tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667217186952437212024-03-13T08:15:31.976-07:00Brooklyn CatholicThis is a work in progress, an attempt to use the label system to identify, describe, and sort the Catholic churches in Brooklyn, New York. To speed your search, please use the search box at top left, or peruse the labels on the right. Because newer posts are placed on top, a blog resembles a diary in reverse. Do not neglect the "Older posts" link at the bottom of each page. In many cases, clicking on a photo will enlarge it.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-24184368014137732582024-01-13T11:09:00.000-08:002024-01-13T16:17:29.848-08:00St. Patrick, Kent Avenue, demolished<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">In early January of 2024, wrecking crews attacked the church of St. Patrick on Kent Avenue, corner of Willoughby Avenue. Please see the article on the BKReader linked <a href="https://www.bkreader.com/non-profit-community/bed-stuys-st-lucy-st-patrick-roman-catholic-church-demolished-8093240">here</a>. The church, designed by Patrick Keely, was built in 1856. Even after the merger with St. Lucy parish, it apparently had low attendance. The diocese of Brooklyn or one of its entities received $9,250,000 from the sale. Adjacent lots added to that price.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">---</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">An article in the <a href="https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/50410902/?terms=%22james%20j%20lyons%22&match=1">Brooklyn Daily Eagle of November 5 1854</a>, describes the laying of the cornerstone. The article gives the architect's name as James J. Lyons.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">---</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Also see a Patch article <a href="https://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/another-historic-building-demolished-bed-stuy">HERE</a>.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">---</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Please see more of my posts about this church on Kent Avenue. They are linked <a href="https://brooklyncatholic.blogspot.com/search/label/Kent%20Avenue">HERE</a>.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">---</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">It seems that the closest Catholic church with daily Mass is Sacred Heart at 32 Clermont Avenue, a mile northwest of St. Patrick's. See <a href="https://marynazarethfg.org/mass-times">Mass schedule.</a></span></b></p><p><b>---</b></p><p><b>As to what will be built on the northwest corner, replacing the demolished church: maybe apartments similar to those on the northeast corner, with provisions for sukkah or sukkot.</b></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-20782407082069101362023-08-27T15:19:00.000-07:002023-08-27T15:19:16.900-07:00Elementary school supplement<p><span style="font-size: medium;">At the link below, The Tablet offers an excellent guide to the Catholic elementary schools in Brooklyn and Queens. There are two improvements this year: a disclosure of basic tuition rates, which vary considerably by neighborhood; and excellent maps.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Please see <a href="https://thetablet.org/back-to-school-2023/">https://thetablet.org/back-to-school-2023/ </a></span></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-5238344116559871102023-08-27T13:15:00.004-07:002024-01-14T10:32:19.354-08:00Test for Admission to a Catholic High School<p> <span style="font-size: large;">The Archdiocese of New York (seven counties), the Diocese of Brooklyn (two counties), and the Diocese of Rockville Centre (two counties) generally require the test offered on the website </span><a href="https://tachsinfo.com/" style="font-size: large;">https://tachsinfo.com/</a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">----</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The test is taken by computer at home. It costs $71. The student selects three high schools to which the testing company will send results. The test is apparently scheduled for early November, 2023. Apparently there is some way the downloaded program knows that is is the registered eighth grade student and not a learned grandma answering the test questions.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">---</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The abbreviated name for the test is TACHS. Much more information is at <a href="https://tachsinfo.com/">https://tachsinfo.com/</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-13462006933463677572023-04-06T05:51:00.000-07:002023-04-06T05:51:10.020-07:00Clerical assignments<p> <b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Tablet printed <a href="https://thetablet.org/diocesan-assignments-april-5-2023/">a list of clerical assignments</a> with various effective dates this year. </span></b></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-42618327041371558382023-02-02T13:00:00.006-08:002023-02-02T13:00:51.686-08:00New address for donations mailed to Catholic Relief Services<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Mailed donations to Catholic Relief Services now go to a processing firm in the small city of Harlan, Iowa. Instead of Baltimore, the donation address is now Catholic Relief Services, Post Office Box 5202, Harlan, Iowa 51593-0702. This is a Hearst-owned corporation that handles incoming payments for many magazines and non-profit organizations.