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All Saints Day

Posted on October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 by All News & Events

November serves as a month to remember all those who have died, beginning with the holy men and women that the Catholic Church recognizes as having attained Heaven -- the saints. All Saints Day is a holy day of obligation...Read More

November Remembrances

Posted on October 25, 2016October 27, 2016 by All News & Events

Starting on All Souls Day (November 2) and during all of the month of November we remember those in our lives who have passed away. Fox Funeral Home has arranged to have a Memorial Mass celebrated here at Our Lady...Read More

Living Rosary for Respect Life Month 2016

Posted on October 15, 2016October 21, 2016 by All News & Events

During October the church focuses on proclaiming and giving witness to the sanctity of human life. At our parish we do so prayerfully with a public rosary–a Living Rosary–which will be held October 23 after the 1 p.m. Sunday Mass.

Gifts from Bethlehem – Special Event on October 29/30 Weekend

Posted on October 7, 2016October 30, 2016 by All News & Events

Olivewood carvings of nativity sets, crosses, religious figures--all handmade by Christians in the Holy Land--will be available for purchase after Sunday Masses on the last weekend of October. Sales of these handicrafts provide a livelihood for the artisans and help...Read More

ARISE Together in Christ Prayer

Posted on October 6, 2016October 7, 2016 by All News & Events

Gracious God and Father, we enter into your presence realizing you know us better than we know ourselves. You know the cares and sufferings we carry in our hearts. You call us to holiness and we trust you to lead...Read More

Census Sunday 2016

Posted on September 23, 2016October 14, 2016 by All News & Events

At Sunday Masses on weekend of October 15/16, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs will distribute census forms in an effort to increase parish registration as well as update current parishioner information. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Census Form 2016 (pdf)...Read More

Food Pantry Volunteers

Posted on September 7, 2016September 10, 2016 by All News & Events

Tuesday, September 13, at 7:30 p.m., there will be a special food pantry meeting at Our Lady of Mercy (OLM) for anyone at OLQM that would like to volunteer. OLM (our sister parish here in Forest Hills) is located at...Read More

Clothing Drive

Posted on September 7, 2016September 11, 2016 by All News & Events

One morning only, Sunday, September 11, 2016 from 9 a.m. to noon. A truck from the St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) Society will be parked outside the church, on Ascan Avenue, to accept your donations of new and gently worn...Read More

Emergency Blood Shortage Blood Drive

Posted on August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 by All News & Events

Please tweet, like or share this news with your friends this week. Sunday August 28, 2016 from 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., the New York Blood Center Mobile Bus will be outside our church. Recent national tragedies are reminders that...Read More

A Lovely Tribute to Msgr. Funaro

Posted on August 12, 2016August 12, 2022 by All News & Events

Mary Anne Marks, now Sr. Maria Veritas Marks, O.P., an Ann Arbor Dominican teaching sister, writes a monthly column for the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Michigan Catholic. Her August 8, 2016 article is a tribute to Msgr. Joseph Funaro. "A soul...Read More

“Penny-A-Day” Project Shares Goals of Father Arrupe

Posted on August 5, 2016August 6, 2016 by All News & Events

Two alumni of the OLQM Catholic Academy Class of 2016, who are now students at Regis High School, are aiming to collect $300 for the poor at Sunday Masses on August 13/14. Aaron Adviento (ten years at OLQM) and Craig...Read More

Remembering Msgr. Funaro

Posted on August 5, 2016August 12, 2016 by All News & Events

Sunday, August 14 11:30 a.m. Mass This Mass will be in memory of our former pastor, Reverend Monsignor Joseph A. Funaro, on the third anniversary of his passing. We pray for the repose of the soul of Monsignor on the...Read More

Senior Housing Opportunity

Posted on July 22, 2016August 9, 2016 by All News & Events

Community Service News from Catholic Charities Deadline: 8/13/16. Pierrepont House for the Elderly in Brooklyn Heights is having a waiting list lottery. Applicants or their spouse must be 62 or older with limited income and meet HUD Section 8 income...Read More

ARISE at OLQM

Posted on July 21, 2016April 19, 2024 by All News & Events

ARISE Together in Christ is a new approach to spiritual renewal and deepening our faith, developing a closer relationship with Christ, growing in community and reaching out in service to others. The ARISE program explores the intersection of faith and...Read More

Newly Ordained Fr. Ambiorix Osorio to Celebrate Mass and Novena with Us

Posted on July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by All News & Events

[caption id="attachment_12213" align="alignleft" width="150"] Fr. Osorio of St. Andrew Avellino Parish, Flushing[/caption] Father Osorio will celebrate 11:30 a.m. Sunday Mass with us at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs on July 31 and lead us in day 5 of the St....Read More

Potluck Luncheon 2016

Posted on July 8, 2016July 22, 2016 by All News & Events

SUNDAY, JULY 24: If it's July it must be time for the annual summer potluck luncheon, hosted by the parish Pastoral Care ministry. Potluck is a back-to-basics social, without excessive cost but with plenty of warmth and friendliness and a...Read More

What Is ARISE–and Why Participate?

Posted on June 24, 2016October 27, 2023 by All News & Events

Top 10 reasons to participate in the ARISE Together in Christ process: To know God better: We learn more about God, talk more freely about our faith, and hear how God has impacted other people’s lives. To grow spiritually: We...Read More

Fortnight for Freedom 2016

Posted on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 by All News & Events

Starting June 21, our Catholic diocese observes the annual Fortnight for Freedom, a national campaign by the U.S. Catholic bishops for teaching about religious liberty, which begins on the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fischer and St. Thomas...Read More

2016 Voter Registration Drive

Posted on June 8, 2016August 9, 2016 by All News & Events

June 25/26 after Sunday Masses We encourage everyone who is eligible to register and to vote during the election process! Volunteers will be outside our church with voter registration forms for you to fill out when you are done with...Read More

Deacon Greg’s Rome Journey

Posted on June 6, 2016June 13, 2016 by All News & Events

We have a short story with pictures in our photo gallery from Deacon Greg Kandra about his experience in Rome for the Jubilee for Deacons, held in May 2016 during this Year of Mercy. A fuller account is on his...Read More