For Black Catholic History Month, we’re highlighting the 2017 – 2018 VBCC Youth Ambassadors. Every week in November, you’ll get to learn more about who they are!
Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns
Get to Know the 2017 – 2018 VBCC Youth Ambassadors
For Black Catholic History Month, we’re highlighting the 2017 – 2018 VBCC Youth Ambassadors. Every week in November, you’ll get to learn more about who they are!
Teen News Flash for March 18, 2017
Challenging themselves to stay up all night and live their faith out loud, students shared in Holy Hour and Midnight Mass at the eighth annual youth Lock-in/Stay Awake-A-Thon Friday, March 3 at St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands.
Black History Month Mass Pays Tribute to Ancestors
Living a holy life is “the finest tribute we can give to our slave ancestors, to our parents, grandparents and great grandparents, who walked the gauntlet of segregation, discrimination and annihilation … in heroic Christian fashion,” Chicago Bishop Joseph N. Perry told attendees at a Black History Month Mass in Douglaston Feb. 19.
For Black Catholics, The Struggle Continues
On the day when the nation pauses to reflect on the life, witness and ministry of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens gathered to celebrate the Baptist preacher’s life, and keep his dream alive amid the challenges in today’s world.
VBCC Mission Trip to Jamaica
Early July, 25 youth and young adults journeyed with Father Dwayne Davis from the Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns (VBCC) Youth Leadership Ambassador Program to Jamaica, West Indies. The mission sought to serve the poorest of the poor in Kingston.
Teen Newsflash: Save the Date for the National Black Catholic Congress
The 12th National Black Catholic Congress will be held in Orlando, Fla., in July of 2017. The theme is “The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me: act justly, love goodness, and walk humbly with your God.”
Tablet TALK: Easter Fun in Bay Ridge
This week’s Tablet TALK features a new Divine Mercy image in Williamsburg, highlights a Tenebrae service held in Flatbush, an upcoming event for job seekers, details for the VBCC gala and much more.
Black Catholics Celebrate Shared History, Legacy
“Let us give thanks for the opportunity for our two dioceses to celebrate our ancestry together for the first time in so many years,” said Darcel Whitten-Wilamowski.
Black Catholics’ Praise Adds a ‘Touch of Faith’
All you need is Just a Touch of Faith, that was the message at this year’s Brooklyn Diocese Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns Praise Prayer Brunch.
