Parish and Diocesan News – Page 24 – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

Lent 2017: ARISE Together in Christ

Posted on January 24, 2017October 27, 2023 by All News & Events

Season 2 of the ARISE Together in Christ program will take place during Lent. We encourage all parishioners to sign up and be part of the one of the faith-sharing groups that are forming here at Our Lady Queen of...Read More

Confraternity of Survivors

Posted on January 9, 2017April 1, 2017 by All News & Events

The Office of Victim Assistance Ministry of the Diocese of Brooklyn has a monthly prayer group for adults on a journey of healing from childhood sexual abuse. The group gathers on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, at different parishes...Read More

Volunteer for Taste of the World 2017

Posted on January 5, 2017March 7, 2017 by All News & Events

This volunteer opportunity is now closed If you are still interested in getting involved in next year's event, please contact Denise De Maria at this hotline number --- 718-361-3201. Thank you for supporting this important parish event. Join the team...Read More

Diocesan Mission Collection 2017

Posted on December 30, 2016 by All News & Events

The revenue from our January 8, 2017 collection will be used when Bishop DiMarzio receives appeals for support from various missions in the Diocese of Brooklyn and when mission appeals are requested from the Society of the Immaculate Conception. The...Read More

2017 Adult Catholic Education (ACE) and ARISE Programs

Posted on December 21, 2016January 13, 2017 by All News & Events

To bridge the fall and upcoming Lenten sessions of ARISE, we are offering an informal seminar series on Monday evenings during January and February 2017 (the weeks of Ordinary Time between Christmas and Lent). The first session is Monday, January...Read More

Census 2016 Results Are In!

Posted on December 5, 2016 by All News & Events

We conduct a parish census every two years to make sure our parishioner information is up-to-date. Accurate information helps us to function better as a parish. OLQM's Stewardship Committee wishes to thank the families that verified their parish registration information....Read More

A Diocese of Immigrants

Posted on December 3, 2016December 5, 2016 by All News & Events

Letter from Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, PhD, DD Bishop of Brooklyn December 2016 In the Apostolic Letter of Pope Francis closing the Year of Mercy, our Holy Father begins with the words "Misericordia et Misera," which were the words St....Read More

From the National Meeting of Catholic Bishops

Posted on November 18, 2016November 25, 2016 by All News & Events

By Bishop Paul R. Sanchez I spent four days in November at the 2016 national meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The meeting is always an enriching experience where I learn a great deal about the...Read More

Reflections on the Feast of Christ the King

Posted on November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 by All News & Events

November 20, 2016, the Feast of Christ the King, marks the conclusion of one liturgical year and the end of the historic Jubilee Year of Mercy. These churches in our diocese will be holding Masses and ceremonial blessings at the...Read More

Forest Hills Interfaith Prayer Service 2016

Posted on November 8, 2016 by All News & Events

Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Mercy 70-01 Kessel Street Forest Hills, NY 11375 p: 718-268-6143 Please join with us in prayer with our Christian and Jewish neighbors on the Sunday before Thanksgiving to worship...Read More

Countdown to the 2016 Christmas Concert

Posted on November 4, 2016November 18, 2016 by All News & Events

December 11, 2016 at 4 p.m. Save the date, tell your friends, and reserve your tickets to the Annual Christmas Concert at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. Tickets $30; $10 children (age 12 and under). To purchase, call the rectory:...Read More

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

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