The Sunday home delivery of Newsday on January 19, 2014, included a twelve-page Long Island Catholic Elementary Schools Guide. A pdf of this guide may be found as a link at http://licatholicelementaryschools.org/
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It's an excellent presentation, though without a chart of class enrollment per school or the myriad tuition scales in the various schools.A centerfold map distinguishes between parish schools, regional schools, and private schools. In this context, "private" means neither parochial nor diocesan, but managed by other Catholic organizations, as the De La Salle Christian Brothers, the Sisters of the Holy Child, or one province of the Society of Mary.
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Monday, January 20, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
A free ebook from 1871
Fortunately, I encountered this title during a Google search: "A
brief historical Sketch of the Catholic Church on Long Island," by
Patrick Mulrenan, 1871. The link is here.
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Recall that Long Island includes Brooklyn, Queens, and everywhere to Montauk Point. At that time, the diocese of Brooklyn included the entire island. What is now Nassau County was part of Queens County, and Brooklyn was a City.
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At the top left of the page at the above link, you will see a red button "Ebook Free." Yes, because the copyright has expired, Google can give you without charge what it scanned from the Harvard University library. Before you download, consider where you want to read this book, on your computer or on a tablet, because it will download only to the device that fetches it.
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Mulrenan's book is a valuable snapshot of the Diocese of Brooklyn and its parishes and good works, as observed in 1871. You may use the find tool to locate the parish, neighborhood, or person that is your particular interest. In general, histories of dioceses focus on the bishops more than on the parishes, even when they attempt to write from the ground up. The book, nevertheless, is a treasury of the growth of the church on our island. Highly recommended. I see copies for sale in the used book market also.
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Recall that Long Island includes Brooklyn, Queens, and everywhere to Montauk Point. At that time, the diocese of Brooklyn included the entire island. What is now Nassau County was part of Queens County, and Brooklyn was a City.
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At the top left of the page at the above link, you will see a red button "Ebook Free." Yes, because the copyright has expired, Google can give you without charge what it scanned from the Harvard University library. Before you download, consider where you want to read this book, on your computer or on a tablet, because it will download only to the device that fetches it.
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Mulrenan's book is a valuable snapshot of the Diocese of Brooklyn and its parishes and good works, as observed in 1871. You may use the find tool to locate the parish, neighborhood, or person that is your particular interest. In general, histories of dioceses focus on the bishops more than on the parishes, even when they attempt to write from the ground up. The book, nevertheless, is a treasury of the growth of the church on our island. Highly recommended. I see copies for sale in the used book market also.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
A blessing
The first reading for January 1 is from the Book of Numbers:
The Lord said to Moses, "Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them:
The Lord bless you and keep you!
The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you!
The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!
So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them."
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(An introduction to book of Numbers may be found here.)
The Lord said to Moses, "Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them:
The Lord bless you and keep you!
The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you!
The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!
So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them."
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(An introduction to book of Numbers may be found here.)
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Late notice
There is a December 2nd, 2013, deadline for responses to the Diocese of Rockville Centre to the survey described as Consultation of Clergy and Faithful on the Pastoral Challenges on the Family in the light of Evangelization.
Please see the link here to the Rockville Centre rules for the collection of answers to this survey.
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Apparently, this was posted to the website of the Long Island Catholic about November 20th, 2013, but I did not notice it.
Please see the link here to the Rockville Centre rules for the collection of answers to this survey.
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Apparently, this was posted to the website of the Long Island Catholic about November 20th, 2013, but I did not notice it.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Catholic elementary schools in Nassau County
About twenty-eight Catholic elementary schools teach approximately 10,360 students in Nassau County, according to the 2013 Official Catholic Directory. Most of these schools are parish-based. Five are regional, that is, nearby parishes support a school together or are listed as sending their students to that school. Each of the three "private" schools is unique. The De La Salle School, Freeport, teaches only boys and only grades 5-8. Holy Child Academy is an independent school with higher tuition. The St. Martin de Porres school in Uniondale is somehow linked with neighboring parishes but controlled by the Marianist Province of Meribah.
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As reported to the Directory, these elementary schools have the largest enrollment in Nassau County: St. Agnes Cathedral, with 827 students; St. William the Abbot, 585; St. Aidan, 540; St. Anne, 540. The approximate median enrollments are: Maria Regina, 400; Holy Family, 365; St. Joseph, 356. One parish school and one regional school reported enrollments under 230 when the OCD figures were collected.
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As reported to the Directory, these elementary schools have the largest enrollment in Nassau County: St. Agnes Cathedral, with 827 students; St. William the Abbot, 585; St. Aidan, 540; St. Anne, 540. The approximate median enrollments are: Maria Regina, 400; Holy Family, 365; St. Joseph, 356. One parish school and one regional school reported enrollments under 230 when the OCD figures were collected.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
CCD in Nassau County parishes
CCD is a tag often given to Religious Education programs in U. S. parishes. Shortly after the Council of Trent ended in 1563, various Catholic priests, bishops and laity attempted to improve the education of youngsters in their faith. In Italy, the movement coalesced under the name Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. In the 1940's in New York City, we knew it as Released Time, when public school students would travel to the Catholic school for an hour of religious instruction. In other places, it went under the colloquialism CCD, sometimes called Religious Ed nowadays. On Long Island, the Religious Ed or CCD program is generally for youngsters attending public school.
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From the 2013 Official Catholic Directory, I calculate the number of CCD students in Nassau County as approximately 45,600 in about 68 parishes. The largest enrollments claimed are at St. Rose of Lima (2,600), St. Frances de Chantal (2,228), and Maria Regina (2,010). The median enrollments are around St. Thomas the Apostle (525), Holy Family (500), and Our Lady of Hope (493). Seven parishes report fewer than 130 students. In Nassau County, the 28 Catholic elementary schools enroll about 10,400 students.
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Hundreds of volunteer teachers staff the program, and many of these have given long years to this service. The totality of parishes providing in-service education of these teachers is hefty, but I have been unable to find on the diocesan Faith Formation website no more than a few courses. Once upon a time, a complete list was regularly printed in the now-defunct weekly Long Island Catholic.
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The numbers given above in this post are somewhat stale, as the 2013 Official Catholic Directory sought input numbers probably more than a year ago. Also, a few parishes are listed for the exact same enrollment year after year, highly unlikely.
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From the 2013 Official Catholic Directory, I calculate the number of CCD students in Nassau County as approximately 45,600 in about 68 parishes. The largest enrollments claimed are at St. Rose of Lima (2,600), St. Frances de Chantal (2,228), and Maria Regina (2,010). The median enrollments are around St. Thomas the Apostle (525), Holy Family (500), and Our Lady of Hope (493). Seven parishes report fewer than 130 students. In Nassau County, the 28 Catholic elementary schools enroll about 10,400 students.
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Hundreds of volunteer teachers staff the program, and many of these have given long years to this service. The totality of parishes providing in-service education of these teachers is hefty, but I have been unable to find on the diocesan Faith Formation website no more than a few courses. Once upon a time, a complete list was regularly printed in the now-defunct weekly Long Island Catholic.
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The numbers given above in this post are somewhat stale, as the 2013 Official Catholic Directory sought input numbers probably more than a year ago. Also, a few parishes are listed for the exact same enrollment year after year, highly unlikely.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Changes to priests' assignments
On July 9, 2013, the Long Island Catholic website published a list of priests' assignments that had gone into effect on June 26. I have linked the list here.
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