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 2-6-2012 12:14 PM
I remember hearing as a child in Visitation in the 1950's that the pastor of Visitation Church was ill, and Father Maroney pretty much handled everything. Does anyone remember who the pastor was and what was his illness?
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2-5-2012 09:05 AM
GIANTS 28 PATS 21....WHAT SAYIT YOU ?
giants fan 2-5-2012 12:40 PM
From your mouth to God's ears!
GO GIANTS!!!
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Carmine 2-5-2012 04:31 PM
I have watched every super bowl since 1967, this was one of the best, if not the best half time show ever! WOW
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Me 2-5-2012 06:10 PM
YIPPIE!!!!!!
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Shirley 2-5-2012 07:11 PM
The Giants Rock!
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Isn t it funny that the people that love to criticize are affraid to use their real name
Howie Graves howieg43@yah 2-5-2012 04:49 AM
Years ago Red Hook ran from Atlantic ave to Court St.The point was Red Hook The creek was Carrol Gardens.Thus, the pointers and the creekers.
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Howie Graves howieg43@yah 2-5-2012 04:53 AM
Maybe 30 years ago the people from the creek did not want to be known as red hook. At that time I agree with them.So along came Carrol Gardens Today,thins are different.
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Louise**Red Hook** 2-5-2012 07:12 AM
Hi Howie..back in the day wasn't it called South Brooklyn? I know Red Hook was always Red Hook but around the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel? Was that Red Hook also? Lol I get so confused. Who wants to be called Red Hook..where is Cobble Hill where is Carroll Gardens? It has gotten so crazy..and the yuppies are always coming up with new names..who can keep up...
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Wrong 2-5-2012 08:29 AM
wrong...
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Marie 2-5-2012 11:20 AM
One more tid bit, the town of Brooklyn or Breukelel from the Dutch was settled in the 1600's. Red Hook was Roode Hoek and Erie Basin and the Gowanus Basin were man made for shipping down from the Great Lakes via the Hudson River. Fort Defince was located there too. The original Hook is located at Dykeman St.west of Ferris St. The name Red Hook came from the red clay soil they found. Cool stuff, we have a very old, important and interesting history. I am proud to say I was born there.
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Louise**Red Hook** 2-5-2012 11:32 AM
Wrong..can you tell me what is wrong? You were very short and to the point..but could you break it down for us?
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redhook ripper 2-5-2012 01:35 PM
not you louise! HAMILTON AVE was and always will be the dividing line of redhook
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Hookers 4 ever 2-5-2012 02:49 PM
Google Earth has the boundaries of Red Hook as Buttermilk Channel, Gowanus Bay and Gowanus Canal to Hamilton Avenue. Sounds good to me.
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Ken Brown 2-5-2012 07:56 PM
Last year this same debate came up. I went to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle webpage thru the Brooklyn Public Library and entered Red Hook. Very interesting articles came up along with the locations from the late 1800's. It seems that Red Hook was refered in articles to be from about Atlantic Ave south to Todds shipyard and from Court St. with all the land west to the river.From Hamilton Ave south to around Todds was called Red Hook Point. One story tells of the funeral carrages coming from the Hamilton ferry passing by open creeks where children are playing and women washing clothes. Traditionally I believe the creek was where the Projects are today.Another story tells of hoodlims from Manhattan getting of the Ham Ave ferry to go to REd Hook Point to punch out some guys who in turn were arrested. Another tells of the boat The General Slocum being built at the foot of Conover St. about 1890 and a fire boat having to hose the local ruffians who were drinking beer to get them off the dock so that dignateries could launch the boat. The Gen Slocum went on fire about 1900 causing the deaths of hundreds of people.Hope this info helps.
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2-4-2012 04:46 PM
Sorry to stir the pot again, but I have checked out the RED HOOK STAR REVIEW web site and again, CARROLL GARDENS IS NOT RED HOOK.
Columbia Street, Union Street, President Street, Carrol Street etc etc etc,is not Red Hook. Red Hook is Beard Street, Van Dyke, Coffey, Sullivan, Walcott, King, Pioneer, Visitation, Creamer , Lorraine, Mills,etc etc etc. Tell your stories, post your band happenings but rename it CARROLL GARDENS STAR REVIEW. Get over it you ain"t, never have been and never will be RED HOOK !!!!!!!!! I thank you.
FU 2-4-2012 05:08 PM
I think the zip code is 11231 and that includes Union Street, President Street and Carroll Street. But I agree, Carroll Gardens should be its own neighborhood because those rag streets you name as being the real Red Hook ain't nothing to be proud of...you might as well call that Harlem and not Red Hook. So I am with you!!! Carroll Gardens should never be considered RED HOOK!!!Red Hook is a damn slum.
