(UPDATE May 24, 2020)
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio announced that the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens will slowly work toward opening the doors of Catholic Churches for private prayer and devotion as well as for funerals and limited celebrations of baptisms and weddings. For the celebration of funerals, baptisms, or weddings, please call the rectory at 718-268-6251 and be aware that we are still required to limit the number of people in attendance at those services to 10 persons. Thank you for your continued patience as we pray for a return to a new normal.
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church vestibule is open each day for private prayer and devotion. You may enter the vestibule through the doors on Ascan Avenue. Please wear a mask, remain six feet apart, and bring your own hand sanitizer with you. You may also wear gloves. If you are not feeling well, please continue to pray in the privacy of your home. May God continue to watch over you! — Bishop Sanchez
(UPDATE April 17, 2020)
Weekly confessions are at regularly scheduled times but limited to Tuesdays and Thursdays (11:30 a.m.) and Saturdays (12:45 p.m.). Please come to the rectory entrance and enter one at a time.
Thank you for continuing to make your weekly donations, whether mailing in your envelopes with check or making your weekly contributions online, safely, through Parish Giving. We encourage you to use the online Parish Giving service if possible. It can process one-time or recurring payments. Telephone support is available for anyone making an online contribution. If you have problems or questions about setting up your online donations, please call this toll-free number: 866-307-7140, Monday through Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM.
The church vestibule is open for private prayer (Ascan Avenue entrance). Please maintain social distancing and wear a mask if entering. There is a box in the vestibule to place your prayer intentions, which we will remember in silence each day at Mass. There is also a place to deposit your envelopes and cash donations. And our DipJar is set up for credit card donations. Thank you for your generosity.
— Bishop Sanchez, Father Passenant, Father Antonin, Msgr. Cunningham
(UPDATE April 5, 2020)
Confessions
Those wanting to make a confession can come to the front door of the rectory on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30AM and on Saturdays at 12:45PM. We ask parishioners seeking reconciliation to enter one at a time and practice responsible social distancing.
— Bishop Sanchez, Father Passenant, Father Antonin, Msgr. Cunningham
(UPDATE March 23, 2020)
May God continue to watch over all of you during this time of personal challenge! Please be assured that all of us remember you and your intentions in our daily private Masses. Each day we will post on our website a Mass that has been celebrated in private. The Mass will also be posted on our Facebook page. — Bishop Sanchez, Father Passenant, Father Antonin, Msgr. Cunningham
Confessions will be available inside the front door of the rectory on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30AM and on Saturdays at 12:45PM. We ask parishioners seeking reconciliation to enter one at a time and practice responsible social distancing.
Please join Pope Francis in prayer for those suffering from the pandemic and those who care for them on these two occasions this week:
- Wednesday, March 25, at noon, Feast of the Annunciation — please pray the Our Father.
- Friday, March 27 at 6PM local time — the Holy Father will lead us in prayer and offer the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing and plenary indulgence to all who participate.
Statement from the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens on the COVID-19 Crisis →
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