PARISH LIFE
PARISH LIFE
Teens lead peers in talks on faith
If vocations are sparked by involvement with the faith, teens in the Albany Diocese are on the right track: Two of them led discussion evenings for their peers at parishes last month.
COMMUNICATION
What's app in Crescent?
In just the past couple of weeks, St. Mary's parish in Crescent has already connected nearly a quarter of its parishioners to a personalized smart phone app.
LOUDONVILLE PARISH
New look lauded at Christ Our Light
Last month, Christ Our Light parish in Loudonville unveiled its completely renovated worship space - the result of years of planning and six months of holding Masses in the parish hall.
CLIFTON PARK EVENT
Young adults will speak on time as missionaries
"Follow Him" is the title of an event March 21 at St. Edward's parish in Clifton Park, so it's apt that the evening will feature talks by two young adults who did just that.
ADULT EDUCATION
Spring Enrichment expands to Oneonta
"Distance learning" is all the rage, and Spring Enrichment is no exception. This year, the four-day series of talks and courses on faith will be presented not just May 11-14 at its traditional site, The College of Saint Rose in Albany, but on May 12 at a satellite site, St. …
IN STITCHES
Mrs. Hook's sewing groups have woven lives together for decades
At All Saints parish in Albany, the "Granny Squares" still meet once a week to knit items like baby hats and scarves for people in need. At Our Lady of Grace in Ballston Lake, "Carol's Crafters" do the same. And at St. Michael's parish in Troy, the woman who founded …
PARISH EVENT
'Mob Mass' to fill pews at St. Joseph's, Troy
St. Joseph's parish in Troy is going to be mobbed at 4 p.m. on Sept. 12. Rev. James Sidoti, O.Carm., administrator of St. Joseph's, has scheduled the parish to be the site for the Albany Diocese's first-ever "mob Mass."
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Rainbow of Friends teaches the faith to students with range of disabilities
"There is this stigma that kids who are disabled can't receive the sacraments. That bugged me," said Arlene Parisi, faith formation director at St. Paul the Apostle parish in Schenectady.
PARISH GROUP
Castleton seniors improve life one 'Mustard Seed' at a time
Older parishioners at Sacred Heart parish in Castleton are embracing a newfound social life: Mustard Seed, the parish's senior citizen group, has set a goal of helping them to socialize and stay healthy.
AURIESVILLE
Shrine holds telethon
To mark the 130th anniversary of the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville and to take note of nearly $2 million in donations raised over the past year and a half, the shrine held a "radiothon and telethon" Sept. 18-20.
LENTEN PROJECT
Unusual paper sculptures spur works of mercy at Voorheesville parish
Folded paper has been the medium for exploring the corporal works of mercy this Lent at St. Matthew's parish in Voorheesville.
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ALBANY
New Mary's Corner site offers basics for babies
Last year, the two locations of the Mary's Corner ministry in the Albany Diocese gave out 18,849 diapers, 331 cans of formula, 1,022 books and 1,985 outfits to families in need. Now, a third Mary's Corner site is being added at St. Francis of Assisi parish in Albany.
CLIFTON PARK
A new church for St. Edward's
In a little more than a year, Catholics at St. Edward the Confessor parish in Clifton Park will be attending Mass in a new church. Builders are set to start construction next month.
FOOD FOR WEEKENDS
SNACPacks feed hungry Saratoga-area students
Karey Trimmings of St. Clement's parish in Saratoga is fighting poverty in the Saratoga Springs City School District.
MECHANICVILLE/STILLWATER
Bocce keeps seniors active
For people in the know, the long, raised-bed wooden boxes in the backyard of All Saints on the Hudson parish in Mechanicville/Stillwater can only mean one thing: There's a bocce game coming.
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