Photo Gallery – Page 2 – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

Summertime Potluck Luncheon

Posted on August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 by All News & Events

It's always a pleasure to gather with others after Sunday Mass to share food and friendship. Our traditional summer potluck luncheon, organized by the Pastoral care group of our parish, was held on Sunday, August 11, 2024. A good time...Read More

St. John Vianney Novena Mass

Posted on August 19, 2024August 23, 2024 by All News & Events

August 4, 2024, was a blessed Sunday of prayer and celebration. Newly ordained Father Toby Offiah celebrated the 11:15AM Choir Mass with Father Passenant and led us in the closing prayer of our annual St. John Vianney novena. We can’t...Read More

Altar Servers’ Great Adventure

Posted on June 29, 2024December 7, 2024 by All News & Events

Our altar servers, Fr. Antonin, and youth minister chaperones returned home with armfuls of stuffed prizes and hearts full of gratitude after an adventure-packed day at Great Adventure on June 25, 2024. From all of us, we thank everyone who...Read More

May Crowning

Posted on May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 by All News & Events

May 14, 2024 was the May Crowning Mass, celebrated with the first communicants and the eighth-grade class of 2024 from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy. They adorned the statue of Mary with a humble floral crown, honoring her...Read More

First Holy Communion 2024

Posted on May 8, 2024 by All News & Events

These boys and girls celebrated their First Holy Communion with us on May 4, 2024. Sincere thanks to Deacon Thomas Jorge and Pat Abes of our Religious Education department and Principal Anne Zuschlag of the OLQM Catholic Academy for their...Read More

Preparing the Religious Ed Students

Posted on April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 by All News & Events

Spring means Confirmation and First Communion preparations are well underway. The Confirmation retreat with Sister Ave Clark and Dr. Joseph Terry on March 23 was a day of prayer and discussion. Our 51 confirmandi will be confirmed on May 19,...Read More

Easter 2024 in Pictures

Posted on April 12, 2024April 19, 2024 by All News & Events

Easter was early in 2024. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, the first full moon occurring on or after the spring equinox (March 21). As a result, Easter always falls between March 22 and...Read More

Easter Basket Blessing

Posted on April 1, 2024April 5, 2024 by All News & Events

Thank you to all those families who gathered for our parish's first-ever Easter food basket blessing on Holy Saturday morning (March 30, 2024). Fr. Antonin blessed move than 50 baskets, and Fr. Passenant was overjoyed by the turnout. The blessing...Read More

Team OLQM at Seminary Gala

Posted on March 22, 2024April 1, 2024 by All News & Events

Our parish priests and lay ministry members attended the third annual gala for St. Joseph's Seminary and College. The event was held on March 21, 2024, at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle. The gala evening, which raised...Read More

Pro Life Procession

Posted on March 20, 2024April 1, 2024 by All News & Events

On March 16, 2024, the Helpers of God's Precious Infants attended the morning Mass at our parish and afterward held a prayerful rosary procession to a local abortion facility. Photos by Robert Schnell.

Three Kings Presentation

Posted on January 16, 2024January 23, 2024 by All News & Events

On Epiphany Sunday (January 7, 2004), or the 12th day of Christmas, we commemorated how a star led the three kings bearing gifts to the baby Jesus. The regally attired men portraying the Magi this year were Alberto, Ryan, and...Read More

Photo Gallery Archives: 2023

Posted on January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 by All News & Events

2023 Photo Galleries 18 galleries – back to current photo gallery If you like photos, then follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more pictures. Rectory Roof Repairs Christmas at OLQM A Christmas Festival Parish Mission with Fr Bruno Msgr...Read More

Christmas at OLQM 2023

Posted on January 5, 2024January 19, 2024 by All News & Events

Parish members shared these enchanting snapshots of our church at Christmas. From twinkling tree lights to the Christmas crèche, boughs and poinsettias in the sanctuary, Christmas pageants and joyful faces, our photo gallery captures some of spirit that lit up...Read More

Rectory Roof Repairs

Posted on January 2, 2024January 5, 2024 by All News & Events

The scaffolding around the rectory was (mostly) dismantled by Christmas to reveal the copper sheets used in the roof and rain gutter repairs undertaken during the fall and early winter of 2023. This timely completion allows us to start the...Read More

A Christmas Festival 2023

Posted on December 27, 2023 by All News & Events

Memorable moments from the Sacred Music Society's Christmas concert held December 10, 2023. Photos by Adriana Lopetrone Photography. Facebook followers can also view and download this photo album at Facebook.com/OLQMChurch.

Parish Mission with Fr Bruno

Posted on October 22, 2023December 21, 2023 by All News & Events

A back-to-basics Parish Mission program in the fall of 2023 invited us to cultivate a Christ-centered heart and parish. Father Michael Bruno gave inspiring and hope-filled presentations in which his insights and examples helped to guide us in understanding the...Read More

In Loving Memory

Posted on October 21, 2023January 5, 2024 by All News & Events

Rev. Msgr. Joseph L. Cunningham March 4, 1937 – October 12, 2023 Msgr. Cunningham touched the lives of many in Forest Hills over his 60 years of priestly ministry, beginning at Our Lady of Mercy and ending at Our Lady...Read More

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

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

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