The mailing address of Transfiguration parish is 263 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211,telephone 718-388-8773. The home page of a new website is linked HERE. The church is located at Marcy Avenue and Hooper Street, only two blocks south of the Hewes Street station of the J elevated train.
Any photo may be enlarged by clicking on it. Bryan Karvelis, a deceased pastor, is commemorated on the street sign. See the link here for more information. A description of the church organ is here.
Transfiguration parish was founded in 1874, and 1889 is the date on the church cornerstone.
The parish school closed in 2005. Nearby on Marcy Avenue is a large public school now an academy for Satmar Hasidim.
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Thrilled to see some interior photos! Keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteHow can I find birth and christening records from this church?
ReplyDeletePlease telephone the parish office at 718-388-8733. As this is a functioning parish, the baptismal records are kept there in ledger form, searchable only by date of baptism. As far as I know, they are not computerized. Also, please note that these are sacramental records, not birth records, and what you are looking for is a certificate of baptism. If the clerk can find your name at or near the date you specify, you may obtain certificate (that is, a current statement of what the ledger shows) for a fee. I am not a parish worker, but this is the way Catholic records are kept. (Regarding other parishes: If the church has been merged, the records go to the other church. If the church has been closed, the records are kept at the chancery.
ReplyDeleteI grew up near this church and now after I completed The RCIA classes, I would love to attend mass here, but I now live in Reno Nevada
ReplyDeleteI graduated in 1965. looking for classmates. Hope all is well, I live in Connecticut
ReplyDelete1957 graduate. Many good memories. Were you the class?
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good memories of teachers who cared for me and my love of learning - thank you to all who dedicated time, effort and prayers for all of us.
ReplyDeleteI started school here in 1956. Became an alter boy at the church and sang in the choir. Also was in the St. Patrick Day plays. Many many good memories. Left in 8th grade to move to Jersey. Any old classmates out there? I remember Sr. Virginia was my kindergarden teacher.
ReplyDeleteAlso, was in troop 463 of the boy scouts of America at the parish center.
ReplyDeleteMy husband attended this school during these years, he remembers being a leprechaun in the St. Patrick Day plays. Every since then he has loves Irish music and plays it all the time, although he is a Latino born in Ecuador.
ReplyDeleteHow do I get my Confirmation certificate.
ReplyDeleteTo obtain a Confirmation certificate from an active parish, phone the rectory. Please see the phone number and postal address at the top of this post.
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