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Tony 2-4-2012 05:40 PM
Just when things were getting civilized!!
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Carla 2-4-2012 05:59 PM
Hi Tony, just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water. That guy or gal, was slamming Red Hook and stating Carroll Gardens is so much better,his vulgar terminology gives Carroll Gardens a bad name. I'm amazed how quickly some people go from zero to sixty. There is a lot of hostility below the surface here. Also, old buildings do not make a slum, PEOPLE make a slum. Chill out folks, you'll live longer. Take care Tony
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Janet 2-4-2012 06:31 PM
Stephen I agree with you on all that you said except one thing. The correct spelling of Wolcott St. not Walcott. Please don't get mad I don't mean this as an insult. It's just that I've seen it spelt wrong so many times. Love you Stephen.
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Geri A Nunziato-Rath 2-4-2012 08:45 PM
For the real old timers, Carroll Gardens used to called the Creek. So those neighborhoods were called the Hook and the Creek. Anyone remember that?
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remembered 2-4-2012 09:35 PM
Geri, Red Hook was called the Point and Erie Basin was the Creek
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Carmine 2-4-2012 09:39 PM
Hey, I'm impressed! It was called the creek because of the Gowanus Creek Canal, and Brooklyn used to be Breukelen.
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Geri A Nunziato-Rath 2-5-2012 04:08 AM
Yes I remember people saying The Point and Erie Basin, in fact I think Erie Basis was written on either the 61 or the 77 bus rides. Glad someone remembered that or I would think I was going nuts. Thank you lolol.
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Geri A Nunziato-Rath 2-5-2012 04:14 AM
If anyone goes on Facebook, there is a small section just for the people from Red Hook. It's called, You Know Your From Red Hook When......and people put their remarks. I met a few people I haven't heard from in years. Try it. It's like the South Brooklyn website, but mainly geared for the people who lived in Red Hook then and now.
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Tony 2-5-2012 05:46 AM
To Stephen. I just visited that site to see if what you were saying is true. But if you look at all the monthly publications dating back to 09, I think...the news is pretty evenly distributed between what you would consider Red Hook and Carroll Gardens. I agree with you, the neighborhoods really are different and each have a different flare. I think some people took umbrage with your comment""get over it, you ain't,never have been, and never will be RED HOOK!!! Why do you have to say that? It ain't a crime to be from Carroll Gardens, and it ain't a crime to be from Red Hook. We all have pride in our neighborhoods, and nobody should have to defend that. I think this is why someone got a little ticked off and a little nasty. What you said wasn't fair to the Carroll Gardens people, and what the other guy said about Red Hook being a slum wasn't right either. Everybody has a right to love where they are from. Me, I am a Carroll Gardens Boy, and proud of it, either though, life there wasn't always perfect and the people had a few issues.
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mrs no more please 2-5-2012 07:49 AM
here we go again every year same discusion then followed by both sides arguing for a week i was not from either area but both area were very nice i was told .no one should condemm an area if they never lived there maybe just maybe there were nicer houses in carrol gardens but maybe the people down the point were a tighter nit group who knows but can we put this to rest and enjoy the super bowl
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Stephen O'Donnell 2-5-2012 07:50 AM
My point (no pun intended) is that Red Hook is now a real estate gold mine and people want to attach themselves to this new area of interest. I think if people start saying they live in Red Hook, a certain aura is attached to them, like "Wow, you live in Red Hook, man thats great."
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Tony 2-5-2012 09:22 AM
I agree Stephen. But what you are saying in the above post is differentd than,"get over it, you ain't every gonna be Red Hook"! Now you're making a little sense, because Red Hook now, is really a prime neighborhood. As is Carroll Gardens, both of whom are in the same area code. I think both natives have reason to be proud, but I sure do wish that the flavor of the neigborhood didn't have to change when the young urban professionals moved in. That is sad.
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Bobby D. 2-6-2012 08:29 AM
Now why should Red Hook be named Harlem? I dont get it. The fact is Carroll Gardens was RedHook until the construction of the BQE and the Battery Tunnel. The neighborhoods were split creating Carroll Gardens. A nice place to live, don't be ashamed or embarrassed by the origin of the neigh orhood. I get my I formation from census archives,old maps of Brooklyn and the new York curators. Have a nice day.
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2-2-2012 03:47 PM
To Tony
I never thought you were a jerk.
Everyone on this site seems to be nice
except one or two exceptions.
Tony 2-3-2012 03:42 PM
Thanks Elsie, but yeah, I can be a jerk sometimes. Keep up the good work helping the church and all.
