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Theology On Tap With Deacon Greg Kandra

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Come join us for another edition of Theology on Tap! On Thursday, March 5, come on down to Manor Oktoberfest, 73-11 Yellowstone Blvd in Forest Hills, to grab a bite to eat and have a drink while we discuss Catholics in Media.

The presenter will be Brooklyn’s own Deacon Greg Kandra, a columnist at Patheos.com and, for 26 years, a writer and producer at CBS.

The doors open at 7 and the event is open to young adults, ages 21-39. Click here to view a flyer.

For more information or if you have any questions, contact Paul Morisi at pmorisi@diobrook.org.

Bishop DiMarzio To Celebrate Ash Wednesday

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On Wednesday, February 18th, the Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at noon at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James, 250 Cathedral Place, Downtown Brooklyn.

To mark the beginning of the Lenten Season, Bishop DiMarzio will bless and distribute ashes on the foreheads of congregants during the Mass. “The season of Lent is the time when we are asked to firm up our faith, when we are to give special attention to training our will so that we can love God all the more,” said Bishop DiMarzio.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40 day Christian observance in the liturgical year that ends with the celebration of the Sacred Triduum, the three holiest days of the year that lead to Easter Sunday: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil.

As is customary, the ashes to be used on Ash Wednesday will come from the burning of the blessed branches used on Palm Sunday of the previous year. Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, is the Sunday before Easter that commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It also marks the beginning of Holy Week. This year, Easter Sunday will be celebrated on April 5.

Brooklyn Catholics to be Featured in Local PBS Series About Italian American Heritage

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As part of the National Public Broadcast Service (PBS) Series “The Italian Americans,” Channel THIRTEEN, WLIW21 and NJTV will present “Italian Americans of New York and New Jersey,” a documentary that spotlights the lives, achievements and rich culture of Italian Americans in the Metro Area.

The two-part series focuses on the largest Italian American population in the Nation, featuring interviews with historians and prominent local Italian Americans, including New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, the late former Governor of New York Mario Cuomo, singer Tony Bennett, actress Susan Lucci, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and many others.

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Performing arts program offered at Catholic schools across Queens

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Students at Catholic schools across Queens and Brooklyn are learning that all the world is a stage.

For the past few years, the Diocese of Brooklyn has been partnering with the nonprofit theater company Stages on the Sound Inc. to offer the Performing Arts Residency Program to almost 16,000 children every week at academies and schools throughout both boroughs.

Through this program, students from the fourth, sixth, and eighth grades at each school take part in one-hour-long weekly classes for 15 weeks taught by professionally trained actors and teachers….

Read Full Story at the Queens Courier

Diocese of Brooklyn To Support Annual March For Life

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On Thursday, January 22nd, the Diocese of Brooklyn will join the 42nd Annual March for Life Rally in Washington, D.C.

DeSales Media Group, the communications arm of the diocese, is sponsoring 11 buses that will travel from different points of Brooklyn and Queens to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., where the rally will start at noon. At their full capacities, these buses will bring some 550 parishioners, students, youth ministry groups, and clergy to march at the pro-life demonstration.

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Education Investment Tax Credit

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This Wednesday, January 21, 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo will deliver his State of the State address in Albany. Here, he is expected to call for the inclusion of some form of the Education Investment Tax Credit in this year’s budget. This flyer calls upon Catholic parents and parishioners to call Governor Cuomo’s office to encourage him to fully advocate for the Education Investment Tax Credit. 

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2015 Diocesan Woman’s Conference

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Registration is now open for the 2015 Diocesan Bilingual Woman’s Conference! On Saturday, March 7, 2015, the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, Queens will host the conference which includes Mass celebrated by Rev. Octavio Cisneros, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn and a Holy Hour with Rev. Msgr. Joseph Malagreca.

You can also check out the conference’s speakers in English or in Spanish.

For individual registration, go to bqonlineformation.org or contact Christine Georgi at (718) 695-7300. For group registration, you must contact Christine Georgi (718) 695-7300 to reserve your group’s place. Tickets are $25.00 per person in advance or $30.00 at the door. Please register by March 1, 2015.

Click here to view all registration info.

 

 

March For Life 2015

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The 42nd Annual March For Life campaign, the largest Pro-Life event in the world, will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 22 at 1 PM. The DeSales Media Group is sponsoring buses for anybody who is interested in attending the event. There were two buses originally planned, but that number has grown to ten.

Below is a full list of locations sending people to this year’s march:

  1. Diocese of Brooklyn-Brooklyn, Ss. Peter & Paul, Williamsburg & St. Anselm, Bay Ridge
  2. Diocese of Brooklyn-Queens, ICC, Douglaston & Resurrection Ascension, Rego Park
  3. Archbishop Molloy High School, Briarwood
  4. The Mary Louis Academy Campus, Jamaica and St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights
  5. St. Michael-St. Malachy, Brooklyn and St. Gabriel, Brooklyn (Sr. Madre de las Americas Flores)
  6. St. Martin of Tours, Bushwick and Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge
  7. Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, Clinton Hill
  8. Shrine Church of St. Gerald Majella, Hollis
  9. Holy Family (Bridge to Life), Flushing
  10. We are also sponsoring a separate bus for Sister Peace, who is based out of Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Williamsburg

NOTE: To reserve a spot on either Bus 1 or Bus 2, call 718.499.9705 by January 20, 2015 and ask for Ivana. You must reserve your seat and confirm your attendance to participate.

You can also click here to view the flyer for the event.