PARISH LIFE
FUTURE CHEF
Tim can take the heat, so he's staying in the kitchen
"I've always had a passion for cooking," said Tim Buell, who will be attending the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., this fall.
ST. PAUL'S, HANCOCK
Taking note of talented young musician
For Lily Ogozalek, music is second nature. "I play piano...guitar...my main instrument is trumpet...French horn...and I know a little bit of trombone," recited the eighth-grader from Hancock Central School.
ARCHAEOLOGIST
New faith formation leader will really dig into her work
For the new director of religious education and youth ministry at St. Mary's/St. Paul's parish in Hudson Falls, uncovering stories is second nature. Abigail Herlihy of Glens Falls is an archaeologist.
PARISH FUNDRAISER
A tisket, a tasket; Haines Falls has seven baskets
For Sacred Heart/Immaculate Conception parish in Haines Falls/Palenville, a little bit of time goes a long way.
AMSTERDAM/HAGAMAN PARISHES
Teens 4 Christ ends summer with ice-cream social
Before students start the school year, the Teens 4 Christ youth group in Amsterdam wanted to provide a little fun.
ANNUAL EVENT
Windham golf tournament is a hole-in-one for St. Theresa's
The Wyndham Championship just concluded in Greensboro, N.C., but golfers in Windham, N.Y., are practicing their follow-through and shining up their nine-irons to get ready for the 12th annual St. Theresa's golf classic.
FAITH FORMATION
CATECHETICAL SUNDAY
A special section celebrating catechists, who pass on the faith to future generations....
A PAWS FOR PUPS
Garage sale will throw a bone to rescue dogs
Parishioners of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Troy are organizing an Oct. 10 community garage sale to benefit Peppertree Rescue for Dogs.
ST. FRANCIS' FEAST DAY
PET BLESSINGS
THE FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS of Assisi is a popular time for blessings of animals in the Albany Diocese. Here are just a few parishes where you can get your pet blessed.
HEALTH CARE
Parish care teams support families battling dementia
Care teams of one or two people go to parishioners' homes to support both the caregiver and the individual who has Alzheimer's.
CLIFTON PARK
St. Edward's program preps older children for 'missed' sacraments
The "older sacraments program" at St. Edward the Confessor parish in Clifton Park is geared toward youths from kindergarten to high school who missed receiving sacraments at a typical age.
ST. JUDE PARISH
Wynantskill couple travel to all 50 states
Tim and Ann Devine's travels started with an ad for a $59 trip to Hawaii that Mrs. Devine spotted in a Reader's Digest magazine in 1973.
ST. VINCENT'S, ALBANY
Parish wins award for unusual redesign
St. Vincent de Paul parish in Albany did extensive renovations last year -- and received an award for it this year.
ST. MICHAEL'S
Cohoes parish offers Polish language lessons
Diane Eckert didn't speak any Polish eight years ago. Now, the 71-year-old parishioner of Holy Spirit Church in East Greenbush travels to Poland for about a month every July.
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