FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2020
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Adriana Rodriguez
718-517-3143
arodriguez@desalesmedia.org
John Quaglione
718-517-3112
jquaglione@desalesmedia.org
Diocese of Brooklyn’s NET-TV Airing “Memorial for Us All” Lincoln Center COVID-19
Tribute Concert Featuring Broadway Star Norm Lewis this Evening
The Diocese of Brooklyn is proud to announce the Memorial for Us All concert will air this evening, May 17 at 6 p.m. on NET-TV, the cable channel of the Diocese. The performance, which will feature Broadway star Norm Lewis, will honor and celebrate those who have died as a result of COVID-19.
The initiative is organized by interfaith leaders throughout New York City, including the Diocese of Brooklyn, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
“We are happy to partner with Lincoln Center and interfaith partners to present this tribute to those who have fallen during this pandemic and those who grieve their loss. Music offers comfort and healing in difficult times, and today we need it more than ever,” said Monsignor Kieran E. Harrington, Vicar for Communications for the Diocese of Brooklyn, and Chairman and President of the DeSales Media Group.
Anyone who has lost someone during this pandemic is invited to submit the name of a friend or family member to be honored at LincolnCenter.org/
NET-TV can be seen in the New York City area on Spectrum (Channel 97), Optimum (Channel 30), and FIOS by Verizon (Channel 48). The pre-recorded tribute will also be shown on The Tablet Facebook page, www.facebook.com/thetablet, and NET-TV’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NETTVny/.
Memorial For Us All Tribute Concert
Sunday at 6:00 pm ET
Artist Featured:
Norm Lewis
Organizational Partners:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
The Interfaith Center of New York
New York Disaster Interfaith Services
The Center for Faith and Community Partnerships, NYC Office of the Mayor
The New York Board of Rabbis Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Jazz at Lincoln Center
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