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

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

Bishop DiMarzio to Visit Parish

Posted on August 18, 2021September 12, 2021 by All News & Events

September 19, 2021 11AM Sunday Mass (note earlier start time) Concelebrated with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio We are delighted to announce that Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will be principal celebrant and homilist at Mass at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs on Sunday,...Read More

Visiting Celebrants for the St John Vianney Novena 2021

Posted on August 6, 2021 by All News & Events

St. John Vianney, pray for us and pray for the seminarians of our diocese! Over the course of the novena (July 27 to August 4) we welcomed two guest celebrants to our church to speak about the importance of vocations....Read More

COVID Vaccine Information

Posted on August 3, 2021December 26, 2021 by All News & Events

“Everyone, especially the most vulnerable among us, requires assistance and has the right to have access to necessary care. This is even more evident in these times when all of us are called to combat the pandemic. Vaccines are an...Read More

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