The address of the church of Saint Sylvester is 416 Grant Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11208, telephone 718-647-1995. It seems that since 2013, the pastor of St. Fortunata parish has administered St. Sylvester's. Each parish has a new website produced by the diocese: St. Sylvester and St. Fortunata. The churches are a mile apart.
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The neighborhood term, City Line, dates from the era when Brooklyn was a city, not a mere borough. If Brooklyn were a city today, it would rank as #4 in population of U. S. cities!
The former school is on the west side of the street, at 396 Grant Avenue. The school was merged into Salve Regina Catholic Academy, a mile to the west.
Above is the parish rectory at 416 Grant Avenue, facing the church.
I lived in the Pink Houses between 1959 and 1969.
ReplyDeleteRaised three children there and went to bingo at St. Sylvesters..Very heartwarming to remember...
As of 1/31/13, St. Sylvester RC Parish will be administered from St. Fortunata's RC Parish on Crescent Street & Linden Blvd, with Pastor, Fr Raso, being moved to being Administrator of Guardian Angel on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, nr Coney Island.
ReplyDeleteI remember making my First Communion in St. Sylvester's, and attended school there through 2nd grade, until my family moved upstate. My Dad also proposed to my Mom in the Grotto of the Church in 1951. A wonderful Church, School, and parish.... sometimes change is not a good thing.
ReplyDeleteattended school there-graduated in 1969-was married at the church in 1978--so many memories and emotions looking at these photos
ReplyDeleteI graduated the same year. Donna Potenza
DeleteI went there from 1st to 3rd grade. My favorite nun was Sister Judith Claire
ReplyDeleteshe was my favorite too! I graduated in 1969 - Donna Potenza
DeleteI went to school there until 6th grade. Sister Claire taught 2nd grade for me. She was wonderful. She cared about my studies. She would take the time to show me things so that I would understand. I have memories of that year because of her. Wonderful memories.
DeleteI graduated in '53..7 out of us 8 kids, went to St. Sylvester. I remember Fr's, St. John, Mc Girr and Pastor Fr. Smith. Most of all I remember the wonderful Sisters of Charity, if not for them, I would not be where I am today, both socially and spiritually.
ReplyDeleteI attended St Sylvester's in the early 1960's, but I graduated from OLPH in Lindenhurst, Long Island. My 2 sisters and brother graduated from St Sylvester before we moved. My oldest sister taught there, I also had a niece teach there in the late 1990's. St Sylvester will always be in my heart, and will forever be in my fondest of memories. Does anyone remember having May processionals around the neighborhood to honor the Blessed Mother. I remember receiving first communion the beginning of May and then my whole class processing later in the month in our communion dresses and suits around the neighborhood behind the priest who held the monstrance with the Holy Eucharist high for all to see and honor. Such a sense of community, love and togetherness. Such a Blessed memory. When I visited Lourdes in France, my thoughts returned to the Grotto at St Sylvester and the nuns and priests who helped start my faith journey.
ReplyDeleteI graduated from st. Sylvester's in 1966 I can remember having my confirmation and I was even married there my name was Linda Kenney then
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