PARISH LIFE
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DISABILITIES AWARENESS
Challenge for food pantries: patrons with special needs
Food pantries serve people who are dealing with many challenges -- including special needs. A recent report on one parish food pantry in the Albany Diocese noted the surprise of a volunteer at the number of people with various disabilities who were patronizing the pantry.
ALBANY EVENT
Cathedral holds 'scanning weekend'
"They were married here," said Jim Horan, referring to a photo of his mother walking down the aisle of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. The photo is just one of an entire photo album that Mr. Horan brought to the cathedral June 14 during a History and …
COMING TO U.S.
Two immigrant families; two different stories
When James Truslow Adams coined the term "the American Dream" in 1931, he likely did not know the lasting effect that phrase would have on people all around the world. For many people, coming to the United States means seeking out a brighter future.
HABLA ESPANOL?
Sister, senior learn Spanish together
Most 84 year-old women don't spend their nights doing homework. That is not the case for Jean Marks of Our Lady of the Americas Shrine Church in Albany, a mission of Blessed Sacrament parish.
TWO PARISH MINISTRIES
Music, service keep these teens involved in parish life
At a time when many young people are shying away from the Church, teens at St. Michael the Archangel parish in South Glens Falls are finding their voices.
OPERA
Parish hall used as Glimmerglass rehearsal space
It makes sense for St. Thomas the Apostle parish in Cherry Valley to rent out its parish hall each summer as a rehearsal space for the artists involved in the Glimmerglass Festival, which celebrates classical opera at the Alice Busch Opera Theater in Otsego Lake.
COMING EVENT
Cantor workshop will help Catholics 'sing a new song'
Joe Simmons was the psalmist for Pope Benedict XVI's 2008 papal Mass in Yankee Stadium. Right now, he's principal cantor at the Church of St. John the Baptist in New York City and directs music and cantors for "The Sunday Mass" on the ABC Family Channel. On Aug. 8, Mr. …
TEEN-FRIENDLY FORMAT
Glenville parish tries 'mini-session'faith formation
Faith formation students at Immaculate Conception parish in Glenville are receiving a new form of religious education. For the second year, the parish is exclusively using a "mini-session" style of catechesis for seventh- to 10th-graders.
ST. EDWARD'S, CLIFTON PARK
'Our House' welcomes young adults with special needs
When Colin Allyn became a Catholic through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults process, the first hymn he heard at the Mass where he received the sacraments was, "All are Welcome."
SCHENECTADY MINISTRY
Drop-in center serves Hamilton Hill residents
"What the Church needs today is the ability to heal wounds and warm the hearts of faithful; it needs to be by their side," said Pope Francis in a 2013 interview in America magazine. "I see the Church as a field hospital after battle." For Sisters Linda Neil and Ann …
ST. JOAN/BLACK APOSTOLATE
Apostolate's 'spiritual evenings' leave people charged with faith
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is often a quiet time for people to engage in silent prayer before the Eucharist. Members of the Black Catholic Apostolate at St. Joan of Arc parish in Menands do it differently.
ADVOCACY
Local discussion on papal encyclical
Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, "Laudato Si'," has jump-started intense discussion of environmental issues both within and outside the Catholic Church. The Holy Father "indicates that we need to reduce consumerism and be responsible for all other species on the planet," said Rev. Richard Broderick.
OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION, LATHAM
Kids conquer Everest at vacation Bible school
The vacation Bible school at Our Lady of the Assumption parish in Latham "doesn't feel like work," said Rachel Barkman, a ninth-grade volunteer counselor, as she helped with the "Climbing Crew" team.
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