PARISH LIFE
NEVER FORGET
Three faiths sponsor talk on Holocaust
Faith leaders in Clifton Park don't want the Holocaust to become a "footnote in history" - so they've teamed up to sponsor a presentation highlighting the Holocaust's causes, lessons about tolerance and implications for the future.
PARISHES' HISTORY
Cohoes Catholics dedicate a year to heritage of faith
Starting in the late 1990s, Catholics in the city of Cohoes have witnessed eight parishes - several of which were steeped in rich ethnic traditions - gradually merge into two.
SERIES' CONCLUSION
Delmar parish sponsors anti-hunger effort
The final part of a social justice series spearheaded by the public policy and Pax Christi committees at St. Thomas the Apostle parish in Delmar will focus on the scope and impact of hunger in New York State and the Albany Diocese.
MISSION SUNDAY
St. Adalbert's brings home straying Catholics
It's homecoming time at St. Adalbert's parish in Schenectady: The parish's new evangelization program kicked off with a "homecoming weekend" that welcomed back fallen-away Catholics to Mass.
FOR PARISH
Siena artist paints Kateri
By the time Scott Nelson Foster delivers his second commissioned painting of St. Kateri Tekakwitha to her namesake parish in Schenectady, parishioners there will have spent almost a year following his artistic process and learning about the 17th-century Mohawk woman through his blog.
BROADWAY MUSICAL
Saratoga County parishes stage 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
Two Saratoga County parishes have joined forces to put their own spin on a production of the 1970s musical "Jesus Christ Superstar."
MALE VOICES
Herkimer choir has made heavenly sounds for 50 years
What may be the only parish-based, all-male choir in the Albany Diocese is celebrating its 50th anniversary - and reflecting on its heyday, when it was known throughout the Mohawk Valley.
ST. MARY'S SERIES
For Lent, Oneonta parish reaches outside church walls
St. Mary's parish in Oneonta doesn't usually schedule its Lenten missions to accommodate different schedules or offer free child care for families. It's never enlisted youth group members to paint advertisements on bed sheets to hang on church buildings and around town.
YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
'5G' speaker talks sexuality, sacraments at upcoming events for young Catholics
A young Catholic who voluntarily gave up her job and her home to travel the country speaking about faith will give keynote addresses at two events in the Albany Diocese next week.
ASH WEDNESDAY
'Ashes to Go' for Lent
An Ash Wednesday "experiment" in giving parishioners containers of ashes to distribute outside of church proved successful at St. Mary's parish in Amsterdam last week.
WEATHER WOES
A winter struggle for rural Catholics
Getting to Mass this winter has been complicated for those who have to navigate through snow and ice - especially in rural parts of the Albany Diocese, where distance, elevation, road conditions and fewer Mass options can fight Catholics' good intentions.
RURAL AND SUBURBAN
Unique challenges for outlying food pantries
"You don't have all the resources that you do in a bigger area. It's hard getting to things." In two sentences, Janice Hinkley, outreach coordinator at St. Mary's parish in Oneonta, summed up one dilemma for parish food pantries in outlying areas of the Albany Diocese.
HOLY CROSS
Morris parish offers Bibles
It's just one line in the bulletin of Holy Cross parish in Morris, but it hasn't gone unnoticed: "Do you have a 'Catechism of the Catholic Church' and a Bible? If not, ask and one will be provided."
RCIA PROCESS
Whitehall parish boasts seven new Catholics
Seven people were welcomed into the Catholic Church at the Easter vigil Mass at Our Lady of Hope parish in Whitehall.
SPECIAL SECTION
Buildings and grounds
Our Buildings and Grounds section covers renovations to local parishes, photos of other parish developments, the possible sale of Albany's former Kenwood property and the closing of Our Lady of Hope Residence as the Little Sisters of the Poor leave Latham.
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