PARISH LIFE
ST. PIUS X
After 20 years, grief group still supports bereaved
St. Pius X parish in Loudonville will offer its popular eight-week educational bereavement support group again this fall. The group, offered at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Latham, welcomes people struggling with the loss of a loved one, a pet, a job or a relationship, or grieving other …
DINNER FOR ONE
Tasty treats for visiting priest
St. Joseph's parish in Greenfield Center knows how to treat its visiting priests. Parishioners have had lots of experience, having gone almost five years without a permanent sacramental minister.
LITTLE FALLS FAITH
Team-teaching catechists ready for new year
The two men teach ninth-grade faith formation behind a crooked music stand at Holy Family parish in Little Falls, but they take their duty so seriously, you'd think they were college professors.
FAITH ENRICHMENT
Religious ed targets adults at St. Edward's
At St. Edward the Confessor parish in Clifton Park, the adult faith formation program is - in the words of organizer Peter Avvento - "kicking it up a notch."
ST. HENRY'S, AVERILL PARK
M.A.S.H group talks media, faith
A media group at St. Henry's parish in Averill Park is tackling a book by a local Catholic author. The "Media at St. Henry's" (M.A.S.H.) group meets monthly at an Averill Park bakery to discuss books, movies and more. Members sometimes screen movies together.
CHRISTMAS
Parish plans
Parishes in the Albany Diocese maintain many traditions during Advent and the Christmas season. Here's what's happening in Tribes Hill, Morris and Hagaman, for example:
DISCERNMENT PROCESS
Parish chooses council using 2,000-year-old method
Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Schenectady found its newest pastoral council members using a popular discernment method begun more than 2,000 years ago by the disciples of Jesus.
CHRIST THE KING PARISH
Adult faith nurtured with coffee and chat
The Coffee and Conversation program uses speakers, videos and discussions and has covered a variety of spiritual and secular topics, including the story of Jesus, end-of-life issues, the history of reconciliation, bullying, Catholics in the public square and hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking).
SCHENECTADY
Parishioners help family after fire
It's unusual for a local parish to earmark a special collection for specific parishioners. But Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Schenectady took that step last weekend for a family devastated by a house fire on Bradley Street late last month.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
Parish meets needs of time-strapped Catholics
St. Mary's parish in Clinton Heights has been keeping Catholics' busy lives in mind. First up on its schedule of events this summer is a "Car Care 101" class July 14, 9-11 a.m. The parish bulletin notes, "You're welcome to stay for as long or as brief as you like!"
SINGLES' GROUP
Saratoga County seniors going 'solo' together
"Solos" started out as a social group for single parishioners of Clifton Park, Round Lake and Crescent parishes - but there were clear differences between age groups.
MUSIC TO THEIR EARS
CD honors choir member, parish
The choir at St. Matthew's parish in Voorheesville recently recorded an album of its members' favorite hymns. The project was intended to both honor a late member and celebrate the parish's 50th anniversary.
COHOES
Priest to speak on Divine Mercy
On Oct. 2, St. Michael's parish in Cohoes will welcome Rev. Dan Cambra, MIC, for a presentation on the Divine Mercy. The popular devotion sprung up in the 1930s, when a Polish nun, St. Faustina Kowalska, said she'd had a vision of Jesus in which He asked for devotions to …
TUITION ASSISTANCE
Choosing Catholic schools, thanks to Greenfield parish
A Saratoga County parish's tuition assistance program has more than doubled the number of young parishioners attending diocesan schools.
FREE IN FAITH
Youth group a haven for teens
Parish youth ministry programs often provide a social network that helps young Catholics get through the tough teen years. Local teens and adults say that, in their parish youth groups, they feel free to talk about God and meet peers who might not otherwise be their friends.
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