MORE GOOD NEWS

  On Sunday, April 14, 2024, 14 children received their First Holy Communion with their families and friends in attendance. The children, under the guidance of Terri Panuccio, K-6 Faith […]

ABOVE: Joann Cavo-Campbell, left, and the Italian Heritage Club of the Mohawk Valley recognized the historical importance of the Italian Community Bake Oven in Little Falls in a ceremony in […]

David Elacqua has the music gene. He grew up in a musical family, plays in the parish choir and is choir director at History Old St. John’s. Even with all […]

Vanessa Jones is a relative newcomer to the parish, having joined the congregation a bit over a year ago. But in that short time, she has made quite an impact. […]

ABOVE: Students work on an assignment in Mary Beth Harrod’s class at St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish. Harrod is Faith Formation leader for grades 7 through […]

In this issue of “More Good News,” we focus on how the Catholic parishes and communities of faith are cooperating in religious education and looking forward to sharing ways to […]

On a beautiful June day, I decided to pack up some snacks, my camera, a journal and drive to the St. Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. It is a straight drive east on Route 5. A couple of months earlier, I visited Our Lady of the Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville and made it a goal to visit “the other shrine” in the near future

John Jones emerges every July. He’s the guy who knows everything about setting up for the festival. It’s a tough job, but John does it for the love of his parish.

If you attend the 4:30 Saturday Mass, you know this brother and sister. They are very dedicated to altar serving and participating in other ceremonies, They also help at the festival. Not bad for two people still in their early teens.

In our parish today there are dedicated people who participate in one or more of the many, sometimes unnoticed, ministries to help carry on the day-to-day functioning of the church. […]