Teen Newsflash: Help to get to WYD

St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands, has signed up to a fund raising campaign through Aid to the Church in Need. You can help the parish teens embark on this World Youth Day pilgrimage by going to: http://acn.convio.net.

Tablet TALK: Lithuanian Dignitary Visits Williamsburg

This week’s Tablet TALK features a visiting Lithuanian dignitary in Williamsburg, a new postulant from Hollis, a health fair in Fresh Meadows, details about 9-11 tributes in Brooklyn and much, much more.

Obituary: Sister Margaret Casey, R.S.M.

Sister Margaret Casey, R.S.M., 79, formerly Sister Mary Xavier, a Sister of Mercy for 61 years, died at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I., Aug. 13.

Youth Group Visits Coney Island Nursing Home

In honor of Father’s Day, members of St. Thomas Aquinas’ Youth Group, Flatlands, visited residents at St. Joachim and Anne Nursing Home, Coney Island. They sang songs such as “The Star Spangled Banner” and “He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands,” while residents sang and clapped along.

Former Rockaway Point Pastor Welcomed People

A Mass of Christian Burial for Father John Cullinane, the retired pastor of St. Genevieve, Rockaway Point, was celebrated June 4 at St. Thomas More Church, Breezy Point. He died June 1, one day before his 59th anniversary of ordination. He was 85. Born in Brooklyn, he was baptized at Our Lady of Angels Church, […]

VCBB Mission Trip Makes an Impact

By Nicole Noel The youth from the Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns (VBCC) Youth Leadership Ambassador Program were given the opportunity to travel to New Orleans, La., April 6- 9 on a mission trip with Father Dwayne Davis, parochial vicar from St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Flatlands. Every year the group participates in a community service […]