YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS
STEP IN FOR SCARES
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL IN WATERFORD invited guests to a Halloween haunted house for some spooky fun last weekend.
SURPRISE
Miracle at a school assembly
On Oct. 26, Miracle Carter got the surprise of her life when she learned that her wish to go to Walt Disney World in Florida was being granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast New York.
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.
HOOSICK FALLS AND SCHENECTADY
Catholic schools launched founders of medical startup
Long before Dr. Zach Helft and Dr. Christy Sheehy co-founded a medical startup, both were students at Catholic schools in the Albany Diocese.
MILITARY SERVICE
Meghan went from Morris to Marines
At some point in childhood, every child is asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Meghan Barringer of Holy Cross parish in Morris knew the answer since she was very young: She wanted to go into the military.
DIOCESAN HIGH SCHOOLS START YEAR WITH MASS
DIOCESAN HIGH SCHOOLS got the academic year off to a good start last week with a special Mass, celebrated at Saratoga Central Catholic High School.
PARTNERSHIP
ND-BG, Siena sign admission agreement
Siena College in Loudonville and Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School in Schenectady have officially signed into effect an early assurance and college planning partnership. The program will assure admission to Siena for identified ND-BG students .
RETREAT
Group of college students will meet after Eucharistic Congress
After the Hearts Aflame Eucharistic Congress Sept. 22 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, a group of preregistered college students will travel to the nearby St. Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine in Fonda for a spiritual “after-party.”
AURIESVILLE EVENT
Eucharistic Congress to include fun for kids
At the Hearts Aflame Eucharistic Congress, which will be held Sept. 22 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, the children’s tent will be open from 12:15-2:30 p.m.
CHRIST SUN OF JUSTICE, TROY
Back-to-school time means recommitting to campus-based parish
“I lose a quarter of my parish every year” when students graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, said Rev. Edward Kacerguis, pastor of Christ Sun of Justice parish, which is located on RPI’s campus in Troy. Then, in the fall, “we gain a quarter of the parish” back when new students …
HISTORY OF ORDER
Twins from Saint Rose travel to France with Sisters of St. Joseph
In June, the Association of Colleges of the Sisters of St. Joseph (ACSSJ) sponsored its first student pilgrimage to Le Puy, France, the village where the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet were founded.
SACRED HEART PARISH
Teen center a haven for Stamford youth
Colin Sparling, 17, stalks the pool table, looking for his best shot. His opponent, eighth-grader Louis Ortiz, watches as Colin hunts for the perfect angle, takes his shot and sinks the ball. Since the Daniel J. Palm Teen Center in Stamford opened in early June, the two teens have played …
SILVER AWARD
Girl Scout’s project: writing her first book
Every day, residents look around the Albany Diocese and see ways they wish to help their community. Cassandra Carraher, a Girl Scout and a new graduate of St. Mary’s School in Waterford, is making sure positive change happens.
COLLEGE IN ITALY
First-semester goals: See the Colosseum, visit the Vatican
Gene-Philippe Mongan was happy to receive a college scholarship from the Knights of Columbus. He didn’t expect to be using it to study architecture for a semester in Rome, Italy.
'CROSS TRAINING' IN CLIFTON PARK
PEOPLE WHO EXERCISE know that it helps their fitness level to periodically change up their workouts, trying different exercises. St. Edward the Confessor parish in Clifton Park just followed this principle when in comes to the faith of children, offering a summer "Cross Training Camp" with activities, Bible stories and …
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