</span></b></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-26787305567522481892022-12-03T13:03:00.002-08:002022-12-03T13:03:29.824-08:00Loss of Catholic print media<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Pilot is the official weekly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, published from offices in Braintree, Massachusetts. On December 3, 2022, it published an article, "Loss of print media seen as posing challenges to U. S. church communications." The link to the thirty-paragraph analysis is <a href="http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.php?ID=193718">HERE</a>.</span></b></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-50215074205162214082022-07-28T05:25:00.005-07:002022-07-28T05:25:49.487-07:00Two hundred years ago<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">On July 25, 1822, the cornerstone of St. James's church on Jay Street was placed on his feast day. The Tablet has an article <a href="https://thetablet.org/one-mass-three-milestones-coincide-at-st-james/">HERE</a>.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I wonder whether the street was called Jay Street at the time.</span></b></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-32606294517384716232022-07-19T10:21:00.008-07:002022-07-19T10:21:47.895-07:00St. Patrick, Kent Ave., for sale<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Usually, it is easy to find diocesan decrees on a website, but in this case I can only refer to a July 18, 2022, Tablet article behind a registration wall <a href="https://thetablet.org/st-lucy-st-patrick-shuttered-due-to-changing-demographics-costly-repairs/#">HERE</a>.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">---</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">In 1856, the renowned architect Patrick Keely built St. Patrick's church on the northwest corner of Kent Avenue and Willoughby Avenue. In 2010, the nearby parish of St. Lucy was merged into it. Now, the church is falling down, and in June the Bishop decreed its sale. Among the several reasons for my guess that the buyer will demolish it is the growing Hasidic community nearby.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Please refer to <a href="https://brooklyncatholic.blogspot.com/2010/11/st-lucy-st-patrick-kent-avenue.html">my older post.</a></span></b></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-84404834018597244102022-05-08T10:05:00.002-07:002022-05-08T10:05:18.814-07:00Our Lady of Loreto, Brownsville<p> <b><span style="font-size: medium;">Please see this link from May, 2022.</span></b></p><p><a href="https://netny.tv/episodes/currents/catholic-charities-of-brooklyn-and-queens-cuts-ribbon-for-pope-francis-apartments-at-loreto/"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">https://netny.tv/episodes/currents/catholic-charities-of-brooklyn-and-queens-cuts-ribbon-for-pope-francis-apartments-at-loreto/</span></b></a></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-56854834486072945682021-11-12T09:16:00.001-08:002021-11-12T09:59:18.368-08:00Epiphany for sale<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The church of the Epiphany at 96 South 9th Street is for conversion, sale, or destruction. Please see the decree dated September 28, 2021, linked <a href="https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/news/decree/">HERE</a>. I am a bit confused which building was the rectory, as the house numbers do not seem to match on facing sides of the street. The 1922 Catholic Directory lists Epiphany School with 7 Sisters of St. Joseph, one lay teacher, and 352 students at 98 South 9th Street. On the Berry Street side of the property is Epiphany Park, possibly on land from a parish organization. See the description at NYC Parks.</span></b></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-34853198701683355502021-06-30T16:50:00.000-07:002021-06-30T16:50:07.922-07:00Sts. Peter and Paul, Williamsburg<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">The long-established parish of Sts. Peter and Paul has accomplished a remarkable makeover of a large building on Berry Street in Williamsburg. A lengthy explanatory article is linked <a href="https://thetablet.org/saints-peter-and-paul-parish-celebrate-new-church-in-historic-building/">HERE</a>. I think the building once included the parish elementary school. Land values in Williamsburg have risen, and the parish earned the renovation cash by leasing other properties on the same square block. Apparently, the parish never owned the entire block. