FEATURES
ST. PAUL’S, SCHENECTADY
Slime creator is teen entrepreneur
At just 14 years old, Maria Gannon runs her own slime business: Parakeet Slimes, LLC.
ST. THOMAS, DELMAR
For fourth-graders, moving up in school means getting to join Star Wars club
Jedi masters and their Padawan apprentices recently invaded St. Thomas the Apostle School in Delmar to save the galaxy from danger — and were back just in time for popsicles. It was the last meeting of the year for the school’s popular Star Wars club.
HEADING TO HIGH SCHOOL
St. Ambrose eighth-graders took Regents biology early
This year’s graduating class from St. Ambrose School in Latham is heading into high school well-prepared. A group of eighth-graders just took the New York State Regents exam in living environment (biology).
SARATOGA CATHOLIC
Track star leaves CP in the dust
Mikey McDonald looks no different than his competition when running on the track. No one knows that, at six years old, the freshman at Saratoga Central Catholic High School was diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy (CP), a neurological disorder that impairs motor function and movement.
SUMMER IN DIOCESE
Breakaway Music program will teach teen participants
Breakaway, a diocesan summer youth program offered at Pyramid Life Center in Paradox, is branching into new territory with this year’s first Breakaway Music camp.
BLESSING OF THE BIKES
ST. LUKE'S PARISH in Schenectady offered a "blessing of the bikes" last weekend.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Program teaches life skills for people fighting poverty
Rosanna Castro choked back tears as she delivered a speech to her fellow graduates May 16 at the diocesan Pastoral Center in Albany. Ms. Castro is one of 13 graduates from the second class of “Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World,” a program offered through Catholic Charities of the Diocese …
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Diocese notes Mental Health Awareness Month
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, The Evangelist sat down with Harley McDevitt, head of pastoral care for the Albany Diocese, to discuss the Diocese’s recent and forthcoming initiatives to help local Catholics better their state of mental health.
ONE NIGHT OF HOMELESSNESS
A "CARDBOARD CITY" takes shape near Sacred Heart parish in Troy as teens prepare to spend a night on the street to show solidarity with homeless families in the city.
ALBANY
St. Anne Institute opening shelter for homeless teens
“Two weeks ago, you couldn’t even come in here.” Anthony Cortese, CEO of St. Anne Institute in Albany, gestured at the newest addition to the agency that serves troubled children and teens: newly-renovated Bishop Howard J. Hubbard Hall, set to open May 31 as a homeless shelter for runaway youth.
SCOUT RETREAT IN AURIESVILLE
A "QUEST FOR GOD" retreat sponsored by the Albany Diocese's Catholic Committee on Scouting was held last weekend at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville for anyone in scouting or parish youth ministry. The day included service projects and other presentations and activities and ended with Mass …
ST. EDWARD’S PARISH
Clifton Park bowlers have fun to spare
The St. Edward’s parish bowling league has spent more than 30 years uniting Clifton Park parishioners and other locals with a focus on fun, not on how one will fare in the lanes.
MEMORIAL DAY
Help honor vets by placing flags on graves
On Memorial Day, fallen soldiers and war veterans who rest at St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands will be honored with American flags placed on their graves. However, the tradition could become a thing of the past without more volunteers offering to help.
ST. MARGARET’S CENTER, ALBANY
A daughter’s disability, a mother’s love
Cinthya-Ruby, 23, lies still in her bed at St. Margaret’s Center in Albany. Her eyes wander around her room at the nursing facility. Visitors may see her as handicapped, but her mother, Elena, says: “I see her triumphing. I see her studying, walking, having a family — and what I …
TROY CAMPUS
RPI Chapel + Cultural Center turns 50
On April 27, the Chapel and Cultural Center (C+CC) on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy took a trip to Italy in celebration of the building’s 50th anniversary. Wine, coffee and sparkling water, along with garlic bread, salad and lasagna were served to eager diners at tables in …
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