PARISH LIFE
MECHANICVILLE/STILLWATER
Parish nurse offers faith-based care
A registered nurse from All Saints on the Hudson parish in Mechanicville/Stillwater keeps office hours there to check blood pressure, do screenings and counsel and advocate for parishioners on personal health.
PUEBLO TO PEOPLE
St. Mary's, Crescent, gets new sister parish
Sometimes it's clear when it's time to move on: The Building Bridges committee at St. Mary's parish in Crescent recently chose a new sister parish in Guatemala after 20 years of solidarity with two other communities there.
PARISH HANDBOOK
St. Luke's welcomes newcomers by the book
St. Luke's parish in Schenectady recently rolled out its 20-page handbook meant to both welcome new parishioners and be used as an evangelization tool.
ON THE ALTAR
Hancock parish welcomes servers with disabilities
St. Paul the Apostle parish in Hancock has about 17 altar servers on rotation for weekend Masses. Two are adults with developmental disabilities.
PARISH BUILDING
Teen artist's mural brightens St. Edward's faith formation space
When the faith formation staff at St. Edward's parish in Clifton Park wanted to "jazz up" their hallway, students knew just the right artist to recommend.
CHRIST THE KING
School successfully transitioned to early childhood center
Even though Christ the King parish in Westmere, Albany, closed its school in 2010, it has not stopped educating children.
CONCERT AND PRESENTATION
Religious music composer will bring joyful noise to Athens
To Catholics active in music ministry, Dan Schutte is a household name. Others instantly recognize his songs.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, LITURGY
St. Patrick's, Ravena, has own televised Mass
Parishioners in some parts of the Albany Diocese don't have access to "Table of the Lord," the televised Mass that's taped weekly and aired on Time Warner Cable channels on Sundays to serve elderly or disabled Catholics who can't make it to church.
YOUTH MINISTRY
Why do parishes need altar servers?
Having altar servers doesn't just make Masses better for the priest. Just ask two sisters from Transfiguration parish in Speigletown/Schaghticoke.
SIENA ALUM
Warrensburg guest to speak on Namibia
A Maryknoll lay missionary will speak about her years helping Namibian children the weekend of Oct. 12 after Masses at St. Cecilia's parish in Warrensburg.
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
Termites can't bring down Watervliet church
Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Watervliet is turning lemons into lemonade - or, rather, termites into tasty treats.
COPAKE FALLS
Kids' Knit Club is sew good
The Kids' Knit Club at Our Lady of Hope parish in Copake Falls - open to both children and adults from the community - bills itself as a place to learn something new, make friends and get away from the busyness of modern life.
PARISH LIFE
JOYFUL NOISES: Parishes prep for holidays with special music
St. Joseph's parish in Worcester has used its annual Christmas cantata to ease the transition and build community among Catholics after nearby churches closed. Leaders of two new children's choirs at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany have high, long-term hopes for the program.
PARISH LIFE
Unusual, unexpected: underwear collections for needy in Diocese
Some parish leaders in the Albany Diocese looked below the surface when planning their Christmastime collections for people in need this year: They asked parishioners to donate underwear.
VOLUNTEERS
Whitehall welcomes Marian missionaries
Our Lady of Hope parish in Whitehall recently got two gifts:• a piece of property, and• four men who are in formation for a lay religious order that's dedicated to helping the pastor with ministries around the area.
250 X 250 AD
250 X 250 AD
Events
250 X 250 AD