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The Valley Stream Lion's Club presents their donation of $10,000 to the Parish Outreach of the Holy Name to Sister Margie Kelly, Director of the Parish Outreach.
Valley Stream Lions lend a financial hand to charities
The Valley Stream Lions Club handed ceremonial giant checks, bestowing thousands of dollars, to two local service organizations to financially support them in their mission to uplift and benefit the … more
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At this dinner, true patriotism was on vivid display
Recently I was privileged to attend the annual Patriot Award Dinner hosted by the Seaford High School 9/11 Memorial Committee. This event, and other 9/11 programs and projects in Seaford, are administered by the Memorial Committee . . . more
Sister Lynn Caton, a pastoral associate at Sacred Heart Parish in North Merrick, started a food garden for the first time this summer in large part to help protect the environment. She was inspired to act by Pope Francis’s recent encyclical on the environment, “On Care for Our Common Home.”
Taking the pope's message to Sacred Heart Parish
Sister Lynn Caton, a pastoral associate in charge of social ministries at Sacred Heart Parish in North Merrick, began a garden for the first time this summer. It’s a small patch of greenery under her office window, with a handful of bushy tomato plants and soaring sunflowers. There’s also a bird feeder and a clear-plastic cross. She calls it her little “corner of heaven.” more
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Students in Jean Carlson’s seventh-grade math class at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School in Bellmore said they were excited about Pope Francis’s first visit to the U.S. this week. Principal Lee Ann Graziose stood behind them.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton goes all out to welcome Pope Francis
Leeann Graziose, principal of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Bellmore for the past 12 years, was at home when the envelope from the Diocese of Rockville Centre arrived last Friday afternoon. She … more
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The Rev. Henry Reid and Education Coordinator Ray Walsh.
V.S. Catholics weigh pope’s encyclical
Pope Francis’s recent encyclical, Laudato si’, calls for recognition of human activity’s negative impact on the environment and fundamental changes in our thinking and behavior to correct it, … more
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The shelves at the Holy Name of Mary food pantry are full thanks to holiday donations from parishioners and residents. The pantry will be in need of items for the next two months, when the stock of Christmas donations runs low.
Holy Name of Mary food pantry shelves swell for holidays, face sparse stock after
Local charities and service organizations are in the midst of the biggest giving season of the year — and are bracing for the lull that sometimes follows. The Holy Name of Mary Parish Social … more
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Angelina Tracy and Ariadne Morales, both 10, had a blast on the rides.
Thousands flock to annual church fair
Despite losing one night to rain, organizers of Blessed Sacrament Church’s Family Festival say the third annual event was a success. The festival, which featured rides, games, entertainment, food and more, was held last Friday through Sunday along McKeon Avenue and in the church parking lot. more
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Les bon temps roulez (the good times roll) in New Orleans
My niece Amy was always the quiet one at the table. Through years of rude, noisy family dinners, she listened more than she talked. more
A parish renovation campaign would fund repairs of the front of the Blessed Sacrament Church, where the wooden overhang and columns are rotting, along with other projects.
Valley Stream parish on a fundraising mission
Blessed Sacrament Church is in need of a little TLC. A leaky roof, a deteriorating façade and a failing air conditioning system are just some of the problems at the complex. The parish, coping with a multimillion-dollar debt, doesn’t have the means to pay for the repairs, but it will if a capital campaign project to raise $850,000 is successful. more
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