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PARISH NEWS

Parishioners of Our Lady of the Snow in Grafton/Berlin went caroling to shut-ins during the holidays, then returned to the parish for lasagna....

Our Lady of the Annuncia-tion in Queensbury opened its religious education classrooms earlier this month so parishioners could see how students had decorated them for Christmas....

MIKE AND SANDY POTYRALA were honored by the Lion’s Eye Institute in Albany and the Loma Linda Eye Bank in California recently for having given the gift of sight to others when their son, ERIK, passed away in 2008....

Holy Family parish in Albany has a new secretary, JUDY HOUCK....

There’s a new shrine to the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph at St. Joseph’s in Dolgeville, paying tribute to them and to married couples and providing a prayer spot for those struggling in relationships....

St. Joseph’s in Broadalbin has completed renovations of its roof, raising $45,000 through a parish campaign to cover the cost....

Holy Trinity parish in Hudson/Germantown joined area faith communities in honoring the legacy of DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. in a service at Shiloh Baptist Church....

Holy Spirit parish, East Greenbush, congratulates DAN CORR on his graduation from SUNY-Plattsburgh last month with a degree in environmental science.... The new soup kitchen coordinator for St. Mary’s parish in Glens Falls is PAULA HAYES....

Churches in Cohoes celebrating the week of prayer for Christian unity together in a series of services this week include Holy Trinity, St. Michael’s, Good Ground Family Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Vineyard/Calvary Grace Church, the United Church of Cohoes and Grace Episcopal Church, with a closing service at Cohoes Music Hall....

(01/21/10)