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Shirley Marie Kerrigan 2-4-2012 01:39 PM
Hey Tony, I just read all the way down, don't usually as most people post on top. Thanks for that sweet remark about me. That was great. I didn't think I was hogging the site and if I did, anyone feel free to jump right in. I guess I'm so comfortable here as so many people know me and each other.
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Carla 2-4-2012 04:47 PM
We have all at times hogged the site, especially us gals, we have a lot to say. If you want to comment back, thats fine, and if you don't, well that 's OK too.
You are OK in my book Shirley.
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2-2-2012 02:19 PM
A Catholic, a Jew and a Muslim walk into a Buddist temple.....
Me 2-2-2012 02:24 PM
and all were welcomed!
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Lucille Fraser 2-4-2012 04:55 AM
That is the way GOD wants it dontcha think?! Just sayin! We are all brothers and sisters we feel similar pain joy love laughter illnesses we all bleed, we all are born and die...O.K. sorry I sometimes need to purge...Lucy
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Dear Marie.
No one offended me I just wanted to tell all that I am happy with my choice.
I only wish there was something more I could do. I hope all is well with everyone
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2-2-2012 08:32 AM
THE WEB ADDRESS IS:
www.redhookstar#@*%!
Hope this helps 2-2-2012 10:49 AM
The best thing to do with websites is to write website dot com
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2-2-2012 07:50 AM
I WANTED TO ADD FOR ALL THAT MOVED OUT OF RED HOOK AND NY THE WEBSITE FOR THE NEWS PAPAER IS: WWW.REDHOOKSTAR#@*%! ENJOY
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2-2-2012 06:09 AM
HELLO EVERYONE, I HOPE ALL IS ENJOYING THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.
THERE IS A NEW FREE PAPER IN TOWN CALLED THE "RED HOOK STAR-REVUE".
WE HAVE MANY TALENTED WRITERS AND A MUST HAVE TO FIND IT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD STORES AND READ IT.
THIS WEEK WE HAVE MARY ANNE MASSARO FROM RED HOOK WRITING A WONDERFUL LOVE STORY ABOUT GARY & DIANA BURKARD, FINDING LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET CALLED ( VAN BRUNT) STREET. ALSO, A WONDER STORY WRITTEN BY DANETTE VIGILANTE MY COUSIN, AND ALSO UNCLE GEORGIE FRANQUI'S DAUGHTER. MR BURKARD WROTE SUCH A HEART WRENCHING STORY OF HIS SON RICHIE THAT PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH. IT HAS TO BE THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD TO BURY A CHILD, MY MOM DID AND WAS NEVER THE SAME. WE LOST MANY WONDERFUL, CARING PEOPLE FROM RED HOOK MUCH TOO SOON. I WISH THE BURKARD FAMILY MY HEART FELT CONDOLENCES AND PRAYERS. GOD BLESS AMERICA & RED HOOK FOREVER.
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Someone below thought I was an ordained minister in the Lutheran church, no I was ordained by a non-denomational church in NJ. I minister to women. My grandson and his fiancee go to a Lutheran Church which I attend about once a month. I love neighborhood churches and their church is in a lovely town in PA. Everyone knows everyone. The Pastor is a great teacher.
June 2-1-2012 10:10 PM
Sorry, Shirley, I misunderstood. As I said earlier, I was raised Greek Ortho. and my husband is Catholic, and neither allow women ministers or priests. So your post intrigued me. Keep up the good work.
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Tony 2-2-2012 05:15 AM
June, just another tidbit of info. In the Lutheran Church, women can be ordained ministers. It is very common, as a matter of fact.
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June 2-2-2012 10:52 AM
Thanks for the info Tony. We need more women getting involved in work like that. I'm trying to beome a Eucharistic Minister in our church.
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2-1-2012 08:33 PM
To Lucy Ann Fraser.
I was reading back over some of the very old postings, and noticed your address was Brooksville Fl. Talk anout a small world, you told me before we lived in the same building at 166 Conover St.. I left there in '58 and went to Mill Basin. Then Long Island when I married and then the trek to Spring Hill and Brooksville, Fl. We still have a home in Florida and live in East Tenn. now. But we go back and forth alot because our kids and grandkids are all there in Fl.
I think there are a lot of us from Brooklyn living in that part of Florida. We moved to Tenn. because we missed the SNOW, really. We don't get much, just enough to make it feel like winter and Christmas. How long have you lived in Brooksville? We were in that area for about 20 years. Small world.
Lucille Ann Fraser 2-4-2012 05:04 AM
Hi Marie actuall our paths really have been similar. After Red Hook my family moved to Gerritsen Beach,I married later moved to Queens , L.I. then ,ny former spouse n I moved to Spring Hill in late eightys when he retired from N.Y.P.D. then after our split I moved to Brooksville with my daughters family other than a lay over in Red Hook for over a year?I came back to Brooksville.Small world sometimes maybe we know each other or our paths have crossed? I'll always be a RED HOOK CHICK in my heart its home!
