Dear Editor: “Corpus Christi in Woodside” read the headline (June 6). I was excited to read an article which I presumed would be about my parish, Corpus Christi in Woodside but, alas, the article was about the celebration of the Corpus Christi feast in St. Sebastian’s parish.
Father Christopher Bethge
The example of faithful and joyful priests showed Father Christopher Jeffrey Bethge, 25, what true priesthood and fatherhood is, enabling him to discern his own vocation.
Pastor’s Installation in Woodside
Father Kevin Abels was installed by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio as the 10th pastor of St. Sebastian’s parish, Woodside, on Saturday, June 13. Pictured behind the pastor are parochial vicars, Fathers Carlos Velasquez and Rodnev Lapommeray.
Diocese Celebrates Feast of Corpus Christi
Under sunny skies, parishes around the diocese observed the Feast of Corpus Christi with outdoor processions through the streets of Brooklyn and Queens. Corpus Christi in Woodside In Woodside, a Corpus Christi procession was conducted in St. Sebastian’s parish June 7. Father Kevin Abels, pastor, carried the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance through the streets of […]
Corpus Christi in Woodside
The eighth annual Corpus Christi outdoors procession sponsored by St. Sebastian’s parish, Woodside, will be conducted on Sunday, June 7, following the 1:15 p.m. Mass.
Push Is On for Education Tax Credits
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington and several New York bishops and representatives from the states’ dioceses met with Governor Andrew Cuomo on June 1 to encourage them to pass a bill that would be key for the future of Catholic schools and other religious and independent schools in the state.
Lay Leaders Complete Ministry Program
The 61 new lay leaders from 37 parishes will coordinate new or existing parish ministries.
CMS’s Town Hall in Woodside
Catholic Migration Services held a Queens Town Hall on Right to Counsel April 30 at St. Sebastian Parish Center, Woodside. Communities around Queens gathered to discuss their experiences in going to housing court without representation, and how the proposed bill, Intro. 214, will eliminate this hustle in eviction proceedings if passed into law. Over 130 […]
Photos: Easter Services in Brooklyn and Queens
Easter morning prayer at St. Sebastian’s, Woodside, and the blessing of the Easter baskets at St. Frances de Chantal, Borough Park.