Wave of Vandalism Hits Local Churches Several local churches were hit with unrelated acts of vandalism in recent weeks. On the evening of June 8, before the start of a weeklong novena, a man attacked the statue of St. Michael the Archangel inside Sacred Hearts/St. Stephen Church on Summit and Hicks Streets. Father Cletus Forson, Parochial Vicar at SHSS, had […]
Religious News
Brooklyn Made and Brooklyn Restored: An 1891 Wissner Concert Grand Piano
Saint Agnes Church (1913) in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn is embarking on a crowdfunding campaign to rebuild its antique concert grand piano. When this gorgeous instrument is restored, the church will launch a community concert series in its majestic German inspired neo-Gothic style church designed by Brooklyn ecclesiastical architect, Thomas Francis Houghton (1842-1913). Located at the corner of Sackett and Hoyt […]
