Passing of Reverend Charles B. Kehoe

Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Charles B. Kehoe, a retired senior priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, who was in residence at the Bishop Mugavero Residence. Father Kehoe was born on October 1, 1931 in the Bronx, was ordained to the Priesthood on May 26, 1973, and died Thursday, August 24, 2017, at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

Father Kehoe served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Parochial Vicar of Saint Kevin’s (Flushing), Ascension (Elmhurst), Our Lady of the Snows (Floral Park), Our Lady of Grace (Brooklyn), Saint Sebastian (Woodside), Saint Paul the Apostle (Corona) and Saint Francis of Assisi (Brooklyn).

The arrangements are as follows:

WAKE:
Frederick Funeral Home, Saturday, August 26, 2017
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
192-15 Northern Boulevard
Flushing NY, 11358
Tel: (718) 357-6100

Saint Kevin R.C. Church, Sunday, August 27, 2017
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
45-21 194th Street
Flushing, New York 11358
Tel: (718) 357-8888

VIGIL MASS:
Saint Kevin R.C. Church, Sunday, August 27, 2017, 7:30 PM
45-21 194th Street
Flushing, New York 11358
Tel: (718) 357-8888

FUNERAL:
Saint Kevin R.C. Church, Monday, August 28, 2017, 10:30 AM
45-21 194th Street
Flushing, New York 11358
Tel: (718) 357-8888

BURIAL:
St. Raymond’s Cemetery
Bronx, NY

If you wish to send condolences, please mail to his brother, Mr. Steven Kehoe, 16 Fairfield Lane, Mastic Beach, New York 11951.

Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends. May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.

Reverend Monsignor Anthony Hernandez, J.C.L.
Chancellor and Vicar for Canonical Affairs

Brooklyn Bishop to Announce New Commission on Social Justice at Special Mass in the Wake of Charlottesville Violence

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Carolyn Erstad
323-384-7098
cerstad@desalesmedia.org

Adriana Rodriguez
718-408-6367
arodriguez@desalesmedia.org

The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, will announce the establishment of a new diocesan commission for social justice during a special Mass Thursday, August 24 at 7:30 PM. The Mass for Solidarity and Peace is in response to the violent and deadly protests in Charlottesville. The Mass will be held at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James, 250 Cathedral Pl, Brooklyn. Bishop DiMarzio will be the main celebrant and Reverend Alonzo Cox, Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns, Coordinator of Ministry for African American Catholics, and the Pastor of St. Martin De Porres Parish, will concelebrate.

The new diocesan commission will address racism in the Church and society at large. It will be named after Monsignor Bernard Quinn, a Diocese of Brooklyn priest targeted by the Klu Klux Klan. The Klan burned down an orphanage Monsignor Quinn built for African American children, not once, but twice in the same year. Monsignor Quinn received numerous death threats. But he did not back down. He stood up to racism and rebuilt. He was valiant, pledging to his parishioners, ‘I would willingly shed to the last drop my life’s blood for the least among you.’ Monsignor Quinn also established the first African American church in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

“Monsignor Quinn is our own diocesan hero,” said Bishop DiMarzio. “In his name, we will address the social and religious problems that racism presents.”

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has also just announced plans to establish the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism. According to Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, President of the USCCB, the committee “will be wholly dedicated to engaging the Church and our society to work together in unity to challenge the sin of racism, to listen to persons who are suffering under this sin, and to come together in the love of Christ to know one another as brothers and sisters.”

Thursday’s Mass for Solidarity and Peace will remind the faithful of Brooklyn, Queens, and beyond, that we are all created as children of God. Together we will pray for those injured and killed in Charlottesville, for the healing of our nation, and for all those who have allowed the seeds of hatred to grow in their hearts.

Passing of Reverend Michael A. Vendetti

Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend
Michael A. Vendetti, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Father Vendetti was born on May 6,
1937 in Brooklyn, New York, was ordained to the Priesthood on May 30, 1964, and died Sunday,
August 20, 2017, at his private residence.

