PARISH LIFE
ST. CLEMENT'S, SARATOGA SPRINGS
Evening of song and prayer will remember sister's service
Sister Carolyn Krebs, OP, who passed away in January 2015, served at St. Clement's parish in Saratoga Springs from 1985-98. The Dominican sister was involved in retreat ministry, adult faith formation and music ministry.
TRADITIONAL TREAT
On Easter, families have a little lamb -- butter lamb, that is
Making and selling butter lambs for Easter is serious business for Sister Bernadette Filter, CR, pastoral associate at St. Adalbert's parish in Schenectady.
EVENT AT SHRINE
Vocations Summit to convene in Auriesville
Hundreds of Catholics from every corner of the Albany Diocese are about to convene at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville to address the current scarcity of vocations.
ST. MARY'S
Crescent parish to try summer faith formation
This summer, St. Mary's parish in Crescent will offer an alternative to traditional faith formation classes.
RELICS' LOCAL STOP
ST. ANN'S MARONITE Catholic Church in Watervliet will host a visit May 7-8 by the relics St. Sharbel Makhlouf, a 19th-century Maronite Catholic monk from Lebanon canonized in 1977. The stop is part of a U.S. tour of Maronite churches.
MARIAN MOVEMENT OF PRIESTS
Ilion Catholics grow closer to Jesus through Mary
The Marian Movement of Priests Cenacle is a prayer group dedicated to praying for the wellbeing of priests around the world. Annunciation parish in Ilion just started its own cenacle.
RETIRING
Parish life director promoted 'radical hospitality' for decades
"The first big decision I remember making was, 'Do I want to start being girly, or do I want to play kickball?'" said C. Elizabeth "Betsy" Rowe-Manning, remembering herself at age 12. "I picked kickball."
PERMANENT DIACONATE
'Class of '76' deacons look back on 40 years
When the Albany Diocese's first class of deacons was ordained in 1976, "we were the new kids on the block, so to speak," said Deacon Frank Lukovits.
ONEONTA SEAMSTRESSES
Holy Sews makes burial layettes for lost preemies
A 2012 article in The Evangelist spurred Mary Laden of St. Mary's parish in Oneonta to contact "Holy Sews." The nationwide organization makes burial layettes for infants who have died in miscarriage or stillbirth.
IHM, WATERVLIET
Scooping ice cream brings fun(ds) for parish
Rev. L. Edward Deimeke is a veteran Air Force chaplain, a retired priest and a regular ice cream scooper.
KRAKOW, POLAND
Local Catholics eager for World Youth Day
"The only place I've been abroad to is Canada," said 18-year-old Sara Allocco. "I'm nervous about leaving home and going so far away," said her twin sister, Anna. But "I think it's going to be a great experience."
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
How a seminarian spends the summer
There is no "normal day" for Kyle Eads, a seminarian on his summer assignment in Montgomery County. During his break from studies for the priesthood, he's been plunged into parish life, serving at St. Stanislaus and St. Mary's parishes in Amsterdam and St. Stephen's in Hagaman.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
'Going green' saves green for Catholics
"Nothing is going to change unless we make an effort to change," said Sister Linda Hogan, CSJ, parish life director at St. Cecilia's parish in Warrensburg.
BULLETIN BLURBS WITH GREEN IDEAS
Area Catholics are full of ideas for "going green."
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GOING GREEN
A special section on caring for creation, with stories on community gardens, nature retreats, kids and conservation, how other faiths care for the environment, whether "going green" saves money, parishes' green efforts and more!
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