Brooklyn Queens Holy Name Society of the NYPD

Upcoming Events
Holy Name Meeting Dates 2019-2020

October 23, 2019 at Woodhaven House 1600 hours

Memorial Service - November 13, 2019 at Our Lady of Guadalupe 1600 hours

February 2020 Meeting - March 4 -- at Woodhaven House 1600 hours

May 2020 Meeting - TBA -- at Woodhaven House 1600 hrs

Annual BBQ - June 2020 at Our Lady of Guadalupe 1600 hours

Brooklyn Meetings

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
72-01 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11228

Queens Meetings

Woodhaven House
63-98 Woodhaven Blvd
Rego Park, NY 11374

Other Activities

Annual Golf Outing - Thursday, October 1, 2020

High School Scholarship Exam - December 14, 2019 - 0830 hours

Communion Breakfast - rescheduled for May 3, 2020

St. Patrick's Day Parade - March 17, 2020
Line up at SW corner of 44th Street and 5th Avenue at 1030 hrs. March starts at 1100 hrs. Immediately following parade luncheon at St. Joseph's Church, 404 East 87th Street. Families more than welcome for marching and for luncheon.

College Scholarship - Application Deadline: June 1, 2020

Membership Registration

We are in the process of bringing the Membership registration online. Until then, please download and fill out the printable version of the membership registration and remit this along with your dues.

Membership Registration (PDF)

Active Dues - $10
Retired Dues - $10

Please remit your dues to:

NYPD Holy Name Society
PO Box 260304
Bellerose, NY 11426

Upon receiving dues, a membership card will be mailed.

President's Message

March 2020

Dear Holy Name Society Member,

On behalf of myself, Monsignor Romano, and the entire Board of Officers, we would like to inform you that in an abundance of caution and with recent event cancelations throughout New York City and the Tri-State area we postponed our 100 Annual Communion Breakfast. We all are experiencing difficulties and going through a tumultuous time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing is a new phrase that we are all trying to come to terms with. Services have been suspended and citizens told to work from home. We must not focus on the discomforts, instead use this time to show how resilient we are through our faith and as a people. Pray for our families, friends, co-workers, and everybody that is being affected by this pandemic. Deuteronomy 31:8 states “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” We are reminded that the LORD is with us and should not live in fear or be discouraged. Brighter days are ahead. We will once again welcome each other in our churches. We will be social without barriers. We will all get through this together! I look forward to seeing all of you at our future events!

Michael A. Ciota
President

Chaplain's Message

Lent 2020

Dear Holy Name Members,

Another Lent is here and the question arises what should I give up? Cigarettes, alcohol, sweets what’s it going to be? Giving up things is a good Lenten practice but we have to ask ourselves if it’s really going to be a sacrifice. I tell everyone I give up liver for lent. The truth is I haven’t tasted liver since I was in a highchair and my mother was spooning it out of a jar and I was spitting it out.

Lent can also be a time of growth by working on things to deepen our awareness of God’s love for us. We can do this by doing things we don’t ordinarily do. Mass during the week, Stations of the Cross or volunteering in a soup kitchen these are all examples of making lent more positive rather than negative.

Whatever you decide, make your Lenten journey a good one.

Monsignor Romano
Chaplain