Parish and Diocesan News – Page 12 – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

St John Vianney Novena 2021

Posted on July 12, 2021July 20, 2021 by All News & Events

St. John Vianney, Pray for Us! For the 2021 novena program, we are pleased to welcome two guest celebrants to our church to speak about vocations. Fr. James Kuroly, rector of Cathedral Prep High School and Seminary in Elmhurst, will...Read More

OLQM Convent Update

Posted on June 15, 2021June 18, 2021 by All News & Events

(June 15, 2021) The parish convent has been a residence for various groups over the 65 years since it was built. Intended originally as housing for the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Sisters who staffed the parish school in 1956,...Read More

Register for Religious Education 2021-22 School Year

Posted on June 12, 2021March 11, 2022 by All News & Events

The Religious Education program at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs invites all those interested in furthering their children’s faith formation to register or re-register. Registration is open from June 17 to June 27, 2021, for classes that begin in the...Read More

OLQMCA 2021 Graduation

Posted on June 11, 2021June 12, 2021 by All News & Events

Livestream Replay of Graduation Ceremony – June 12, 2021 Congratulations to the 8th grade graduates of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy! We are so proud of you all. Good luck in high school! The livestream replay can also...Read More

Tell Congress to Support the Hyde Amendment

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 by All News & Events

The U.S. Bishops ask Catholics to please sign the online petition at www.notaxpayerabortion.com or to write a letter to our elected officials to prevent the repeal of the Hyde Amendment, which mostly bans federal Medicaid funding of abortions. You may...Read More

Confirmation 2021

Posted on June 4, 2021June 14, 2022 by All News & Events

Livestream Replay - June 6, 2021 On Corpus Christi Sunday, the youth from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy and the parish Religious Education program received the sacrament of Confirmation and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Congratulations to...Read More

Guidelines from Bishop DiMarzio

Posted on May 21, 2021August 27, 2021 by All News & Events

(updated August 25; originally published May 20, 2021) Bishop DiMarzio has issued these new guidelines for the celebration of liturgies in the parishes of the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens and the reinstatement of the obligation for Catholics to attend...Read More

COVID-19 Practices at Mass: An Update on New CDC Guidelines

Posted on May 18, 2021December 26, 2021 by All News & Events

(May 18, 2021) As you may know, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines that came out on May 13, 2021, on Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People, state that masks are no longer required for those who...Read More

First Communion Blessings

Posted on May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 by All News & Events

Our congratulations to all the youngsters from OLQM Catholic Academy and the parish Religious Education program who received their First Holy Communion with us at two Masses on Saturday, May 8, 2021. See the May 16th Sunday bulletin for the...Read More

Getting Back to Church

Posted on April 20, 2021April 22, 2021 by All News & Events

by Bill McGeveran (This article appeared in the April 25, 2021 church bulletin.) I think my wife Nancy and I can speak for many other OLQM parishioners when we say how grateful we’ve been for the coming of spring, Easter...Read More

Statue of Saint John Paul II Dedicated

Posted on April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 by All News & Events

One of the traditional elements of Catholic devotion is the display of statues to the saints, to whom we say prayers of intercession. An enhancement to our church is our new statue of Saint John Paul II, which was blessed...Read More

Act of Spiritual Communion

Posted on March 7, 2021June 14, 2022 by All News & Events

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least...Read More

2021 Lent and Easter Guidelines during Pandemic

Posted on March 6, 2021December 26, 2021 by All News & Events

While the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19 disease appears to be slowing, we will remain vigilant and continue to follow the safety precautions that the parish has been observing at weekly Masses. Masks are required and social distancing should...Read More

Annual Catholic Appeal 2021 Begins

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

(February 26, 2021) The Lenten season is also the time when we launch the Annual Catholic Appeal. Proceeds from the Appeal provide funding for the charitable programs, services, and ministries offered by the the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. We...Read More

Annual Catholic Appeal 2020 Results

Posted on February 27, 2021 by All News & Events

We want to thank those generous individuals who gave to the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA). The final reporting is in: Our ACA goal for 2020 at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs parish was to raise $109,112. A total of...Read More

Photo Gallery Archives: 2020

Posted on February 19, 2021January 8, 2022 by All News & Events

2020 Photo Galleries 13 galleries — back to current photo gallery 2020 Video Playlist Christmas 2020 First Communion Blessing of Animals Church Details RCIA Sacraments Major Repairs 2020 McLaughlin Hall Mass Convent Chapel Virtual Living Rosary Taste of the World...Read More

Black History Month: Mass of Thanksgiving

Posted on February 15, 2021February 27, 2021 by All News & Events

Black History Month, observed nationally in February, is a time to learn about the contributions of so many African Americans and to create awareness about the injustices suffered and honor the heroic struggle that still continues. The Brooklyn/Queens Diocese is...Read More

Ash Wednesday 2021 Schedule

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

Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. (Genesis 3:19) Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. It is a day of fasting and abstinence. Ashes will be distributed at the following liturgies only: 8 AM...Read More

Covid-19 Alert

Posted on January 20, 2021December 26, 2021 by All News & Events

(January 20, 2021) We were informed late last Sunday evening, January 17, 2021, that an individual who was at the 5 PM Mass on Saturday, January 9, and at the 1 PM Mass on Sunday, January 10, tested positive for...Read More

Bishop Ford Guild Seeks New Members

Posted on January 19, 2021February 1, 2021 by All News & Events

The Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens is working with the Maryknoll Society on efforts to have Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, M.M., declared a saint. Soon after Brooklyn-born Bishop Ford entered the seminary to become a priest he decided to become a Maryknoll...Read More