Welcome, Bishop Tiedemann

Dear Editor: I was overjoyed to read in The Tablet this week that Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., has been named an Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Brooklyn.

The Faith Is Celebrated in Red Hook

Hundreds praised the Lord in word and song when Koinonia John the Baptist New York presented its seventh New Evangelization Congress. Koinonia Community founder, Father Ricardo Argañaraz, was present.

Brooklyn Diocese Welcomes New Auxiliary Bishop

The Diocese of Brooklyn announced the news of the appointment of Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, as an auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn. Bishop Tiedemann returns to his native diocese after serving as bishop of the Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica

Tablet TALK: St. Joseph’s Feast in Glendale

This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a St. Joseph’s Day celebration in Glendale and an Easter Sunday concert in Red Hook, has details on Mercy Home’s Annual Luncheon and McAuley H.S.’s upcoming reunion, and much more.

Obituary: Sister Muriel Smithwick, C.S.J.

Sister Muriel Smithwick, C.S.J., formerly Sister St. Florence, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 72 years, died in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, Jan. 14.

Ecumenical Congress in Red Hook

“Jesus is the Messiah,” an ecumenical congress, will take place at Visitation Church, Red Hook, Oct. 30 – Nov. 1.

Kathleen Slattery Woman of the Year Award

Sister Caroline Tweedy, R.S.M., chief development officer for Mercy Home for Children, is receiving the Kathleen Slattery Woman of the Year Award at the 2015 Great Irish Fair of New York.

Holy Child Jesus soup supper Tablet Talk

Tablet TALK: HCJ Soup Supper Supports Pantry

This week in Tablet TALK, Holy Child Jesus holds a Lenten Soup Supper, service awards at St. Sebastian’s in Woodside, and a national honor for a St. Francis professor.