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CHRIST SUN OF JUSTICE, TROY
Back-to-school time means recommitting to campus-based parish
“I lose a quarter of my parish every year” when students graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, said Rev. Edward Kacerguis, pastor of Christ Sun of Justice parish, which is located on RPI’s campus in Troy. Then, in the fall, “we gain a quarter of the parish” back when new students …
HISTORY OF ORDER
Twins from Saint Rose travel to France with Sisters of St. Joseph
In June, the Association of Colleges of the Sisters of St. Joseph (ACSSJ) sponsored its first student pilgrimage to Le Puy, France, the village where the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet were founded.
LOUDONVILLE EVENT
St. Pius parish to offer Dynamic Catholic program on marriage
“The Passion and Purpose for Marriage” will take place at St. Pius X parish in Loudonville Nov. 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
BIG FESTIVAL IN GLENS FALLS
ST. MARY'S PARISH in Glens Falls celebrated the parish and St. Mary's/St. Alphonsus School in a big way with an extensive parish festival last weekend. Rides, games, food, raffles, live music, crafts, vendors and even a petting zoo and rock-climbing wall were part of the event.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Higher-Powered Learning grants announced
The Catholic Schools Office of the Albany Diocese has announced the winners of its annual Higher-Powered Learning grants. Funding totaling $100,000 will be distributed among the following school projects.
ST. BERNARD’S
Convocation speaker will focus on creation
Sister Mary Frolich, RSCJ, will be the keynote speaker at the annual convocation to start the academic year at St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry in Albany, the Diocese’s graduate school for theology. The convocation will be held Sept. 5, 7 p.m., at Mater Christi parish in Albany.
SACRED HEART PARISH
Teen center a haven for Stamford youth
Colin Sparling, 17, stalks the pool table, looking for his best shot. His opponent, eighth-grader Louis Ortiz, watches as Colin hunts for the perfect angle, takes his shot and sinks the ball. Since the Daniel J. Palm Teen Center in Stamford opened in early June, the two teens have played …
SILVER AWARD
Girl Scout’s project: writing her first book
Every day, residents look around the Albany Diocese and see ways they wish to help their community. Cassandra Carraher, a Girl Scout and a new graduate of St. Mary’s School in Waterford, is making sure positive change happens.
COLLEGE IN ITALY
First-semester goals: See the Colosseum, visit the Vatican
Gene-Philippe Mongan was happy to receive a college scholarship from the Knights of Columbus. He didn’t expect to be using it to study architecture for a semester in Rome, Italy.
DISCERNING VOCATIONS
House for future priests finds new home in Albany
“Some problems are good problems to have, that was the situation I found myself in this past year with the St. Isaac Jogues House of Discernment in Watervliet,” Rev. Anthony Ligato just wrote in a diocesan newsletter on vocations.
'CROSS TRAINING' IN CLIFTON PARK
PEOPLE WHO EXERCISE know that it helps their fitness level to periodically change up their workouts, trying different exercises. St. Edward the Confessor parish in Clifton Park just followed this principle when in comes to the faith of children, offering a summer "Cross Training Camp" with activities, Bible stories and …
OFFICIAL HONORED
MSGR. DONALD RUTHERFORD, a priest of the Albany Diocese who retired in 2015 as the U.S. Army's chief of chaplains, has been made one of the inaugural members of the Army's Order of St. Martin of Tours.
OUTDOOR WALK
Teresian House steps up for Mindful Mile program
Eileen Schiesel, 92, sits on a wooden bench outside the Teresian House Center for the Elderly in Albany. Her walker sports a floating red balloon. When the cue is given, Mrs. Schiesel pulls herself off the bench and heads down to the parking lot.
NEW COMMANDER
Glenville Catholic heading N.Y. Naval Militia
Rear Admiral Timothy Zakriski of Immaculate Conception parish in Glenville is the newest commander of the New York Naval Militia. The local Catholic took command June 22 during a ceremony held at Schodack Island State Park.
HELDERBERG HISTORY
‘People may have thought me strange:’ New book traces life of female doctor
Anna Ward Perkins decided to become a physician at a time when very few women were doctors. Around Rensselaerville in southern Albany County, she cared for residents for 65 years.
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