Father Vendetti served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Parochial Vicar of the Parishes of Our Lady of
Miracles (Brooklyn), Our Lady of Grace (Brooklyn) and Saint Stanislaus Kostka (Maspeth).

The arrangements are as follows:

WAKE:
Saint Aidan R.C. Church
505 Willis Avenue
Williston Park, New York 11596
Tel: (516) 746-6585
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

VIGIL:
Saint Aidan R.C. Church
505 Willis Avenue
Williston Park, New York 11596
Tel: (516) 746-6585
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
7:30 PM

FUNERAL:
Saint Aidan R.C. Church
505 Willis Avenue
Williston Park, New York 11596
Tel: (516) 746-6585
Thursday, August 24, 2017
10:30 AM

BURIAL:
Saint John Cemetery
Middle Village, New York

Father Vendetti was a member of the Priests’ Purgatorial Society. All priests are invited to
concelebrate the Liturgy. Please bring your diocesan vestments.

If you wish to send condolences, please mail to his nephew, Mr. Gerard Magaldi, 18 Hillvale Road,
Albertson, New York 11507.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, 56-25
92nd Street, Elmhurst, New York 11373.

Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends. May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.

Reverend Monsignor Anthony Hernandez, J.C.L.
Chancellor and Vicar for Canonical Affairs

Diocese of Brooklyn to Hold Mass for Solidarity and Peace Following the Violence in Charlottesville, Virginia

Mass for Solidarity and Peace

WHO: The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, and the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Ministry for African American Catholics invite the faithful of Brooklyn, Queens and beyond.

WHAT: In response to the recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Bishop DiMarzio will celebrate the Mass for Solidarity and Peace. Reverend Alonzo Cox, Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns, Coordinator of Ministry for African American Catholics, and the Pastor of St. Martin De Porres Parish, will concelebrate.

WHEN: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 7:30 pm

WHERE: Cathedral Basilica of St. James, 250 Cathedral Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11201

WHY: The tragic events that unfolded in Charlottesville, Virginia, revealed a nation still tainted by the evils of racism, bigotry, white supremacy and neo-Nazism. “As Catholics, our greatest weapon against hatred, violence, and anger is prayer,” said Reverend Cox. The Mass will bring together the faithful of Brooklyn, Queens, and beyond, to pray for our nation, the three people who lost their lives, the many more injured, as well as all those who have allowed the seeds of hatred to grow in their hearts.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Carolyn Erstad
323-384-7098
cerstad@desalesmedia.org

Adriana Rodriguez
718-408-6367
arodriguez@desalesmedia.org

Passing of Reverend Manuel Ros

Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Manuel Ros, a senior priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Father Ros was born on May 21, 1930 in Valencia, Spain, he was a priest of the Diocese of Granada, Nicaragua, who was ordained to the Priesthood on May 8, 1960, was incardinated in the Diocese of Brooklyn on March 15, 1995, and died Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at Ozanam Nursing Home, in Bayside.

Father Ros served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Parochial Vicar of the Parishes of Saint Gerard Majella (Hollis), Saint Lucy-Saint Patrick (Brooklyn), Saint Malachy (Brooklyn) and Our Lady of Sorrows (Corona).

The arrangements are as follows at:
Our Lady of Sorrows R.C. Church |
104-11 37th Avenue
Corona, New York 11368
Tel: (718) 424-7554

WAKE:
Thursday, August 10, 2017
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

VIGIL:
Thursday, August 10, 2017
7:30 PM

FUNERAL:
Friday, August 11, 2017
10:30 AM

BURIAL:
Saint John Cemetery Middle Village, New York

If you wish to send condolences, please mail to his sister, Mrs. Amparo Ros de Moreno, 82 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, New York 11542.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to National Down Syndrome Society, 8 E. 41st Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York, 10017.

Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends. May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.

Reverend Monsignor Anthony Hernandez, J.C.L.
Chancellor and Vicar for Canonical Affairs

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