PEOPLE OF FAITH
SISTER OF ST. JOSEPH
Albany sister serving in flood-ravaged Louisiana
Massive flooding in Louisiana damaged between 60,000 and 110,000 homes in recent weeks. That includes the homes of about half of the students at St. Joseph's Academy in Baton Rouge, where Albany native Sister Chris Pologa, CSJ, teaches theology.
SIDNEY
New Catholic Charities office doing a booming business
The Sidney office of Catholic Charities opened its doors on the first of July. Open on Tuesdays and Fridays, it's located in the town's civic center.
FAITH FORMATION
BAMOFF educates catechetical leaders
Becoming a Minister of Faith Formation, or BAMOFF, is an annual series offered by the Albany Diocese to train Catholics in becoming parish directors of faith formation, and to enhance the vocation of those already in that ministry.
CATECHIST
Honoree still leads RCIA program at 85
"I'm 85 and still working," says Robert Styczynski of St. Ambrose parish in Latham. If that's not enough of an achievement in itself, Mr. Styczynski is being honored by the Capital District Senior Issues Forum with a senior lifetime achievement award.
HONOREE
'I'm just a plain citizen,' says Altamont senior
For Delia Palombo, receiving a Capital District Senior Issues Forum senior lifetime achievement award honoree for community service came as a shock. "I don't know what I did to deserve it," said the 94-year old parishioner of St. Lucy/St. Bernadette Church in Altamont.
PASTORAL CARE
Upcoming talk will cover aging and resilience
"Spiritual resilience and the ill or aging person" will be the theme of a free talk Nov. 5, 9:30 a.m., sponsored by the Albany Diocese's Pastoral Care Ministry.
ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE
A final gift: donating one's body to science
Students at Albany Medical College use human cadavers as an essential learning tool in their studies. But where do those bodies come from?
FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES
Association provides focus for people with disabilities
People with disabilities aren't always able to enter religious life. For Louise Principe of Blessed Sacrament parish in Albany, this hit close to home.
OR LADY OF THE AMERICAS, ALBANY
Talented teen plans jazz music career
For Guilderland High School senior Joe Giordano, picking his college major was a no-brainer. He'll study jazz and trombone performance, following in the footsteps of his music-teacher parents and also his sister, who majors in French horn performance at SUNY Purchase.
ALBANY SERVICE
CWSL partners with LaSalle School
Students at LaSalle School in Albany get special visitors around the holidays. The Catholic Women's Service League throws the boys a Halloween party and sponsors a Christmas boutique where they can buy holiday gifts for their families.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Furniture bank gives formerly homeless a literal seat at the table
Catholic Charities recently partnered with the Homeless and Travelers Aid Society, Unity House of Troy and St. Catherine's Center for Children in Albany to create the new Capital Region Furniture Bank.
ST. MICHAEL'S, SOUTH GLENS FALLS
For this K of C member, keeping Christ in Christmas starts with distributing pens
Laurence Lefebvre of St. Michael the Archangel parish in South Glens Falls has lofty goals, but he already has a five-year plan all figured out.
FOSTERING KITTENS
Caitlin makes sure local cats have a 'Meowy Christmas'
After Caitlin McDonald's Girl Scout troop visited the Saratoga County Animal Shelter, Caitlin immediately went home and asked her mom if she could foster kittens. As opposed to many young people who ask for pets, she got a "yes."
HOLY SPIRIT, EAST GREENBUSH
'Lovable bunch of weirdos' sprouted future deacon, teachers and firm faith
"It's a neat thing to look at your kids and see your best qualities looking back at you," remarked Dan Farley Sr.
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