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">---</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Please read also <a href="http://brooklyncatholic.blogspot.com/search/label/Sts.%20Peter%20and%20Paul">my previous post</a> about this parish, taking care to note the helpful comments at the end of the post.</span></b></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-83011966353742284182021-02-20T18:44:00.007-08:002022-03-26T16:25:57.371-07:00Big sale of property, St. John the Baptist<p><b>In June, 2021, an important article appeared on the St. John's University website, mainly describing the recent transference of the original 1869 cornerstone from Brooklyn to Queens. The lengthy article also offered more news about the current construction. Link <a href="https://www.stjohns.edu/about/news/2021-06-16/preserving-history-original-cornerstone-st-johns-university-secured">Preserving History.</a></b></p><p><b>---</b></p><p><b>St. John's on Lewis Avenue is a property I have not explored, though it is important in the history of the diocese of Brooklyn. Today, the </b><a href="https://commercialobserver.com/2021/02/barings-pacific-western-newmark-stolly-roeschlaub/" style="font-weight: bold;">Commercial Observer </a><b>disclosed the sale of what the buyers call 800 Willoughby Avenue. That is the north transept of the Church of St. John the Baptist. For decades, the stained glass windows have been boarded up (against rock-tossing vandals), and I am told that a cinder-block bunker was installed in the vast nave as a chapel of worship. Two hundred four apartments will be built in the church. A gym and a two-story garage will be built. A 2013 video linked </b><a href="https://youtu.be/cV3_OJ4TZkE" style="font-weight: bold;">HERE </a><b>gives a good idea of the areas outside the "box" with a few glimpses of the active and intimate worship chapel.</b></p><p><b>---</b></p><p><b>In the ten days since I first posted this I have not found any corroboration of the article in the Commercial Observer. There is a chance that the financial sources don't add up to the amount needed for the deal, or some other obstacle has blocked it. Edit 3.3.2021.</b></p><p><b>---</b></p><p><b>The article does not disclose how much of the church property has or will be bought. The greatest extent seems to be a half-block, with Lewis Avenue on the west end, Willoughby Avenue on the north, and Hart Street on the south. Two years ago (looking at Google Street View), the entrance was a gate on the north side of Hart Street. Now, the directions for weekday Mass instruct people to enter the Daily Mass chapel from Willoughby Avenue. </b></p><p><b>---</b></p><p><b>St. John's College was long here until it moved to Union Turnpike, Jamaica. Whether any property on either side of Lewis Avenue is owned by the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian Fathers) is not explained. The article reads as if the seller is the parish of St. John the Baptist.</b></p><p><b>---</b></p><p><b>The parish merged with that of Our Lady of Good Counsel, which has a maintained smaller church. The merged parish has a up-to-date website <a href="https://stjohnsbrooklyn.org/">HERE</a> showing two Sunday Masses at St. John the Baptist and two at Our Lady of Good Counsel.</b></p><p><b>I may have to edit this report as I learn more.</b></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-54094432766162688132021-02-02T16:06:00.000-08:002021-02-02T16:06:05.342-08:00<p> <b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Sad to relate, St. Agnes Academic HS, College Point, Queens will close.</span></b></p><p><a href="https://qns.com/2021/01/st-agnes-academic-high-school-in-college-point-to-close-due-to-financial-hardship/">https://qns.com/2021/01/st-agnes-academic-high-school-in-college-point-to-close-due-to-financial-hardship/</a></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-76916183483699376772021-01-17T13:46:00.004-08:002021-01-17T18:15:51.554-08:00Parish boundaries map in Boston<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I am posting this link on my Brooklyn blog because it attracts the most viewers and comments. My other blogs are BronxCatholic and Nassau County Catholic.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The archdiocese of Boston has helped genealogists in two ways: a new map of parish boundaries and a treasure of sacramental archives. Please see </b><a href="https://www.thebostonpilot.com/opinion/article.asp?ID=189202#" style="font-weight: bold;">this Boston Pilot article</a><b> for the two links. I hope more dioceses imitate the offering.