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The Tablet December 15, 2020
Top row, from left: Father Cristiano Pinheiro and Allan Robinson. Bottom row, from left: Justine Lafferrière and Wendy Ramírez. (Photo: Courtesy of Father Cristiano Pinheiro)
GREENPOINT The lights finally came back on at the San Damiano Mission Catholic Church after nearly nine months when the pandemic began. Parishioners were welcomed back with masked smiles and open arms as Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated the reopening Mass, which took place on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, Dec. 8.
The San Damiano Mission was first established in February 2015 as an evangelizing anchor in the “hipster” Williamsburg/Greenpoint area. The mission calls back to Pope Francis’ message to help those who might feel abandoned, alone, or disenfranchised by the church.