Month: March 2014

Networking Event This Friday for Catholic College Alumni

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college-logos-for-catholic-alumni-receptionMarch 11, 2014 – Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens is hosting the NYC Catholic Alumni Networking Reception this Friday night, March 14, at the New York Athletic Club at 180 Central Park South.

The event is a chance for alumni from Catholic colleges all over the country to connect. The reception will be held from 6 to 8PM in the ninth floor ballroom and will feature an open bar and hors d’oeuvres for just $30.

More information is available here or by emailing Martin Haggerty at events@ccbq.org, and you can register here.

 

Cardinal Dolan and Bishop DiMarzio lead press conference to Support Education Investment Tax Credit

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio are among the leaders who will hold a press conference today to support a bill that would strengthen public school programs and support scholarships for low-income and working families, by creating a state tax credit for charitable donations.

The news conference will be at 10AM in the Cathedral High School Gymnasium at 350 East 56th Street, near 1st Avenue. For more on the news conference, please see this press release. For more information on this issue, see these editorials from the New York Post:

– Unions united for better education
– The New Diversity

Cardinal Dolan, Labor Leaders, Faith Leaders, Business Leaders, Parents and Students Unite Behind Education Investment Tax Credit

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With labor leaders representing more than 255,000 working women and men, group urges Gov. Cuomo and Legislature to include plan in new state budget

WHO: Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archdiocese of New York
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
32BJ/SEIU
Patrick J. Lynch, President, NYPD PBA, nation’s largest law enforcement union
Steve Cassidy, President, FDNY UFA, representing over 7000 FDNY fire fighters
Tom Mungeer, President, NYS Troopers PBA, representing over 5000 State Troopers
Dennis Quirk, President, NYS Court Officers Assn., with over 3,600 court officers
Ed Mullins, NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Assn., with 11,000 active and retired sergeants
Patrick Cullen, President, NYS Supreme Court Officers Assn., with 2,400 active and retired members
Rabbi Yehiel M. Kalish, Agudath Israel
Robert Catell, former Chairman, New York City Partnership, Key Span
Parents and student beneficiaries of scholarship programs

WHEN: Today, March 10, 2014 – 10AM
WHAT: News conference urging Gov. Cuomo and Legislature to support bill that will strengthen public
school programs and support scholarships for low-income and working families, by creating a state
tax credit for charitable donations.
WHERE: CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM, 350 E. 56TH STREET (NEAR 1ST AVENUE)

MEDIA CONTACT: Joseph Zwilling, joseph.zwilling@archny.org, 646-794-2997
Bob Bellafiore, bob@stanhope-ny.com, 518-928-8471
More than 55 organizations support the Education Investment Tax Credit.

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Trust Advances Catholic Education

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Thanks to the generosity of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Trust, various programs and initiatives which serve the mission of Catholic education within the Diocese of Brooklyn have been made possible.  Three of the programs and initiatives funded: the CTB Online Reporting System, the Performing Arts Residency Program, and Option C, have helped to make advancements in the areas of assessment, the arts, and administration.

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March Young Adult Mass Is Tuesday Night

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Fr. James Massa, Moderator of the Curia and Vicar for Evangelization for the Diocese of Brooklyn, will celebrate a special mass for young adults (ages 21-39) in the main chapel at the Diocesan offices on Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30PM.

We will also be collecting coats and blankets for the needy. After the celebration of the liturgy, the group will make its way to a local bar/restaurant for fellowship and fun.

The Diocesan offices are at 310 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. For more information, e-mail Paul Morisi at pmorisi@diobrook.org, and you can tell us you’re coming on Facebook.

Bishop DiMarzio to Celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass

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The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, will celebrate the 12 p.m. Mass on Wednesday, March 5th, at St. James Cathedral Basilica, 250 Cathedral Place, Brooklyn, to mark Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season.

Bishop DiMarzio will distribute the ashes on the foreheads of congregants during the Mass. As is customary, the ashes used on Ash Wednesday are made by burning the blessed palms from Palm Sunday the previous year. Palm Sunday, the final Sunday before Easter, commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It also marks the beginning of Holy Week.

In a special way, the Bishop will remember the people of Syria, Ukraine, and Venezuela, as they struggle with political instability, violence and conflict.
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Catholics at the Capitol on March 19

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The diocesan Office of Government Affairs is sponsoring free roundtrip bus transportation to the NYS Catholic Conference’s 2014 Public Policy Day on Wednesday, March 19.

At this “Catholics at the Capitol” event, attendees will attend Mass with the state’s Catholic Bishops, meet their elected officials, and join the Knights of Columbus for a Rosary Rally and Procession.

Register at www.nyscatholic.org or call 518-434-6195 to participate in this event, and demonstrate the strength and unity of the Catholic voice to state lawmakers.