Since the Long Island Catholic switched to its new format of ten magazine issues per year, I have tried to categorize the items that might otherwise have appeared in a weekly newspaper.
One example might be the news that two Catholic grammar schools in our county have earned a reprieve and will not be closed: St. Dominic's elementary school in Oyster Bay, and St. Edward Confessor school four miles south. The Newsday article of 5.28.2013 reported an enrollment of 237 at St. Dominic and 213 at St. Edward.
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The article also quoted Sean Dolan as stating that all parish schools receive subsidies from the parishes. Admirable. I think some other dioceses are backtracking on that requirement of one of the Plenary Councils of Baltimore by closing schools that need subsidies.
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Parishes have announced changes of priestly assignments, but that list has not yet appeared on the diocesan websites. The Westbury Times reports the transfers of Msgr. Ralph Sommer to St. Bernard, Levittown, and Fr. Anthony Stanganelli to St. Brigid
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The June, 2013, issue of The Long Island Catholic magazine, page 8, has a headline, "Bishop Murphy appoints 16 new pastors."
Those appointed as pastors of Nassau County parishes include:
Msgr. Robert Batule, to Corpus Christi, Mineola, from Dunwoodie teaching.
Fr. Marian Bicz, to St. Hyacinth, Glen Head, from Our Lady of Ostrabama, Cutchogue.
Father Frank Grieco, to Holy Spirit, New Hyde Park, from St. Anthony of Padua, East Northport.
Fr. Robert Holz, to St. Raphael, East Meadow, from St. Christopher, Baldwin.
Msgr. James McNamara, to Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, Point Lookout, from Holy Cross, Nesconset.
Msgr. James Pareda, to St. Paul the Apostle, Brookville.
Fr. Valentine Rebello, to St. Pius X, Plainview, from St. Barnabas, Bellmore.
Msgr. Ralph Sommer, to St. Bernard, Levittown, from St. Brigid, Westbury.
Fr. Anthony Stanganelli, to St. Brigid, Westbury, from Ss. Philip and James, Saint James.
Fr. Brian Barr, raised from administrator to pastor at Our Lady of the Isle, Long Beach.
Fr. Fr. John McCartney, raised from administrator to pastor at Saint Mary, Roslyn.
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Fr. Andrew Greeley passed away on May 29, 2013. For several years in the 1970's (if memory can be trusted), the Long Island Catholic published his weekly column. A lengthy obit in today's Chicago Tribune is linked here. Long ago, we heard him speak at Our Lady of the Snows, Floral Park, Queens. One of his memorable stories was a "Kerryman joke," based on train departure announcements at Heuston Station, Dublin. Besides narratives, he excelled with his sharp observations about the American church, as mentioned in the Tribune obit. His website is linked here.
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Showing posts with label St. Brigid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Brigid. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Friday, September 7, 2012
St. Brigid, Westbury
St. Brigid's parish in Westbury, Long Island, has a church on Post Avenue, immediately south of the Westbury railroad station, and an extensive school building a mile northwest on Maple Avenue. St. Brigid - Our Lady of Hope Regional School includes a parish chapel, used for four Sunday Masses. Clicking on any photo will enlarge it.
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The parish address is 75 Post Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590, telephone 516-334-0024. The parish website is here, and it includes photos. The Mass schedule is here. Daily Mass is in the church. On weekends, seven Masses are scheduled in the church, four in Our Lady's Chapel in the Maple school, as pictured above.
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The parish address is 75 Post Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590, telephone 516-334-0024. The parish website is here, and it includes photos. The Mass schedule is here. Daily Mass is in the church. On weekends, seven Masses are scheduled in the church, four in Our Lady's Chapel in the Maple school, as pictured above.
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Fortunately, there is a traffic signal with a pedestrian button at Post Avenue and Fifth Avenue, allowing people to cross safely from the east side of Post Avenue (church, rectory, park-like grounds, and Holy Rood Cemetery) to the west side of Post Avenue (parking lot, parish center, parish hall).
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Below are photos of the parish school on Maple Avenue.
Any photo may be enlarged by clicking on it.
The address of St. Brigid - Our Lady of Hope Regional School is 101 Maple Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590, telephone 718-333-0580. Its website is linked here.
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The bishop of Brooklyn, John Loughlin, established a church, but not a parish, in Westbury in 1852. In 1892, his successor, Charles McDonnell, St. Brigid's as a parish. The parish boundaries include a greater area than most Nassau parishes. In 1987, the Carle Place chapel was established as its own parish of Our Lady of Hope.
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An excellent photo of St. Brigid's church is here on Flickr.
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Please see a parish bulletin for an explanation (atop page 3) of St. Brigid's cross, seen several places in the parish and on the website.
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Below, one can see the influence of St. Brigid's parish on its neighborhood.
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