The Greenpoint News has run a story on the coordinated efforts of fifteen Catholic churches of Greenpoint and Williamsburg. The geographic boundaries of parishes used to be much more important in our cities, so it is encouraging to see this combined work. The article link is below:
http://www.greenpointnews.com/news/6095/once-competitors-north-brooklyn-s-catholics-churches-unite-to-draw-new-congregants
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Please also see
http://northbrooklyncatholic.org
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I note 42 celebrations of Sunday worship on a chronological list. Years ago, I saw the same sort of coordination in Avila, Spain, to help people find a Sunday Mass at a certain hour, the complete list of all celebrations posted on a placard outside each church.
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Also, please see the active Facebook page, "North Brooklyn Catholic," linked HERE.
Showing posts with label St. Cecilia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Cecilia. Show all posts
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Friday, April 18, 2014
Greenpoint schools into apartments
Two articles have appeared concerning the lease of Catholic schools in Greenpoint to developers who are turning them into apartments. These two articles are of interest:
From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 4.16.2014, "Rescue Me: Shuttered Greenpoint Catholic Schools are Resurrected as Apartment Houses."
and
from Curbed NY of 4.17.2014, "Losing Our Religion: Shuttered Greenpoint Catholic Schools to Become Housing."
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These news stories involve St. Cecilia and the parish of Sts. Cyril and Methodius.
What is revealing is the account of corporations-behind-corporations. Also, I note that St. Cecilia's school may still be owned by the diocese or parish but merely leased for 49 years. I wonder whether Rocklyn Asset Corporation is involved in this deal.
Also, please see this blog's posts on the two parishes:
St. Cecilia
and Sts. Cyril and Methodius.
The church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius are east of Manhattan Avenue. The former school is west of Manhattan Avenue.
From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 4.16.2014, "Rescue Me: Shuttered Greenpoint Catholic Schools are Resurrected as Apartment Houses."
and
from Curbed NY of 4.17.2014, "Losing Our Religion: Shuttered Greenpoint Catholic Schools to Become Housing."
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These news stories involve St. Cecilia and the parish of Sts. Cyril and Methodius.
What is revealing is the account of corporations-behind-corporations. Also, I note that St. Cecilia's school may still be owned by the diocese or parish but merely leased for 49 years. I wonder whether Rocklyn Asset Corporation is involved in this deal.
Also, please see this blog's posts on the two parishes:
St. Cecilia
and Sts. Cyril and Methodius.
The church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius are east of Manhattan Avenue. The former school is west of Manhattan Avenue.
Monday, April 15, 2013
St. Cecilia, Greenpoint
The church of St. Cecilia is now one of three worship sites within the new Divine Mercy parish, established in 2011. An office is maintained at 84 Herbert Street, but the principal office and rectory is at 219 Conselyea Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy is less than a mile south of St. Cecilia's.
Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy is less than a mile south of St. Cecilia's.
Clicking on any photo will enlarge it. The above photo was taken about a half-hour before the arrival of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
St. Cecilia's parish, Greenpoint, has been merged into a new parish of Divine Mercy, which has three worship sites: Saint Francis of Paola (daily Mass, Sunday Vigil, and two Sunday Masses), St. Cecilia (daily Mass and one Sunday Mass), and St. Nicholas (two Sunday Masses).
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St. Cecilia's buildings take up almost the entire rectangle of the block bounded by North Henry, Herbert, Monitor, and Richardson Streets, the exception being a few private houses to the right in this photo. The parish was established in 1871. One year, it seems, almost 1,700 students were educated in the parish school, which closed in June, 2008.
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St. Cecilia's website is linked here. It is helpful to click on the word Bulletin, because that has been presenting an updated schedule of Masses, lists of the parish staff, and telephone numbers. The St. Cecilia website offers both recent and older information and photos.
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This blog includes an older post from 2012, which I hesitate to delete: Divine Mercy triple merger. Also, there is this post from 2009, St. Nicholas.
The cornerstone of this five-story school on Monitor Street, corner Richardson, bears the date 1906. Brother Albert Matthew, who began his teaching career here about 1928, related how the classrooms used gas lamps at that late date.
It is now the summer of 2016 and the above work has been done. Several buildings have been turned into rental apartments. The largest building, of course, is the former school (above) on Monitor Street. The second largest building is the former convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph, also on Monitor Street. Adjacent to the school, but on Richardson Street is a building that may have been used by a school employee and family. At 2 North Henry Street, but now using a Richardson Street number on the conversion permits, is the former house of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, which has been turned into either two or four apartments. The grand total is a large number of apartments in renovated parish structures, which were rented on a 49-year lease to the developers, that is, not sold by St. Cecilia's parish.
Between the school and former convent is a new flagpole and this memorial.
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This blog includes an older post from 2012, which I hesitate to delete: Divine Mercy triple merger. Also, there is this post from 2009, St. Nicholas.
The cornerstone of this five-story school on Monitor Street, corner Richardson, bears the date 1906. Brother Albert Matthew, who began his teaching career here about 1928, related how the classrooms used gas lamps at that late date.
