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

Annual Catholic Appeal Launches This Week

Posted on March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 by All News & Events

Live in Faith and Give in Love That is the theme of the 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA), and the special video to be shown at all Sunday Masses the weekend of March 4/5. The ACA is an opportunity for...Read More

ACA Prayer

Posted on March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 by All News & Events

2017 Annual Catholic Appeal Prayer Live in Faith – Give in Love God our Creator, Giver of all good gifts, we praise and glorify you. Teach us to acknowledge always, and with enduring gratitude, the many blessings your infinite love...Read More

Lent Begins: Ash Wednesday (featured in WSJ)

Posted on March 2, 2017March 7, 2017 by All News & Events

March 1, 2017 [caption id="attachment_14097" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Photo: Bess Adler / The Wall Street Journal[/caption] Father Passenant placed ashes on the forehead of a worshiper (Elizabeth Lynch) at the noonday Ash Wednesday Mass at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. There...Read More

Unity in Diversity Rally: March 5 @ 4 p.m.

Posted on March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 by All News & Events

All faith communities are invited to a Queens-wide rally Sunday, March 5, 2017, to stand in solidarity as one borough. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz will be joined on the front steps of Queens Borough Hall (120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew...Read More

Adult Confirmation Classes Start in March

Posted on March 2, 2017May 30, 2019 by All News & Events

Classes begin March 21, 2017 for Confirmation Preparation for Adults. This class is for those who have received the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist and want to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. On-Site Registration Thursday evenings, March 7 and March...Read More

Ongoing Activities and Programs

Posted on February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 by All News & Events

Please be sure to check the listing of our parish's ongoing activities and programs, which include Catholic education for adults, bereavement support in a group setting, and planned activities for single adults (any status: never married, divorced, widowed).

Food Pantry Opportunities for Interested Volunteers

Posted on February 24, 2017August 12, 2022 by All News & Events

Several of our parishioners volunteer at two local food pantries in Forest Hills. One pantry operates weekly on Saturday mornings out of Our Lady of Mercy Church on Kessel Street. If interested in helping there, contact Deacon Dean Dobbins directly...Read More

Lent Begins

Posted on February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 by All News & Events

March 1, 2017 ASH WEDNESDAY Day of Fasting and Abstinence; Ashes distributed at the following liturgies: Masses: 8:30 a.m., 12:05 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Prayer Service: 4 p.m. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Mary's Way of the Cross: Read More → Six...Read More

Catholic Migration Services-Preparedness Plan

Posted on February 21, 2017February 24, 2017 by All News & Events

In light of recent executive orders and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities, the Catholic Migration Services office (a subsidiary of Catholic Charities Brooklyn/Queens) has prepared helpful flyers, including a preparedness plan for knowing your immigration options. You can...Read More

“Consistency, Please”

Posted on February 3, 2017February 3, 2017 by All News & Events

In the event that you may have missed Timothy Cardinal Dolan's opinion piece in the New York Daily News (January 31, 2017), I recommend that you read his article now. The Cardinal addresses well Governor Cuomo's abortion stance and President...Read More

Welcoming the Stranger

Posted on January 31, 2017February 24, 2017 by All News & Events

All of us have witnessed and continue to witness the suffering of immigrants and refugees throughout the world. Surely their plight is a worthy intention for our prayers. In the light of recent events, I wanted to recommend to you...Read More

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