PARISH LIFE
SCHENECTADY PARISHES
'Amazing God' sparks educational homilies
Young Catholics are getting a deeper religious education than their parents - so, to bring adults up to speed, a pastor of two Schenectady parishes plans some enlightening homilies for the next year.
AMAZING GOD
Website applauds evangelization in Cambridge
When it comes to evangelization, one parish in the Albany Diocese is serving as a model for the whole country. The efforts of St. Patrick's parish in Cambridge were recently featured in Paulist Evangelization Ministries' newsletter, which gives tips for evangelization leaders and volunteers.
UPDATE
Models of evangelization
The Diocese's pioneers of evangelization share tips and experiences.
YOUNG ADULTS
ROUNDUP: Faith and 18-to-40-year-olds
Corpus Christi Church in Round Lake is beginning a young adult ministry for the 18-to-40 age group. "The kids have their faith formation, K through 12," said Matt Duclos, part-time music director at the parish and a member of the new ministry's core team. "There's a youth ministry. And then …
ST. MICHAEL'S, COHOES
Rosary Society hits century mark
John Stackrow remembers delivering his mother's cakes to Rosary Society bazaars at St. Michael's parish in Cohoes when he was young and ferrying her to penny socials when he was grown - but don't call him a member. The parish's Rosary Society, which celebrates its 100th anniversary Oct. 21 with …
A YEAR AFTER FLOODS
Rerouted, polluted: Schoharie County needs clean water
Water has been in short supply in one area of Schoharie County still rebuilding after 2011's Tropical Storms Irene and Lee. Along the Schoharie Creek and its tributaries, an outlying area that's mostly home to the poor and isolated elderly, residents have struggled to bounce back after flooding destroyed homes …
PARISH ADMINISTRATION
A diocesan experiment: four parishes, one deacon
Teamwork is alive and well in Amsterdam and Hagaman, where a deacon recently took over the administrative duties for four Catholic parishes and their cemeteries.
ROUNDUP
Parishes discuss holiday events
Kindergarten through fourth-grade faith formation students at St. Mary of the Assumption parish in Waterford participated in a "holiday happenings" event before Christmas. The faith formation and youth group director, Cathleen Olmstead, compared the morning of fun to a "mini vacation Bible school," with movies about the Nativity and St. …
LITURGY
'Twas the night before Christmas, and the churches were packed
Christmas Eve Masses have become so popular in some parishes of the Albany Diocese that many suburban communities now celebrate two liturgies at the same time - in some cases, after learning the hard way how necessary this is.
MATER CHRISTI, ALBANY
Parish sponsors Habitat home
Mater Christi parish in Albany has become the first faith-based group in the region to sponsor a Habitat for Humanity house.
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Hispanic Catholics: reaching a growing community
With a new pope from Latin America and a population of Hispanic Americans approaching 30 percent in America in the coming decades, the Albany Diocese continues to work on serving Spanish-speaking Catholics.
CROP WALKS
Catholics walk to combat hunger
St. Joseph's parish in Greenwich will host a CROP Hunger Walk next month, rallying Christian churches from surrounding towns to raise money to fight hunger locally and globally.
MARY'S MONTH
May crowning big in Ballston Spa
Parishioners and prayer group members at St. Mary's Church in Ballston Spa place a lot of value on the parish's annual May Day crowning Mass.
COLLECTION
Parish goes buggy for troops
The relationship between St. Mary's parish in Clinton Heights and the U.S. Army is about to get personal. Instead of shipping supplies and money to undisclosed military bases as it has for a decade, the parish has adopted a specific platoon of 25 radio telephone operators who recently deployed from …
VIEW OF FAITH
Parish gets stained glass 'triptych'
St. Mary's parish in Clinton Heights recently installed the first part of a stained glass window triptych steeped in local history and symbols of faith.
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