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Lucy 2-4-2012 05:09 AM
Marie I have run into people over the years that remember my face and walk over to ask you from Brooklyn then our voices get really loud! lol And my Brooklyn accent that I never hide anymore gets really thick lol!I say anymore because as u know at the time we moved here it was red necks only!I learned to speak sloow n low!
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Marie 2-4-2012 09:02 AM
Hi Lucy, my first hubby was a NYC policeman, then he went to Suffolk Co.
We parted before I went to Spring Hill in 90. Back then our accents really stood out. Lol But now there are so many from the north. Keep having fun and take care.
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Marie 2-4-2012 09:48 PM
Hey Lucy, I just remembered something else, when I first moved to Spring Hill, my accent was showing, and I would say TAMPER, not TAMPA. Boy did I take a ribbing from the locals. Then I managed to get a job in the B'ville. Court House. OMG I stood out like a sore thumb, they were very, very rude, about northerners,but I hung in there and things got better, but it took a couple of years. Judge Springstead actually apologized to the jury in a trial, that the clerk (me) had a new york accent, I was mortified!
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2-1-2012 07:46 PM
One fond memory I have of Wolcott St. and Van Brunt In the 50's. All my uncles would get oysters, clams, crabs, beer, watermelon and we would have a block party for July 4th. I remember my second cousin Eddie Biagini (Eddie Boy) burned my hand with a sparkler. An accident, I think. Lol
Us kids drank soda of course, but we did eat the shellfish, I got soooo sick. But I still remember all the fun.
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2-1-2012 02:47 PM
In case anyone is interested. I am a
Lutheran working for the Catholic
Church for 11 years. My daughter is a
nun in the Sisters of Mercy for 25 years.
They have been very good to me and
I have been very good to them. I worship in the Lutheran Church but I
also go to the Catholic Church. GO
Figure. I am very happy in my choices.
Visitation alumnus 2-1-2012 05:05 PM
Thanks for all your help, we need more people like you.
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visitation alumni 2-1-2012 06:32 PM
youand your family have been a cornerstone in red hook since i cannot even pratically remember i guess 1958 that i can remember i was born in 48 but i went to cullens bakery at 10 years ofage for donuts i would see your dad taken them out of oven and the crumb buns were so hot i ate them before i gt home best in the land you dont hav to explain yourself to these son of a b.....s the sites boss should try to devise a way to get everyones e mail correct address so as someone would have to answer for there posting if there posting was vulger or off base
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disgusted viewer 2-1-2012 06:51 PM
to mark the site commander .your site has been overrun by nutjobs is there anything you can do i have been on your site since 2008 all the originals are gone mark .probably to facebook or anywhere to get away from these people who know there names cannot be detected get a way mark to stamp them out you wont have a site eventually
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Marie 2-1-2012 08:00 PM
I'm confused. Did someone offend Elsie? I've been following the posts, but as far as I can see, she was complimented for her work in Visitation. What did I miss?
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Marie and Joe 2-1-2012 09:15 PM
To disgusted viewer. Your comments made me go back and read some of the earlier postings on this site. There is a lot of back and forth friendly chatter which is always nice and welcomed, and a few postings that got people up in arms and defensive. But for the most part, a very diversified blog. At one point in 2003, Mark is telling us to ignore the bloggers posting porn and filth on the site. Most of the recent posts have had a good response, and of course there are one or two that get a little testy with their choice of words. We are all adults here, just ignore the trouble makers and they will get bored and go away. Like Tony said, he is proud ro see that his fellow Red Hookers are engaging in such intelligent conversation, he is proud of them and said keep it up. I agree with him and I truly hope you do too. There is plenty of room for all of us to discuss many subjects. We all bring a lot to the table.
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Tony 2-2-2012 02:12 PM
Good for you Elsie. It is nice to see people who can step out of their own comfort zone and involve themselves in something that is different from what they grew up in. Keep up the good work Elsie. And you see, I am really not such a jerk, but sometimes my big mouth can't keep quiet. But when I see something that I think isn't right, I say it, but I admit I get too personal. I am gonna try to stop doing that because all of the people who have been on this site recently seem nice and nonjudgmental.
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mrs pissed off 2-3-2012 06:58 PM
to marie and joseph if u are realy marie and joseph all these years there were never 2 people just sittin written both names so i will call myself TIDILY AND WINKS this site should be called the pestbook nt the guestbook because unlike FACEBOOK YOU DONT KNOW WHO IS WRITING AND IT PISSES ME OFF THAT PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH IT. THE ORIGINALS SHOULD COME BACK ON INSTEAD OF RUNNIN TO FACEBOOK AND DECLARE THAT THE DAY OF THE IDIOTS ARE OVER.
