Parish and Diocesan News – Page 10 – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

A Christmas Festival 2021 in Pictures

Posted on December 17, 2021December 18, 2021 by All News & Events

The Sacred Music Society of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, under the direction of OLQM music director, Maestro David Close, performed a beautiful concert in our church on December 12, 2021. The Oratorio Society of Queens and members of the...Read More

COVID Updates Winter 2021-Spring 2022

Posted on December 13, 2021June 14, 2022 by All News & Events

(Last Updated March 7, 2022) On February 10, Governor Hochul lifted the statewide indoor business mask or vaccine requirement. Businesses and localities are allowed to enforce their own mandates. As of March 7, the requirement to show proof of vaccination...Read More

My Gratitude to Our Congregation

Posted on December 10, 2021December 13, 2021 by All News & Events

Dear Parishioners, Please accept my sincere thanks for your wonderful expression of support and prayers on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of my ordination as a priest. I am grateful to all of you. My thanks go to those...Read More

Golden Jubilee Mass for Bishop Sanchez

Posted on December 10, 2021January 19, 2022 by All News & Events

[caption id="attachment_26011" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Pictured (l. to r.): Bishop Octavio Cisneros, Bishop Witold Mroziewski, Bishop James Massa, Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop Paul Sanchez, Bishop Raymond Chappetto, Bishop Neil Tiedemann, Bishop Kevin Sweeney (Bishop of Patterson, NJ); Deacon Greg Kandra...Read More

December 20 – Reconciliation Monday

Posted on December 9, 2021December 10, 2021 by All News & Events

Monday, December 20, 2021, is Reconciliation Monday throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn / Queens, the Archdiocese of New York, and the Diocese of Rockville Centre. It is an opportunity for all to make their confession before Christmas. Confession times at...Read More

Synod 2021-2023

Posted on November 24, 2021October 27, 2023 by All News & Events

What is the synod? The synod is a meeting or assembly of bishops intended to advise the Pope on matters of faith and morals and Church discipline and to study the issues relating to the Church in the world today....Read More

Advent Faith-Sharing Group

Posted on November 22, 2021December 18, 2021 by All News & Events

Mondays at 7:30PM beginning November 29, 2021 On Zoom To prepare your heart for Christmas, we invite anyone who is interested to join this small group for online prayer and reflection during each week of Advent. The group is using the...Read More

Bishop Sanchez’s 50th Anniversary as a Priest

Posted on November 20, 2021December 3, 2021 by All News & Events

Sunday, December 5, 2021 1PM Mass of Thanksgiving Followed by reception in McLaughlin Hall Here in Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Bishop Sanchez will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving to God for the gift of 50 years of service...Read More

Giving Season 2021: Clothing, Food and Toy Drives at OLQM

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 by All News & Events

Clothing Donations St. Vincent de Paul truck will accept clothing donations Sunday only, November 14, from 9AM to noon. Warm items for the coming winter are needed. Please bring your donations to the truck on the designated day and times...Read More

October Feasts

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by All News & Events

Every October, our parish has the tradition of celebrating two feast days together as a parish community. A Living Rosary is held on the Sunday closest to the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7). Then the ever-popular...Read More

Meet the City Council Candidates-District 29 (Zoom Call)

Posted on October 12, 2021September 2, 2022 by All News & Events

The Catholic Social Teaching Committee has arranged a Zoom meeting with the two candidates—Mike Conigliaro and Lynn Schulman—running for city council in District 29. The Zoom meeting takes place on Monday, October 18, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please...Read More

Fall Fling Raffle Drawing Is Stewardship Sunday

Posted on October 11, 2021 by All News & Events

The Annual Fall Fling Raffle drawing is scheduled for Stewardship Sunday, October 24, 2021. This event each year helps us to raise capital funds for particular repairs and improvements for our parish buildings. In summer 2021, your efforts helped fund...Read More

Catholic High Schools TACHS Exam

Posted on October 5, 2021October 7, 2021 by All News & Events

Attention 8th Graders! TACHS Registration Deadline October 24, 2021 (Internet and phone registration; do not miss the deadline!) All current grade 8 students in public, private, and Catholic schools who plan to attend a Catholic high school must complete the...Read More

A Christmas Festival

Posted on October 1, 2021November 20, 2021 by All News & Events

[caption id="attachment_25516" align="alignnone" width="675"] Photo: Adriana Lopetrone Photography[/caption] Come celebrate the Christmas season with A Christmas Festival! We are delighted to announce the return of our program of Advent and Christmas Music presented by the Sacred Music Society of Our...Read More

Living Rosary Fall 2021

Posted on September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 by All News & Events

Twice a year in May (Mary’s Month) and October (Month of the Rosary) our parish prays a public rosary and a Living Rosary devotion. It requires 60 people, with each person representing one bead and leading one prayer of the...Read More

Our Church in Pictures

Posted on September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 by All News & Events

This photo series courtesy Deacon Greg Kandra's Facebook page (September 2021) captures the beauty of our church at night. [gallery link="file" size="full" columns="2" ids="25439,25435,25440,25445,25443,25444,25442,25432,25437,25436,25438,25434"]

Bishop DiMarzio Blesses OLQM Church Plaza

Posted on September 24, 2021September 27, 2021 by All News & Events

On Sunday, September 19, we were blessed to have Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visit our church to bless and dedicate our new church plaza inscription honoring our patroness Mary and then celebrate 11AM Mass with our parish community. Read the story...Read More

Funeral Arrangements – Yorke Mizelle

Posted on September 13, 2021October 27, 2023 by All News & Events

Our beloved Yorke Mizelle died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 11, 2021. His funeral is Friday, September 17, at 10:30 am, here at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. There is no wake. His burial is Saturday, September 18, in Poughkeepsie. Homily:...Read More

Evening Service for Parish Feast Day

Posted on September 5, 2021September 10, 2021 by All News & Events

It is a time for our parish to celebrate all the blessings God has bestowed on us since the parish founding in 1912. Our parish feast day falls during a special octave in the Church calendar devoted to the Blessed...Read More

Funeral Arrangements for Bishop Guy Sansaricq

Posted on August 24, 2021August 27, 2021 by All News & Events

Most Reverend Guy A. Sansaricq, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn since 2006 and the first Haitian American bishop in the United States, died on August 21, 2021. He was 86 years old. Bishop Sansaricq was known for his...Read More