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Live music, a toy drive and, of course, Santa, will be set up on Pacific Street on Saturday. (fotorutkowscy/Shutterstock.com)
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN A winter village will help Brooklynites get in the holiday spirit this weekend, this time in Crown Heights.
The Nostrand Avenue Bar and Restaurant Association has announced plans to transform a stretch of Pacific Street between Nostrand and Bedford avenues into a holiday destination on Saturday.
The Winter Village on Nostrand will include live music, a clothing drive, vendors, health screenings, toys giveaways and, of course, visits with Santa. There will also be complimentary hot chocolate and donuts, according to a flyer.
The Tablet December 16, 2020
“Angels Unawares” by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz includes 140 characters honoring all refugees from throughout the history of humanity. Bishop DiMarzio, joined by Mayor Bill de Blasio, officially unveil the sculpture before the tree lighting. (Photo: Ed Wilkinson)
By Fabiola Rodriguez
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio unveiled the replica of the “Angels Unawares” statue to serve as the Nativity scene for the Diocese of Brooklyn in Grand Army Plaza of Prospect Park.
The statue honors migrants throughout history. It is only fitting that in the Diocese of Immigrants, a bishop that has dedicated his life to the defense of immigrants is honoring migrants …
The Tablet December 16, 2020
With the installation and blessing of sculptor Timothy Schmaltz’s “Angels Unawares” replica in Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza, we are reminded of a powerful reality we are a nation of immigrants. And, in a special way, it also reminds us that we are a Church of Immigrants. In no place is this more the case than the Diocese of Brooklyn. It also reminds us that Christmastime is a season of hope, even during this challenging year of 2020.
At the very foundation of our faith, we will find migration and immigration. One can state that immigration comes up by necessity in the first book of the Bible, Genesis (Gn 3:23), when our first parents, Adam and Eve, have to find a new home after their justly deserved and necessary expulsion. In Genesis 11, Abraham leaves his home in Ur and arrives in Canaan. This leaving of home out of necessity (in both these cases, famine) is also seen in the other Patriarchs, Isaac (Gn 12:10) and
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Vatican unveils nativity scene and lights up tree for Christmas Christmas reminds us that Jesus is our peace, our joy, our strength, our comfort, Pope Francis said at the Vatican’s traditional lighting ceremony, Friday (Dec. 11).
December 11, 2020
A view of St. Peter’s Square, following the Christmas tree and nativity scene lighting ceremony, at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Let there be light. The 98.5-foot-tall spruce placed just off-center in Saint Peter’s Square was lit during a small and socially distanced ceremony on Friday (Dec. 11) as prelates invoked a spirit of peace and encounter after a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic.