Parish and Diocesan News – Page 5 – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

Blessing of the Animals 2023

Posted on October 6, 2023December 21, 2023 by All News & Events

Fr. Antonin gave the verbal blessing and a sprinkling of holy water on the dogs, cats, and bird present on October 4. Students from the Religious Education afternoon class came outside to the plaza to learn a lesson about St....Read More

Novena to St. Jude Thaddeus

Posted on October 2, 2023October 22, 2023 by All News & Events

October 20 through October 28 (Feast of St. Jude) We will pray this annual novena at the 12:05pm daily Mass (Mon-Sat) and after 11:15am Mass on the Sundays that fall during the novena period. The Novena Prayer Most holy Apostle,...Read More

Catholic End-of-Life Decision Making

Posted on September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 by All News & Events

During Respect Life Month, the church promotes compassion, empathy, and respect for all human beings, especially those in their most vulnerable moments. As part of that commitment, we are providing a valuable resource on end-of-life decision-making that was written by the...Read More

October: Month of the Rosary, Respect Life Month

Posted on September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 by All News & Events

During October, the month of the rosary, we will pray a public rosary—a living rosary—together. We need 60 people to pray the rosary, with each person representing a bead of the rosary and leading one prayer. Please plan on joining...Read More

Potluck Lunch in Pictures 2023

Posted on September 19, 2023 by All News & Events

Our August 13, 2023, summer potluck luncheon was a small gathering of friends and scrumptious dishes. We beat the summer heat and enjoyed this meal together in air-conditioned bliss. The bonds our parish members, even in small numbers, share over...Read More

Summer Blood Drive Results

Posted on September 19, 2023 by All News & Events

Blood donations are critical during the summer. The blood supply tends to decrease in the summer months because people are on vacation. Yet during summertime, trauma cases increase because of outdoor activities and travel. And while many of us are...Read More

Daily Mass Notice

Posted on September 3, 2023September 7, 2023 by All News & Events

Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2023, we are making a slight adjustment to our daily Mass schedule. The first Mass (Monday-Saturday) will commence at 8:05AM. This new time, just five minutes later, will be in harmony with our other daily Mass...Read More

Summer Missionary Appeal 2023

Posted on August 20, 2023 by All News & Events

Sunday Masses August 26 & 27 weekend Fr. Maurice Agbaw-Ebai of the Benedict XVI Institute for Africa will speak at all the Sunday Masses on the last weekend of August and gratefully accept our second collection donations. As the Church...Read More

Fall/Winter Clothing Drive for Migrants

Posted on August 14, 2023August 18, 2023 by All News & Events

AT ALL SUNDAY MASSES August 19 & 20, 2023 We are teaming up with Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) to collect used and new fall/winter clothing items for migrants. CCBQ has given us a list of their most...Read More

St. John Vianney Novena Mass with Fr. Samuel

Posted on August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 by All News & Events

We are grateful to Fr. Samuel Mwiwawi, a newly ordained priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens for celebrating 11:15AM Mass and joining us for our Novena to St John Vianney on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Please continue to pray for...Read More

St John Vianney Novena 2023

Posted on July 21, 2023July 28, 2023 by All News & Events

Every year, beginning on July 27, we pray a novena to the patron of parish priests. The novena concludes on August 4 (feast day of St. John Vianney). The novena prayer is recited at the 12:05PM Mass on weekdays (Mon-Sat)...Read More

Join the Altar Server Society

Posted on July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 by All News & Events

A program of altar server training is scheduled over four consecutive Saturdays—July 29, August 5, August 12, and August 19, 2023—at 10AM in the church. The Altar Server Society at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs is open to all young...Read More

Emergency Food Drive Results

Posted on June 29, 2023 by All News & Events

Parishioners of OLQM helped bring the bags of food donated by our parish to a Catholic Charities van, which came to bring the donated food items to St. Pius V Parish in Jamaica. There, volunteers are feeding the newly arrived...Read More

A Farewell Tribute to Deacon Greg

Posted on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by All News & Events

"God’s Choicest Blessings on Deacon Greg and Siobhain Kandra" In early July 2023, Deacon Greg Kandra and his wife and Siobhain were preparing to depart Forest Hills and retire to Florida. Bishop Sanchez, speaking on behalf of the entire clergy, said:...Read More

Father Passenant’s Pastoral Installation Mass

Posted on June 24, 2023June 25, 2023 by All News & Events

A new chapter unfolded for Our Lady Queen of Martyrs parish on June 17, 2023, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. At the 12:05PM Mass, Bishop Paul Sanchez proclaimed the appointment of Father Francis J. Passenant as pastor....Read More

A Letter from Deacon Greg

Posted on June 23, 2023June 29, 2023 by All News & Events

“Thank You for Filling This Church with Faith—and Filling My Heart with Gratitude” by Deacon Greg Kandra One Sunday in the spring of 1998, I was minding my own business, sitting in the back pew at Our Lady Queen of...Read More

Emergency Food Drive: Feed the Migrants

Posted on June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 by All News & Events

On behalf of St. Pius V Church in Jamaica, Queens, and Catholic Charities of Brooklyn/Queens, we are asking for you to help in an IMMEDIATE AND TANGIBLE WAY by donating their requested cooking items, which will be given to St....Read More

Corpus Christ Sunday with Deanery Queens 6

Posted on June 16, 2023June 17, 2023 by All News & Events

Bishop Sanchez, Father Passenant, and the pastors and clergy from the other Deanery Queens 6 parishes led a Eucharistic procession on Corpus Christi Sunday, June 11, 2023. The procession of the faithful commenced at Our Lady of Hope R.C. Church...Read More

Confirmation 2023

Posted on June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 by All News & Events

We extend congratulations to the 53 young people from our Religious Education program, the OLQM Catholic Academy, and RCIA who received the Sacrament of Confirmation at a 4PM Mass on May 28. (Their names are listed in the June 4,...Read More

St. Anthony Novena

Posted on May 30, 2023June 2, 2023 by All News & Events

St. Anthony of Padua was a Franciscan preacher, instructor, and Doctor of the Church whose life, while short, had such a great impact that he was canonized as a saint only a year after his death by Pope Gregory IX...Read More