</b></span></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-49328056249224971062020-12-16T02:04:00.004-08:002020-12-16T02:04:41.326-08:00San Damiano Mission, Greenpoint<p> </p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oiNpRs137hg/SMMMCcaWQcI/AAAAAAAAAIw/MSBsTU6mNqU/s1600-h/HolyFamily3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243047627315364290" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oiNpRs137hg/SMMMCcaWQcI/AAAAAAAAAIw/MSBsTU6mNqU/s400/HolyFamily3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a><br /><b>IMPORTANT NOTE: On December 8, 2020, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio reopened Holy Family church in Greenpoint under an administrator from the Shalom Catholic Community, a group of Brazilian roots. Please see the article in the Brooklyn Tablet linked <a href="https://thetablet.org/san-damiano-mission-reopens-with-new-missionary-members/">HERE</a>.</b><br /><b>----</b><br /><b>This parish was established in 1905, and the cornerstone of the church above reads 1911. It seems that Slovak Franciscan Friars cared for the faithful here during the parish's early era. </b><br /><b>---</b><br /><b>When I took the above photo about 5:15 p.m. on a weekday in 2008, many cyclists seemed to be heading home on an established fast bike lane, unlike the worse traffic of parallel Manhattan Avenue. The church is on North 15th Street at Nassau Avenue.</b><br /><b>----</b><br /><b>In 2011, the bishop of Brooklyn merged this parish with the parish of St. Anthony of Padua, which earlier had absorbed the parish of St. Alphonsus. Since early 2015, it is San Damiano Mission.</b><br /><b>---</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VF7tJvwjzW4/UWyPqU0o5qI/AAAAAAAAFE0/KTBfBHQ1LxU/s1600/greenpoint+026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VF7tJvwjzW4/UWyPqU0o5qI/AAAAAAAAFE0/KTBfBHQ1LxU/s400/greenpoint+026.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gtWzMbfDqr8/UWyPu2nXFfI/AAAAAAAAFE8/QgqVZj2eMdY/s1600/greenpoint+024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gtWzMbfDqr8/UWyPu2nXFfI/AAAAAAAAFE8/QgqVZj2eMdY/s400/greenpoint+024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Above, the rectory at 21 Nassau Avenue.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W-6IuBSiUjQ/UWyPyL1DBQI/AAAAAAAAFFI/XmNpmbrN7oI/s1600/greenpoint+023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W-6IuBSiUjQ/UWyPyL1DBQI/AAAAAAAAFFI/XmNpmbrN7oI/s400/greenpoint+023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>The parish school, which closed in 1970, is now a day care center operated by the diocesan Catholic Charities.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-91782747840462906952020-11-22T18:24:00.004-08:002020-11-22T18:34:12.174-08:00Brooklyn Jesuit Prep<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The website of America magazine now includes an article on the status of Brooklyn Jesuit Prep within the St. Vincent Ferrer parish school, 925 East 37th Street, Flatbush. Please see the article <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2020/11/20/nyc-school-closure-catholic-public-covid-19">HERE</a>.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">---</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Recently (when?) Brooklyn Jesuit Prep left St. Teresa Parish and moved to Flatbush.</b></span></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-42002696767856602612020-08-24T12:04:00.005-07:002020-08-24T12:04:37.765-07:00Registration has begun for the Test for Acceptance to Catholic High Schools<p> <b style="font-size: x-large;">This notice addresses the eighth grade students who hope to begin attendance at a Catholic High School in September, 2021. The time for registration has begun. For more information, please see this handbook, which might be worth printing.</b></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.tachsinfo.com/PDF/HandBook.pdf"><b>https://www.tachsinfo.com/PDF/HandBook.pdf</b></a></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">This entrance exam now includes Catholic High Schools on Long Island, twelve counties in total:</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, and Orange. There are no Catholic high schools in Sullivan or Ulster counties. I know of one Catholic High School that requires a separate exam, namely all-boys Regis High School in Manhattan. Because the school listings are on landscape pages, I suggest that you print the lists of the counties that interest you.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-67402695868801195722020-07-14T07:11:00.000-07:002020-07-16T14:18:18.759-07:00Twenty-five Catholic elementary schools open in the borough of Brooklyn<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recent news articles about the sudden closure of parish elementary schools in New York City tell only part of the story. Below is my attempt to list geographically the 25 Catholic elementary schools in the borough of Brooklyn.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Parish schools and Catholic academies north of Atlantic Ave.:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://ststansacademy.org/">St. Stanislaus Kostka</a>, Newell St., Greenpoint.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://sb-sfc.org/">St. Brigid - St.Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy</a>, Grove St. and St. Nicholas Ave., Bushwick.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blessedsacramentca.org/">Blessed Sacrament</a>, Euclid Ave., Cypress Hills.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.brooklynjesuit.org/">Brooklyn Jesuit Prep</a>, grades 5-8, Sterling Place.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Schools south of Atlantic Ave. and north of Church Ave.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://srca.org/">Salve Regina</a>, Jerome St., East New York.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://saintsaviourcatholicacademy.org/">St. Saviour</a>, Eighth Ave., Park Slope.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://sjwca.org/">St. Joseph the Worker</a>, Prospect Park West, Windsor Terrace.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://sfabrooklyn.org/">St. Francis of Assisi</a>, Lincoln Road and Nostrand Ave.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Schools south of Church Avenue:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://scgstl.org/">St. Catherine of Genoa - St. Therese of Lisieux</a>, Avenue D, East Flatbush.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://smcaonthebay.org/">St. Mark</a>, East 19 St., Sheepshead Bay.</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://midwoodcatholicacademy.org/">St. Edmund</a>, Avenue T., Sheepshead Bay.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://midwoodcatholicacademy.org/">Midwood Catholic Academy</a></b><b>, Hendrickson St., Flatlands.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://stbernardcatholicacademy.org/">St. Bernard</a>, near Mill Basin and Bergen Beach.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://goodshepherdbklyn.org/">Good Shepherd</a>, Avenue S, MarinePark. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://ourladyoftrustca.org/">Our Lady of Trust</a>, Canarsie</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://stathanasiusacademy.org/">St. Athanasius</a>, 61 St and Bay Parkway, Bensonhurst.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://olgbk.org/">Our Lady of Grace</a>, Avenue W, Gravesend.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://stpeteracademy-brooklyn.org/">St. Peter</a>, 23rd Ave., Bensonhurst.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://stephremacademy.org/">St. Ephrem</a>, 74th St., Dyker Heights.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://stbernbk.org/">St. Bernadette</a>, 83rd St., Dyker Heights.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.olphcab.org/">Our Lady of Perpetual Help</a>, 6 Ave. and 60 St., Sunset Park</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://holyangelsbayridge.org/">Holy Angels</a>, 74th St. and 4th Ave., Bay Ridge.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://bayridgecatholic.org/">Bay Ridge Catholic</a>, 83rd St. and 4th Ave.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.visitationacademy.net/">Visitation Academy</a> (</b><b>Girls), 8902 Ridge Blvd., Bay Ridge.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://stpatrickca.org/">St. Patrick</a>, 99th St. and 4th Ave., Bay Ridge.</b></span>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-25238672796826865772020-07-09T14:56:00.000-07:002020-07-09T14:56:12.447-07:00Two more elementary closures<b><span style="font-size: large;">Please see the press release dated 7.9.2020 <a href="https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/category/press-releases/">HERE</a>.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">The two closures in the borough of Brooklyn are Queen of the Rosary, Williamsburg, and St. Gregory the Great.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy has occupied 11 Catherine Street (former St. Nicholas Commercial High School) in East Williamsburg for several years. The academy was Our Lady of Mount Carmel school "on the move."</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">In similar fashion, St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy moved from its location on St. John's Place to the property of Holy Cross parish on Church Avenue a distance away.</span></b>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-87124605489916776092020-05-09T18:35:00.001-07:002020-05-09T18:59:38.233-07:00St. John the Baptist, Hart Street near Lewis Avenue<b><span style="font-size: large;">I have yet to walk around the blocks where St. John's University and St. John's Prep began along both sides of Lewis Avenue. The large church of St. John the Baptist is to the east of Lewis Avenue. The neighboring parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel on Putnam Avenue has been merged into the parish of St. John the Baptist, one pastor covering worship at both churches. Two parish offices remain. Corrections and explanations are welcome.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The website of the two parishes is linked <a href="https://stjohnsbrooklyn.org/">here</a>. The rectory address is 333 Hart Street, Brooklyn NY 11206, telephone 718-455-6864.