The VBCC Youth Leadership program is a select group of High School students (freshman to seniors) who have shown leadership qualities, and want to give back to their community and the Church. Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is looking for senior high school students and college students in Astoria to provide tutoring and mentoring.
Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns
Kujenga: Building Black Catholic Lives for 25 Years
Last weekend, 72 young Catholics participated in the annual Kujenga Youth Leadership Retreat, sponsored by the Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns. This year marked the 25th Kujenga retreat in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Tablet TALK: Camping Trip for Gravesend Scouts
In this week’s Tablet TALK, find details about a June 28 feast in honor of St. John the Baptist in Far Rockaway, the 25th anniversaryof the Kujenga Program, a trip Gravesend Scouts made to Ten Mile River and more.
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 […]
Youth Get Stuck in Church
More than one hundred gathered for the annual youth lock-in to have a good time and strengthen their relationships with God.
Diocesan Youth Hang Out with An Author and Newswoman
Youth from throughout Brooklyn and Queens joined the diocesan Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns for the annual Youth and Young Adult Leadership Conference. This year one of the guest speakers was Liz Faublas, host of “Currents,” the daily news show on NET-TV, the sister news organization of The Tablet. Faublas shared her experience of leadership […]
Local Catholics Mark Black History Month
Jesuit Father Gregory Chisholm says local black Catholics must strengthen their families, churches and communities so that their light may shine more abundantly in Brooklyn and Queens.