Friday, April 19, 2024
BISHOP BRENNNAN TO RIDE 7 TRAIN WITH HUNDREDS ON WAY TO EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL EVENT AT LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM IN FLUSHING
Bishop Robert Brennan will lead a group of faithful aboard the 7 train, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Court Square station (23rd Street and Jackson Avenue), on Saturday, April 20, 2024, to the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Eucharistic Revival event taking place at Louis Armstrong Stadium at the USTA National Tennis Center, located at 124-02 Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing.
At each of the 7-line train stations on the way to the Stadium, including Queensboro Plaza, 61st Street-Woodside, and 74th Street-Broadway, Catholics from throughout Queens will board the train headed to the Mets-Willets Point station, where all will exit the train with Bishop Brennan and process to the Stadium.
“Thousands of people will unite to celebrate the Catholic Church of Brooklyn and Queens and give praise to our Lord Jesus Christ. This Diocesan Eucharistic Revival is a chance for our faithful to strengthen their hearts and minds and recommit to sharing the Good News by their lives. Louis Armstrong Stadium will be full of people who truly love Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead, and is living among us. The Eucharist is the true presence of Jesus Christ and how powerful it will be as we encounter him together,” said Bishop Robert Brennan.
The gates of the Louis Armstrong Stadium at the USTA National Tennis Center open at 8 a.m.
Catholic singer and songwriter Alverlis will lead more than 6,000 people gathered in praying the Rosary, and in praise and worship, prior to the start of the entrance procession and Holy Mass, led by Bishop Robert Brennan, beginning at 9 a.m.
Worship, music, and multilingual faith-based talks will continue throughout the day.
DeSales Media will make a feed available of the 9:45 Mass on The Switch on NY Pool-1 in HD/SDI 1080i/59.94.
Viewers can also watch the procession and Mass live on NET-TV, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s cable channel. NET-TV can be seen on Spectrum channel 97, Optimum channel 30,Verizon Fios channel 48, or live on www.netny.tv.
Members of the media are invited to attend.
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Press credentials are required for entry into the stadium. Confirmation of attendance is necessary.