FEATURES
Father James Barry Lonergan, 79
A funeral Mass was offered Dec. 28 at St. Mary’s Church in Glens Falls for Very Rev. James Barry Lonergan, who died Dec. 21; Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger officiated at the Mass.
Sister Geraldine Marie Corkrey, CSJ, 86
Sister Geraldine Marie Corkrey, CSJ (Sister Raymond Marie), died on Christmas Day at St. Joseph’s Provincial House in Latham.
LIGHT ONE CANDLE
The cardinal’s gift of joy
The bittersweet element arose from the fact that Matt lost his father in 2017, so he had to navigate feelings of sorrow during a season of joy. So, what did he learn from the experience?
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
Clifton Park parishioner pens third children’s book
Nora Eberhardt Quigley never planned to be an author. A practiced public school teacher for more than 35 years, Mrs. Quigley decided to try her hand at book publishing after retirement: “I just wanted to make something nice for kids,” she told The Evangelist.
RECONNECTING WITH FAITH
Local woman sees a sign from God in request to be godmother to niece
As a teenager, Terri Voss wasn’t ready to be confirmed. “I was just a young girl,” she explained. “For my confirmation, we needed to go away on a retreat and I had never been away from my family before.”
CHRISTMAS FEELING FUND
Stamford ecumenical fundraiser serves local families in need
George Bergleitner is bringing Christmas to the town of Stamford a little early this year with the help of the 46th annual Christmas Feeling Fund.
ADVENT IN AVERILL PARK
PARISHIONERS OF ST. HENRY'S Church in Averill Park had a "boxwood tree party" last weekend, decorating small boxwood shrubs as the countdown to Christmas continues. (Nate Whitchurch photo)
GLENVILLE SERVICE
ON NOV. 3, ABOUT 350 volunteers of all ages from Immaculate Conception parish in Glenville participated in their third morning of service. The event began with a prayer service led by pastor, Rev. Jerome Gingras.
LIFETIME AWARDS
Seniors’ lives are examples of service
Elaine Mecier of Christ Our Light parish in Loudonville and Anne Tremblay of St. Mary’s in Crescent are two of the many dedicated parishioners in the Albany Diocese to receive this year’s Capital District Senior Lifetime Achievement Award.
CATHEDRAL RELIC PROJECT CONCLUDES
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany just held a prayer service that included a rededication and exposition of the relics it has, as well as exaltation and veneration of its relic of the true cross.
SUPPORTING VETERANS
Vets with diabetes get TLC from VA hospital dietician
Meg Wilson has brought her talents to the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center to help assist local veterans battling diabetes.
CATHOLIC TRIO
Veteran ‘buddies’ take Honor Flight to D.C.
Every morning, Joe Malandro, Joe Naccarato and Michael DiFabio meet for daily Mass, and then gather for breakfast at nearby DinerTime restaurant. The three veterans — two served in the Korean War, one in World War II — have been meeting each day for years.
STEP IN FOR SCARES
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL IN WATERFORD invited guests to a Halloween haunted house for some spooky fun last weekend.
ST. KATERI, SCHENECTADY
Teen gets Girl Scout Gold by protecting pollinators
Caroline McGraw has gone for gold. The 17-year-old parishioner of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church in Schenectady has been named a National Gold Award Girl Scout.
ONLINE
Live-streamed Masses not changing priests’ homilies
As more parishes live-stream or record Masses, are priests changing their homilies or routines to cater to a wider, online audience?
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