Celebrating Community
St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish (SMSS) in Carroll Gardens suffered a sad loss in early December with the death of longtime pastor, Reverend Christoper Cashman. During Fr. Cashman’s brief illness, it fell on the pastor of neighboring Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary – St. Stephen Parish (SHSS) and the Dean of Deanery 3, Monsignor Guy Massie, to […]
On Saturday, December 8th, Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary-St. Stephen Church, will continue the parish tradition of lighting a five-foot Christmas star atop its 210-foot steeple. The tradition of the star lighting dates back to the 1950’s but had been suspended for a number of years. It was resumed in 2012 after the arrival of the current pastor,Monsignor Guy […]
During a fraught week for our city and country, in which multiple pipe bombs were mailed to prominent figures and a murderous attack was waged on the worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue during Shabbat services, a timely banner was installed by Charles Roussim outside of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Carroll Gardens. Based on the Golden Rule, […]
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Papal Nuncio, celebrated the French Mass at St. Agnes Church in Cobble Hill on Sunday, October 7th. Joining the pope’s envoy to the United States in concelebration were Diocese of Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Parish of St. Agnes/St. Paul Pastor Monsignor Joseph Nugent, Father Paul Anel, Father Willy Kingsley, and Deacon Leroy Branch. In attendance were […]
After 77 years in religious service, Sister Marie Innocentia Lipari of the Parish of St. Paul and St. Agnes is retiring at the age of 96. Father Joseph Nugent, pastor, calls the much beloved Sr. Innocentia’s retirement a “big loss” to the parish. Born Madeline Lipari and baptized Maria Magdalena in 1922, she was raised on First Place in Carroll […]
Have you ever driven through Brooklyn neighborhoods in the fall and noticed booth-like structures on balconies and in yards? These booths or “sukkahs” are representative of the Jewish Festival of Sukkot (or Sukkos), also known as the Festival of Tabernacles. Following the more serious High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot is celebrated on the 15th day of […]
BY LAURA ENG laura.eng59@aol.com Outdoor Mass at Cabrini Park With the sun dipping over Buttermilk Channel to the west, Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary/St. Stephen Parish celebrat- ed their patronal feast, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at an outdoor Mass at Cabrini Park on the evening of Friday, June 8th. Approximately 100 parishioners and neighbors gathered […]