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Marie and Joe 2-3-2012 07:10 PM
To Mrs. pissed off. All of my fathers family lived in Red Hook since 1887. They lived on Wolcott St. And died on Wolcott St. We were a very large family. They had 11 children and 9 survived. 43 grandchildren, many of whom were the originals on this site. My cousin told me of this site and I liked what I saw, but he warned me that some on the site were difficult to deal with. I did not know what he meant. Now I do. My husband Joseph and myself, were enjoying the give and take, even with the few who were getting nasty. I am very glad my dad moved us away from the Hook when he, so my sister and I didn't turn out like you.
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Bill the vet 2-3-2012 09:15 PM
There has been a lot a very interesting discussions going on for a while, very smart people, where did you all go?
Dont let miss pissed off scare you off, she can't even use her own name.
I use my real name, William (Bill) Kelly,
From Sullivan St. Some of us can actually use punctuation marks.
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Toni 2-3-2012 10:05 PM
TO MRS. PISSED OFF, JUST GO LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE NONESENSE THAT HAS BEEN POSTED ON THIS SITE FOR YEARS. MANY PEOPLE USE NICK NAMES AND SILLY NAMES, AND SOME USE BOTH THEIR NAMES BECAUSE SOME FOLKS KNOW BOTH OF THEM. WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU PISSED OFF ABOUT? YOU ARE VERY INSULTING SAYING PESTBOOK INSTEAD OF GUESTBOOK, WHO THE HECK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? ARE YOU EVEN FROM REDHOOK? SIGN YOUR OWN NAME.
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Grace 2-3-2012 11:31 PM
Hey Marie, didn't you know this is a private blog for Lucy Fraser, Shirley Kerrigan and Harriet Harkins and their little group of friends. It's disgraceful how newcomers to the site are treated.
I was always proud of being a New Yorker and defended us to those around the country who say New Yorkers are rude. I alway said we were the friendliest people and easy to talk to and loyal friends. I'm disgusted with your little cliques and your crude put downs. Shame on you all.
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Tony 2-4-2012 04:30 AM
Hey, I always thought Shirley Kerrigan is a real nice lady. She never writes anything nasty, and she is always welcoming to everyone. I have written some stupid stuff when I have been ticked off by some of the stuff I read here, and Shirley is never nasty to me. I think you got her all wrong.
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Grace 2-4-2012 09:09 AM
Tony, I think I have a pretty good idea who pissed off is. Shirley IS a very nice lady as well as Lucy and Harriet, but that is just an example of some names who blog alot to a close knit group. Some mew names pop up amd people freak out and get horrible. I've seen this happen before years ago and it stinks.the name calling is so childish and vulgar expressions are not welcome.
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Ken Brown 2-4-2012 09:59 AM
Bill the Vet
Are you about 75. Did you hang with Richie Morris, Gerard Tweddy etc?
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Bill the vet 2-4-2012 10:49 AM
Hello Ken, I feel 75 but I am 82. Those names I dont recall. My pop died when I was 11 and we moved to the Bronx, my grandparents were there. But I still remember being a kid on Van Brunt St.
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Shirley 2-4-2012 01:48 PM
Grace, I don't even know Lucy and Harriet, I guess we just all posted around the same time. I'll take a break, feel free to say whatever it is you have been waiting to say.
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Grace 2-4-2012 04:08 PM
Hi Shirley, I apologize for throwing your name and the others out there, I just wanted to show that there are some of us old timers on the site that have a group of people we are comfortable with and chat back and forth with. I am guilty of it too. I was sooo offended with the attack on marie and joe who I do not know, but they have as much right to be on here as any of us. Some people post comments hoping for a response from someone. I didn't mean any harm, but that did get my "brooklyn" up. I wish miss pissed off would state exactly what offended her or him, we really don't know. Lol take care Grace
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2-1-2012 02:38 PM
I just thought I would pass it along
anyone interested. Visitation Church
is having a Valentine dinner on Sunday
Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. They will have a mass at 5:00 p.m. to renew your vows
and the dinner will take place at 6:30 p.m. In the upper room of the Rectory.
It is $15.00 for one and $25.00 for
two. Reservations must be in by Feb
10, 2012.
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2-1-2012 07:08 AM
This isn't a serious subject or anything, but I was wondering what block White Collar filmed Peter's house. Recently they filmed another house, supposedly on the same block -- green with gables and a white porch -- and it didn't look at all familiar to me. I've lived in South Brooklyn all my nearly 50 years. Grew up on Cheever Place, live on Sackett & Bond now.
