Parish and Diocesan News – Page 25 – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

A Lovely Tribute to Msgr. Funaro

Posted on August 12, 2016August 12, 2022 by All News & Events

Mary Anne Marks, now Sr. Maria Veritas Marks, O.P., an Ann Arbor Dominican teaching sister, writes a monthly column for the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Michigan Catholic. Her August 8, 2016 article is a tribute to Msgr. Joseph Funaro. "A soul...Read More

“Penny-A-Day” Project Shares Goals of Father Arrupe

Posted on August 5, 2016August 6, 2016 by All News & Events

Two alumni of the OLQM Catholic Academy Class of 2016, who are now students at Regis High School, are aiming to collect $300 for the poor at Sunday Masses on August 13/14. Aaron Adviento (ten years at OLQM) and Craig...Read More

Remembering Msgr. Funaro

Posted on August 5, 2016August 12, 2016 by All News & Events

Sunday, August 14 11:30 a.m. Mass This Mass will be in memory of our former pastor, Reverend Monsignor Joseph A. Funaro, on the third anniversary of his passing. We pray for the repose of the soul of Monsignor on the...Read More

Senior Housing Opportunity

Posted on July 22, 2016August 9, 2016 by All News & Events

Community Service News from Catholic Charities Deadline: 8/13/16. Pierrepont House for the Elderly in Brooklyn Heights is having a waiting list lottery. Applicants or their spouse must be 62 or older with limited income and meet HUD Section 8 income...Read More

ARISE at OLQM

Posted on July 21, 2016April 19, 2024 by All News & Events

ARISE Together in Christ is a new approach to spiritual renewal and deepening our faith, developing a closer relationship with Christ, growing in community and reaching out in service to others. The ARISE program explores the intersection of faith and...Read More

Newly Ordained Fr. Ambiorix Osorio to Celebrate Mass and Novena with Us

Posted on July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by All News & Events

[caption id="attachment_12213" align="alignleft" width="150"] Fr. Osorio of St. Andrew Avellino Parish, Flushing[/caption] Father Osorio will celebrate 11:30 a.m. Sunday Mass with us at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs on July 31 and lead us in day 5 of the St....Read More

Potluck Luncheon 2016

Posted on July 8, 2016July 22, 2016 by All News & Events

SUNDAY, JULY 24: If it's July it must be time for the annual summer potluck luncheon, hosted by the parish Pastoral Care ministry. Potluck is a back-to-basics social, without excessive cost but with plenty of warmth and friendliness and a...Read More

What Is ARISE–and Why Participate?

Posted on June 24, 2016October 27, 2023 by All News & Events

Top 10 reasons to participate in the ARISE Together in Christ process: To know God better: We learn more about God, talk more freely about our faith, and hear how God has impacted other people’s lives. To grow spiritually: We...Read More

Fortnight for Freedom 2016

Posted on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 by All News & Events

Starting June 21, our Catholic diocese observes the annual Fortnight for Freedom, a national campaign by the U.S. Catholic bishops for teaching about religious liberty, which begins on the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fischer and St. Thomas...Read More

2016 Voter Registration Drive

Posted on June 8, 2016August 9, 2016 by All News & Events

June 25/26 after Sunday Masses We encourage everyone who is eligible to register and to vote during the election process! Volunteers will be outside our church with voter registration forms for you to fill out when you are done with...Read More

Deacon Greg’s Rome Journey

Posted on June 6, 2016June 13, 2016 by All News & Events

We have a short story with pictures in our photo gallery from Deacon Greg Kandra about his experience in Rome for the Jubilee for Deacons, held in May 2016 during this Year of Mercy. A fuller account is on his...Read More

Update on Assisted Suicide Bill

Posted on June 5, 2016June 7, 2016 by All News & Events

We want you to know that our local State Assembly representative, Andrew Hevesi, voted in favor of the Doctor-Assisted Suicide bill (A.10059) in his position as a member of the Health Committee. Perhaps you might want to voice your opposition...Read More

Summer Street Fair

Posted on June 3, 2016June 4, 2016 by All News & Events

Sunday, June 12, 2016 from 11 am to 6 pm The summer street fair runs all along Austin Street from 69th to 72nd Road. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs will have a table set up near 72nd Road and Austin...Read More

Congratulations, Maestro!

Posted on May 30, 2016June 3, 2016 by All News & Events

The May 27, 2016 issue of the Queens Ledger has a tribute to our own music director David Close and his work in shaping the Oratorio Society of Queens over many decades. Read it here: David Close: Conductor celebrates 50...Read More

Update on Parish Maintenance Needs

Posted on May 22, 2016May 22, 2016 by All News & Events

As published in our May 22, 2016 bulletin insert, we are providing an update with pictures about needed repairs to our church building. New funds from the Generations of Faith campaign at our parish, which will be received over the...Read More

Hail Mary! Living Rosary

Posted on May 13, 2016 by All News & Events

May 22, after the 1 p.m. Sunday Mass, we will form a circle in front of the church on Ascan Avenue and pray a Living Rosary. We need 60 people, with each person representing a bead of the rosary and...Read More

Pro-Life Mass

Posted on May 4, 2016May 4, 2016 by All News & Events

The Pro-Life Mass on Saturday, May 21, 2016 begins at 7:30 a.m. with Bishop Paul R. Sanchez at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs church, followed by Exposition and a prayerful procession to a nearby abortion clinic, then returning to our...Read More

Thank You! Spring Bash 2016 Sponsors

Posted on April 30, 2016May 3, 2016 by All News & Events

Our "Fabulous ’50s" fundraiser--otherwise known as Spring Bash 2016--was a memorable and successful event, held April 16 in McLaughlin Hall. We raised nearly $20,000 for OLQM Catholic Academy. Thanks to our school parents, guests, parish members, and school faculty for...Read More

Spring Concert with Conductor David Close

Posted on April 22, 2016April 30, 2016 by All News & Events

May 22: The Spring Concert with the Oratorio Society of Queens, conducted by Maestro David Close, is Sunday, May 22 at 4 p.m., at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside. From the OSQ press release, "prepare to...Read More

Cancellation Notice on WWME Parish Weekend

Posted on April 14, 2016April 15, 2016 by All News & Events

The Worldwide Marriage Encounter Parish Weekend, which was to held on April 30/May 1, 2016 in McLaughlin Hall, has been canceled. Couples who signed up are being offered the the opportunity to make the Long Island weekend or another weekend...Read More