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Please also see my post and photos about <a href="https://brooklyncatholic.blogspot.com/2013/01/our-lady-of-good-counsel-putnam-ave.html">Our Lady of Good Counsel.</a></span></b>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-13419147518045228212020-04-24T13:16:00.000-07:002020-04-24T13:16:02.447-07:00The Tablet, November 2, 1918<b><span style="font-size: large;">Ed Wilkinson's informative summary of the 1918 epidemic in the four counties of the Diocese of Brooklyn has found its way to Cruxnow.org, link <a href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2020/04/brooklyn-diocese-allowed-parishes-to-be-used-as-hospitals-in-1918-pandemic/">HERE</a>. There are references to masks and outdoor celebration of the Mass, without "social distancing." Father Bernard Quinn wrote from the trenches. Help from Church staff is narrated, not that much about how the faithful suffered. </span></b>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-46218163263922275342020-03-28T12:46:00.002-07:002020-03-28T12:46:53.357-07:00Anthony Fauci, M.D.<b><span style="font-size: large;">Anthony Fauci, M.D., attended Our Lady of Guadalupe parish school, class of 1954, then earned a scholarship to Regis High School, where he graduated in 1958. He went onto the College of Holy Cross, Worcester, class of 1962.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Our Lady of Guadalupe church is on 15th Avenue, Dyker Heights or Bensonhurst.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">A half-hour recent interview with Dr. Fauci is on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/W-L1iEabLNA">HERE.</a></span></b><br />
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-77256871181167711882020-03-28T12:33:00.003-07:002020-03-31T15:11:32.428-07:00Sad news from Bushwick<span style="font-size: large;">According to the unofficial Catholic News Agency (EWTN), on Friday, March 27, 2020, St. Brigid's parish, on the Bushwick-Ridgewood border, lost their pastor, Fr.Jorge Ortiz-Garay, to Coronavirus. Link </span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/brooklyn-pastor-is-first-catholic-priest-in-us-known-to-die-of-coronavirus-42702">HERE</a></b><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He was incardinated into the diocese of Brooklyn. According to </span><a href="https://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2020/bishop-calls-priest-who-died-from-covid-19-a-great-missionary-among-us.cfm"><span style="font-size: large;">this article</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">in the official Catholic News Service, he was a naturalized U. S. citizen.</span>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-6760900178363999712019-11-01T13:20:00.000-07:002019-11-01T13:20:31.833-07:00Bay Ridge Catholic at St. Anselm<span style="font-size: large;">Effective September, 2020, Holy Angels Catholic Academy and St. Anselm Catholic Academy will merge into Bay Ridge Catholic Academy. Please see a November 1, 2019, article in The Brooklyn Eagle, linked <a href="https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2019/11/01/two-bay-ridge-catholic-schools-to-merge/">HERE</a>.</span>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566721718695243721.post-86197290273433701322019-09-10T06:35:00.001-07:002019-09-10T14:40:56.362-07:00Brooklyn mergers, September, 2019, no closures<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Tablet website includes the appointment of pastors of newly-merged parishes. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Holy Family, on Flatlands Avenue, Canarsie, is merged with St. Laurence, 1.25 mile further east on Flatlands Avenue, East New York. The pastor is Fr. Edward Kane.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>All Saints, Williamsburg, is merged with Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompei, a mile to the northeast. The pastor of All Saints, Fr. Vincenzo Cardilicchia, becomes pastor of the merged parish. He remains in ministry with the Neo-Catechumenal Way.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>In Cypress Hills, Fr. Luis Laverde, pastor of Blessed Sacrament is now pastor of the merged parish of Blessed Sacrament and St. Sylvester. The two churches are less than a mile distant.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>In Bath Beach, Fr. John Maduri, pastor of Most Precious Blood is now pastor of the merged parish of Most Precious Blood and Saints Simon and Jude, a mile northeast.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>As no churches are closed and the new merged parish often resembles what existed previously (regarding priestly staffing), maybe this news is rather minor. Instead of finding sixteen qualified pastors, the bishop now needs eight. Instead of sixteen accounts, there will be eight.</b></span>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290657092471932129noreply@blogger.com0