| Vol. 47 No. 14 June 25, 2008 |
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Kid-powered dance of the giglio
On Sunday, June 22 — the feast of St. Paulinas — St. Patrick Church, Glen Cove, featured the Dance of the Children’s Giglio during its Family Festival.
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PFI Awards
Certificates were awarded by the Pastoral Formation Institute at a Mass held at St. Agnes Cathedral on June 20.
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‘Grateful for all God has done for me’
There was tragedy and joy, unexpected turns, and difficult decisions along Father Charles Gartner’s journey to the priesthood.
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Official appointments
The following official appointments and announcements have been made by Bishop William F. Murphy. All are effective June 25, 2008 unless otherwise indicated.
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Tens of thousands accompany Eucharist through streets of Quebec 
Nearly 25,000 Catholics from around the world poured through the narrow streets of Quebec City June 19, accompanying the Eucharist in an outpouring of religious fervor absent from this city for at least half a century.
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Praying for vocations with the patron of parish priests
Merrick — The McBriens held hands and prayed for vocations and for the priests they know as they sat around a statue of their parish’s patron saint — St. John Vianney, also known as the Curé of Ars.
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Liturgical texts not subject to ‘individual tastes,’ bishop says
While the liturgical translations recently debated by the U.S. bishops were “not dummied down to the most common denominator,” they remain “readily accessible to anyone,” according to the chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship.
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Catholics say farewell to Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem
Retired Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem officially handed over his staff to Archbishop Fouad Twal during a Mass of thanksgiving June 21, ending 20 years as head of the Church in the Holy Land.
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Getting ready for WYD
 As registration for World Youth Day approaches 200,000, organizers of the international Catholic pilgrimage hope the young people attending will keep the spirit of the event alive and stay connected to each other through a new World Youth Day social networking Web site.
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Our Parishes
 Established as a parish in 1913, Immaculate Conception’s roots go even deeper to its beginnings as a mission church in 1869. Mass was first celebrated in the home of the Foley family, who later donated the property where the church is now located to the Brooklyn...
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