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The heart of the Christian community is our Triune Lord: Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Geography, history, and numbers are not the heart, but probably I will type mostly on these topics. As the internet already provides many encouraging spiritual guides and discouraging contentious forums, I intend to offer neither.
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Friday, August 3, 2012

St. Raymond, East Rockaway




The church of St. Raymond Penyafort is located at 263 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York 11518, at the corner of Rocklyn Avenue.  The telephone is 516-593-5000, and the website is linked here.  
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The parish property (school, rectory, church) is one short block west of the Centre Avenue station of the Long Island Rail Road.    It is also about 0.7 mile southeast of the Lynbrook station.


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St. Dominic founded the Order of Preachers in 1216.  Already learned and specializing in Canon Law, St. Raymond joined the Dominicans in Spain some time after their foundation.  He died in 1275.

The bishop of Brooklyn established this parish in 1909.


St. Raymond's elementary school is located at 263 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway NY 11518, telephone 516-593-9010.  Its website is linked here.


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