It is now the summer of 2016 and the above work has been done. Several buildings have been turned into rental apartments. The largest building, of course, is the former school (above) on Monitor Street. The second largest building is the former convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph, also on Monitor Street. Adjacent to the school, but on Richardson Street is a building that may have been used by a school employee and family. At 2 North Henry Street, but now using a Richardson Street number on the conversion permits, is the former house of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, which has been turned into either two or four apartments. The grand total is a large number of apartments in renovated parish structures, which were rented on a 49-year lease to the developers, that is, not sold by St. Cecilia's parish.
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For decades, the Sisters of St. Joseph and the De La Salle Christian Brothers staffed the parish school. Sad to relate, Brother Andrew Gerard Duncanson, teacher at St. Cecilia's Boys' department 1962-1964 and principal there 1967-1969, passed away in Providence, Rhode Island, 8/28/2011, where he worked at La Salle Academy.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Divine Mercy, Williamsburg (triple merger)
Effective January 31, 2011, three parishes in Greenpoint and Williamsburg were canonically suppressed to create a single parish (Divine Mercy parish) with three "worship sites" or churches. The parishes merged are St. Cecilia , St. Nicholas, and St. Francis of Paola. An administrator, a parochial vicar (or assistant), and two deacons have been appointed to Divine Mercy, located at 219 Conselyea Street, Brooklyn NY 11211, telephone 718-387-0256. The territory, assets and obligations of the three parishes were transferred to the new Divine Mercy Parish.
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Please see the parish website, linked HERE.
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The March 6, 2011 parish bulletin from St. Francis of Paola church carries this declaration: One parish created in the heart of Divine Mercy to serve God's people in the Churches of Saint Cecilia - Saint Francis of Paola - Saint Nicholas as a sign of Jesus' merciful love.
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Please see the parish website, linked HERE.
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The March 6, 2011 parish bulletin from St. Francis of Paola church carries this declaration: One parish created in the heart of Divine Mercy to serve God's people in the Churches of Saint Cecilia - Saint Francis of Paola - Saint Nicholas as a sign of Jesus' merciful love.
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The above photo shows the rectory (with a red awning) and church. Most photos may be enlarged by clicking on them.
On the south side of Conselyea Street is a grotto. In September, 2014, I received an e-mail with this wonderful explanation:
My name is Don Massetti, and my grandfather, Vito Abate, built the grotto at St. Francis of Paola over seventy-five years ago. As a young boy, I lived on Engert Avenue between McGuinness Blvd. and Graham Avenue. Recently, I was able to return to Brooklyn and revisit this very special place that I totally took for granted as a child.
THIS LINK connects to my blog, which tells the story of my grandfather, and how this most spectacular grotto came to be. I promise you that you will find it to be a most interesting and very touching piece of St. Francis of Paola history.
It is my hope that one day, in lieu of a plaque meely stating his name, an inscription explaning that he single-handedly built this tribute to our Holy Queen, may take its place. I don't now how to go about started on such a project, and was wondering if perhaps you can guide me to taking the proper channels.
Thank you, and may God bless you.
My name is Don Massetti, and my grandfather, Vito Abate, built the grotto at St. Francis of Paola over seventy-five years ago. As a young boy, I lived on Engert Avenue between McGuinness Blvd. and Graham Avenue. Recently, I was able to return to Brooklyn and revisit this very special place that I totally took for granted as a child.
THIS LINK connects to my blog, which tells the story of my grandfather, and how this most spectacular grotto came to be. I promise you that you will find it to be a most interesting and very touching piece of St. Francis of Paola history.
It is my hope that one day, in lieu of a plaque meely stating his name, an inscription explaning that he single-handedly built this tribute to our Holy Queen, may take its place. I don't now how to go about started on such a project, and was wondering if perhaps you can guide me to taking the proper channels.
Thank you, and may God bless you.
West on Conselyea Street is the former parish school, now Francis of Paola Early Learning Center of the New York AHRC. In the distance can be seen some of the many new apartment houses constructed in Williamsburg during the housing boom.
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St. Nicholas parish was established in 1865, St. Cecilia in 1872, and St. Francis of Paola in 1918.
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St. Nicholas parish was established in 1865, St. Cecilia in 1872, and St. Francis of Paola in 1918.
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Concerning the name Conselyea Street: It seems that only two years before the English took New Amsterdam in 1664, Jan Conselje (Jean le Conseille) arrived and went to Bushwick. Please see an explanation here.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
St. Cecilia, Greenpoint, now Divine Mercy
St. Cecilia's parish, Greenpoint, has been merged into a new parish of Divine Mercy. The main office for Divine Mercy Parish is located at St. Francis of Paola, 219 Conselyea Street. The phone number is (718) 387-0256. Each church continues as a liturgical worship site.
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St. Cecilia's buildings take up almost the entire rectangle of the block bounded by North Henry, Herbert, Monitor, and Richardson Streets, the exception being a few private houses to the right in this photo. The parish was established in 1871. One year, it seems, almost 1,700 students were educated in the parish school, which closed in June, 2008. For more photos of this parish, please look at my September, 2008, photos on Webshots here. When you get to that link, move to Previous or Next (near top right of photo) to explore more photos of the parish and Greenpoint.
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The parish website is linked here. Please see the comments linked above the photo.
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For decades, the Sisters of St. Joseph and the De La Salle Christian Brothers staffed the parish school. Sad to relate, Brother Andrew Gerard Duncanson, teacher at St. Cecilia's Boys' department 1962-1964 and principal there 1967-1969, passed away in Providence, Rhode Island, 8/28/2011, where he worked at La Salle Academy.
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