In keeping with the festivities in Cebu and across the globe, close to 3,000 people came to honor the Child Jesus at St. Sebastian Church, Woodside. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto was the main celebrant of the Mass.
St. Sebastian – Woodside Queens
CYO Boys’ Swim Champs Crowned
The Catholic Youth Organization boys’ swimming recently held its championships Jan. 9 at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center, East Meadow, L.I. The winners are…
Sports Round-Up, Jan. 9
Three new records were set at this year’s Catholic Youth Organization boys’ swim Olympics and The athletic department at St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, presented the fourth annual Jose Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship to junior Kaelyn Edwards.
Teens think vocation
Recently, the youth ministry of St. Sebastian’s parish, Woodside, Queens, embarked on two trips to encourage young people to deepen their faith and discern well their God-given vocations.
Woodside Parish Surpasses Generations’ Drive Goal
Despite being nervous about the Generations of Faith campaign at its outset, Father Kevin Abels and his St. Sebastian’s parish community in Woodside not only reached its $1.4 million goal, but far surpassed it.
Sister Lucille Feron, S.C.
Sister Lucille Feron, S.C., (formerly known as Sister Marion David), a Sister of Charity, Halifax, N.S., for 68 years, died at Parkstone Enhanced Care, Halifax, Nov. 9.
Local Schools Honored For Donations to The Missions
St. Bernadette’s School in Dyker Heights and St. Sebastian’s School in Woodside were among the schools honored on Mission Sunday at a Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Well Represented at the Mass in The Garden
When Pope Francis celebrated Mass for 20,000 people at Madison Square Garden, the Brooklyn Diocese was well represented – on and off the altar.
Priests from Philippines Sing Songs in Queens
A group of singing priests dubbed the Cebu Clergy Performing Artists shared their voices with St. Sebastian parishioners at “Saulog: A Night of Serenade” on Sept. 4. The Church of the Ascension, Elmhurst, was scheduled to host a second concert on Sept. 11.
Discovering God-Given Talents at St. Sebastian
St. Sebastian School, a Catholic School of Excellence founded in 1926, serves the parishes of B.V.M. Help of Christians (St. Mary’s), Queen of Angels, St. Teresa and St. Sebastian.