Toni 2-1-2012 05:08 PM
Can't seem to find the exact location, sites just say his house is somewhere in Brooklyn. I'll keep looking.
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Antonia 2-2-2012 07:21 AM
it seems it's supposed to be Cobble Hill. One of the recent episodes mentioned that Court & DeGraw wasn't to far away.
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1-30-2012 10:37 PM
Hope Romney takes Florida tomorrow. He's a decent man, he'd be good for this country.
Howie Graves Cape Coral F 2-1-2012 02:12 AM
You must be another 0ne percenter. How many people has he hired?
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Tony 2-1-2012 08:01 AM
I don't know how many he has hired, but I hear he sure has fired a lot.
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The Obvious 2-1-2012 08:17 AM
Oh listen to this. If you So#@*%!t/ Communists get your way eventually that 1% you're looking to take down will be 5% then 10% then anyone who has more than you do. If you work harder and work smarter you could end up with more. Nobody owes you anything. Giving to the less fortunate is called charity. Taking from the more fortunate and "distributing" it to the less fortunate is called THEFT. Wake up America
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The Obvious 2-1-2012 08:18 AM
why did it scramble so#@*%!t?
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The Obvious 2-1-2012 08:18 AM
sosha list
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Jean 2-1-2012 11:35 AM
To Howie and Tony
Romney saved existing jobs by saving the company. He cut the fat so the company didn't go under like SOLYNDRA. Don 't be so naive.
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Marie 2-1-2012 11:44 AM
To the obvious
I don't know why that word is scrambled, very disturbing. If you type it with a space between each letter it doesn't scramble.
Some here have complained that there are too many government employees making too much money. That may be true. That's what Romney did for many companies. He trimmed the fat and helped the company stay solvent. Our government is a big business that needs the fat trimmed. Romney is the man to do it. That's the correct business model, not "WE'RE GOING BANKRUPT, SO LETS SPEND ANOTHER TRILLION" mentality.
You go try and a run your business the way this administration is running this country and see how long you stay afloat.
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Bill the vet 2-1-2012 12:13 PM
Howie,
You live in Cape Coral, nice place. Lets see how long you and people like you get to keep living in nice areas. This admin. is trying to mold or change this country into the European Model. We can all see how well that model is doing in Europe, France, Spain, Greece, Italy in very serious trouble financially. This administration will tax the very rich, then as more money is needed to fund their give away programs, the greedy hand of the tax man will surely come after YOU.
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Joe and Marie 2-1-2012 01:40 PM
To the obvious, you threw me with the "sosha list" item.
I researched it, very funny. I like to learn something new.
I agree with your thinking, I don't understand why those who do agree with us have to get so hostile. We are all Americans, we just have a different political view.
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read the top 2-1-2012 01:57 PM
This site plainly says it incrypts your email address and I assume anything that looks like an email address
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Carmine 2-1-2012 02:43 PM
The battle will be between Gingrich and Romney, I wish Ron Paul would get out of the race, hes taking votes from the viable candidates. I feel sorry for Santorum, sick child and no campaign money, he would make a great VP.
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June 2-1-2012 02:57 PM
I realize that about e mail addresses and that's a good thing, but why would the word s o c i a l i s t be scrambled? It's just another word.
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Ronald Reagan 2-1-2012 03:08 PM
All dirty words are scrambled and that's a dirty word.
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June 2-1-2012 04:42 PM
Hi Carmine, I think Herman Cain would make a great vice president. That would prevent the dems from using the race card. He's a successful business man and 999 is a good idea, just needs a
Ittle tweeking.
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Ken 2-1-2012 06:09 PM
"Separation of Church and State."
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guidelines require health insurance plans beginning on or after Aug. 1, 2012 to cover several women's preventive services, including birth control,and the morning after pill with no co-pay.The morning after pill is considered abortion by the RC Church.
Catholic institutions and other religious organizations are protesting this. The catholic Bishops are protesting this. The Government will give the church one more year to comply. Why? Is catholic teaching going to change in one year? Oh its after the election.This is an intrusion of the separation clause in preventing the free practice of religion. I hope people on this site will protest this yet again liberal invasion into our lives.
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Marie 2-1-2012 07:10 PM
Ken, I agree with you. I think there are some on this site who are not happy with some of the new postings. Most people on here are very polite and knowledgeable. Anyone is free to post as long as they keep it clean. A few have used colorful language to express themselves but it scrambles. There are several topics on here now, politics, religion, movies and pop culture and much about the old neighborhood. What's the problem? We are a diversified group of people, with many different opinions, who just happen to come from the same town. Why would the site master have a problem with that?
