PEOPLE OF FAITH
ST. THOMAS’ MEAL MINISTRY
Volunteers with ‘gourmet hearts’ make sure women of Catholic Charities’ Mercy House eat
Every year, Clare Sellitti and other volunteers from St. Thomas the Apostle parish in Delmar prepare an impressive Thanksgiving meal. When it’s finally finished, they give it all away.
TRANSITION
The Evangelist bids farewell to editor; successor sought
Kate Blain, editor of The Evangelist for the past seven years, is moving on after a 27-year career at the award-winning diocesan newspaper. Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger has formed a search committee to conduct interviews for the position.
GLENVILLE SERVICE
ON NOV. 3, ABOUT 350 volunteers of all ages from Immaculate Conception parish in Glenville participated in their third morning of service. The event began with a prayer service led by pastor, Rev. Jerome Gingras.
SUPPORTING VETERANS
Vets with diabetes get TLC from VA hospital dietician
Meg Wilson has brought her talents to the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center to help assist local veterans battling diabetes.
CATHOLIC TRIO
Veteran ‘buddies’ take Honor Flight to D.C.
Every morning, Joe Malandro, Joe Naccarato and Michael DiFabio meet for daily Mass, and then gather for breakfast at nearby DinerTime restaurant. The three veterans — two served in the Korean War, one in World War II — have been meeting each day for years.
ST. KATERI, SCHENECTADY
Teen gets Girl Scout Gold by protecting pollinators
Caroline McGraw has gone for gold. The 17-year-old parishioner of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church in Schenectady has been named a National Gold Award Girl Scout.
ST. MATTHEW’S, VOORHEESVILLE
Faith formation leader’s work is ‘100 percent a vocation’
Since becoming pastoral associate for faith development at St. Matthew’s parish in Voorheesville, Joy Galarneau has found more than a career.
MASS AT CATHEDRAL
Respect life representatives commissioned for parishes
On Oct. 21, Catholics gathered at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany for a Respect Life Mass in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary and Respect Life Month.
OLA, LATHAM
Man with disabilities bequeaths model cars to help food pantry
Michael Joseph Page loved cats, collecting model cars and caring for others. A loving son and brother, Mr. Page — who passed away in June from pulmonary fibrosis — left behind a gift that has helped to feed the hungry at the Sister Maureen Joyce Center food pantry in Albany.
EL SEÑOR DE LOS MILAGROS MASS
ST. ANTHONY'S PARISH in Schenectady celebrated "El Señor de los Milagros" — the Lord of Miracles — with a special Mass Oct. 7, followed by an outdoor procession and reception. The Lord of Miracles is the patron of the county of Peru and its capital, Lima.
ST. STANISLAUS, AMSTERDAM
Funeral homily promises peace for those lost in tragic accident
A funeral Mass was offered Oct. 13 at St. Stanislaus parish in Amsterdam for eight of the 20 victims of a tragic limousine crash in Schoharie. Remembered in prayer were the four King sisters, their husbands and the brother of one of the husbands: Mary King Dyson and Robert Dyson, …
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
Walton Rosary rally set up by 93-year-old
Roberta Lacey of St. John the Baptist parish in Walton is proof that age is just a number. At 93, Mrs. Lacey is working hard to plan a Rosary rally for her parish and town.
SCHOHARIE TRAGEDY
Some victims of limo crash had Catholic connections
Among the 20 people killed in a devastating limousine accident Oct. 6 in Schoharie were several victims who had connections to parishes, schools and Catholic organizations of the Albany Diocese.
MARRIAGE JUBILEE CELEBRATION HELD AT CATHEDRAL
COUPLES CELEBRATE the gift of marriage each year at the diocesan Marriage Jubilee celebration, held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany.
FILIPINO COMMUNITY OFFERS SPECIAL MASS
FILIPINO CATHOLICS in the Albany Diocese gathered last weekend for a special liturgy at Christ Our Light Church in Loudonville to mark the feast day of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, a 17th-century saint who is the patron of the Philippines and its people.
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