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Howie Graves Cape Coral F 2-2-2012 12:54 AM
To obvious it is quite obvious you refuse to let us know who you are. I guess it is much easier to ridicule someone while you are obvious.
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Gisele 2-2-2012 10:58 PM
Ken, you brought up a very serious topic. Many of us on this site are Catholic. Even those of us who are not the best catholic should be very concerned by this story. It is an assault on religion and Catholic especially. Even if you don't agree the "morning after pill" is considered an abortion, you should be concerned that A MAJOR RELIGION is being targetted and literally forced to comply with the government mandate. If this is allowed to be enforced, it will be just the beginning, of losing many of the rights and previliages we, as Americans now enjoy. Once that precedent is established, Lord, help us.
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1-30-2012 07:36 AM
to friend of a friend .visited john last week .he had health issues were they serious lets just say they were not minor but he is coming around he has sold his food business and is concentrating fully on his spiritualistic work after he takes a two week vacation .
oboy 1-30-2012 08:35 AM
TMI
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Carla 1-30-2012 03:39 PM
To oh boy. This you feel is too much information. I thought it was worded very well. Sensitive. There are those out there complaining about the political talk, saying lets get back to business. Well now we have folks talking about other stuff and there is still criticism.
How many times can one say Van Brunt St was cool,and Court St was fun. Get my drift?
I feel all conversation is welcome, as long as no profanity and sexual references are used.
It's called communication.
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That's my opinion 1-30-2012 04:01 PM
It is definitely too much personal information. I don't think anyone's business should be posted here like that.
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Carla 1-30-2012 04:41 PM
That's fair enough, but I don't know who they are referring to, so it 's not really a privacy issue. If the person 's name is given with all that info, then it's TMI.
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stacy 1-31-2012 06:36 AM
carla i dont know who you think you are but i have been on this site for about three years now and i say what i want as long as they are within the guidelines of this site and that means not crticisizing anyone who mad you the site moderator take the TMI to much info and put it where the sun dont shine you know where that is right . you should from reading all your postings seems like you know everything
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Carla 1-31-2012 01:30 PM
Stacy, I think your anger is misplaced. I am the person who defended your post. Read it again. I said it was well worded and sensitive. It was another person called OBOY who criticized your post as TMI. I thought your post was very nice, and you and your friend should share that info. Carla
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No body's business 1-31-2012 02:37 PM
STACY
PICK UP THE PHONE AND DISCUSS THAT WITH YOUR FRIEND IN PRIVATE!
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Me 1-31-2012 02:56 PM
Why didn't Stacy complain about
IN MY OPINION comment. That person slammed her comment, not Carla. I don't have a dog in this fight, but lets be fair.
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Stan Laurel 1-31-2012 05:34 PM
Stacy complained about Carla, because Stacy can't read. She can't even string together two sentences that are remotely coherent. What a marooooooon!!!
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stacy 2-1-2012 05:51 AM
you are right the three of you are morons if there are three of you its probably the work of one the best i can say is the rebirth of the three stooges are back i am through with comments to morons good bye
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fed up 2-1-2012 07:26 AM
stacy; further down you mention Johnny Perna and then you put in about his health issues (not minor) and that he sold his food busines on and on. If this isn't personal what is? You said too much, apologize and move on
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Stan 2-1-2012 07:59 AM
Stacy, I rest my case. Just go back and take a look at your reponse. It makes no sense. Learn how to punctuate and how to spell, and noone will make any negative comments towards you.
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Carla 2-1-2012 11:55 AM
STACY
My name is Carla. I read your post and thought it was fine. Right under your post someone called OBOY said you gave too much information, I didn't agree wirh him/her and I added my post DEFENDING your comment and your right to say it.
Apparently you misread the post and lambasted me and got very nasty.
I realized you peobably just made a simple mistake and yelled at the wrong person. Others, unknown to me, tried ro call the boo boo to your attention.
I naively thought you would be the kind of person who could say I'm sorry to me and we could move on. But I see you are very rude and ill bred, uneducated,vulgar and have no social skills whatsoever.
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Sonny 2-1-2012 11:59 AM
HEY STACY
VAI A FARE IN CULO, STONATO!
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Stan Laurel 2-1-2012 02:27 PM
Good for you Carla. This Stacy person has been posting about poor John Perna for a while now. She always talks too much about the guy, but honestly, it is hard to read what she writes anyway. She yelled at you because she can't get anything straight, and then she gets all Brooklyn, up in everybody's face. LOL!! She is an ingrate and gives Brooklyn people a bad name... you know, one of those Brooklyn people who think they can speak in vowels and get by...a...e....i....o...u... baba beep bada boop.
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Carla and Kris 2-1-2012 03:32 PM
Thank you "Stan". We are relatively new to this site and we just like the interaction and some very good lively discussions and topics. We are not looking to make trouble with anyone.
I thought, when I wrote defending Stacy's post, my words were clear. I'm a little annoyed at her response back. Maybe she diidn't bother reading my post again to see its real meaning.
I have made mistakes in my life and I try to apologize when necessary.
I have learned my lesson, I won't chime in and defend her posts ever again, it's apparently not welcomed. Your support is greatly appreciated.
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BAK 2-1-2012 05:02 PM
Does this Stacy person drink? If not, I think there is some Tourette's Syndrome going on with her. Don't be too hard on her, she obviously needs help and our sympathy.
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"new" jerseyite 2-1-2012 05:32 PM
Stan laurel - I know who this Stacy is, you are right, she's the type of person we were trying to get away from when we moved out of the hook.
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Tony 2-2-2012 02:09 PM
You are right BAK. I offer my sympathy to Stacy, who clearly has issues. But hey, we all do... none of us are immune to problems and doing and saying stupid sh*t sometimes.
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Carla 2-2-2012 02:23 PM
Hi Tony, you're correct, but how hard is it to say, sorry I made a mistake, it doesn't take any more effort to say something nice instead of mean. Stacy was given the opportunity a couple of times to get it right, but she chose not to. You and I have both taken heat for things we said, but we both apologized for the remarks. None of us are perfect, but how we handle adversity, is what really counts. Take care.
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Elsie, I am so sorry to hear about Visitation. I know you put your heart and soul into keeping it open. It's more than a church to us that lived there, it's a big part of our lives. I am no longer Catholic (I am Christian though) and Visitation Church holds a lot of memories. When I moved to Staten Island I joined St. Charles in Oakwood, a great church and a great priest, Father Bubendorf, he was so great and loved the kids. I taught CCD there. We need neighborhood churches but please know that everyone appreciates your efforts to keep Visitation open but there is just so much you can do as one person.
Bill 1-30-2012 01:41 PM
Unfortunately, more and more communities are consolidating parishes because of the shrinking parishioners and associated donations.
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Kris 1-30-2012 02:48 PM
I'm not trying to be mean, but that is exactly why Catholic Churches are closing. "I'M NOT CATHOLIC ANY MORE, BUT I'M CHRISTIAN".
What does that mean?
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Tony 1-30-2012 03:45 PM
Kris, it means that she is another Christian denomination. Duh?!!! Afterall, Catholics aren't the only Christians. Did you forget about the Protestants and the Born Again Christians? I guess you have. Wonder what "that means" about you?
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Carla 1-30-2012 04:12 PM
TONY, I lknow what Christian means, DUH! Apparently you need me to explain this to you.
Visitation Church is on the verge of closing because attendence is down.
People are just not going to church, or they have decided to attend another Christian Denomination Church.
THAT IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
CATHOLICS LEAVING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND GOING ELSEWHERE!
I am Catholic, born Catholic, baptised, first communion, confirmation, married in Catholic Church and I am very proud of my Catholic Faith.
I have many dear friends who are not Catholic, they are very good Christians
and we respect each others faiths.
Now try and follow this, Visitation Church may close and this lady says how sorry she is to hear that, and then admits she is no longer Catholic, but she is Christian.
Her decision to leave the Catholic Church, and others like her, is one of the reasons our Catholic Churches are struggling.
My mother was Protestant, when she married my dad in Visitation, I know what the difference is between Catholic and Christian.
It's very difficult to be a good Catholic, but it's very easy to pick another Christian Church that isn't so strict.
All Christians should stick together, but all Catholics should stick together too.
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Shirley Kerrigan 1-30-2012 04:16 PM
Carla, my choice to leave the Catholic church (in fact I was excommunicated when I married a divorced man) is my business. is it your responsibility to force people to stay even when they are no longer welcome?
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Kris and Carla Van Pelt 1-30-2012 04:21 PM
Tony, one more point. We have been reading these blogs and two of your posts seem less than kind in your choice of words regarding Born Again Christians and their tolerance of Romney's religion, and criticizing Anna and the Muslim faith.
What does that say about you?
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Carla and Kris 1-30-2012 04:33 PM
Shirley, I thought that was your situation looking at your e-mail address. That is why I said I wasn't trying to be mean.
I was in the same situation. I married my first husband in the Catholic Church, we were married 21 years, 3 children.
When we were married 20 years I learned he had two families. I got divorced and of course excommunicated. I missed my faith. I was very angry at everybody. I was a good wife and I did nothing wrong, but now I am not welcomed in my church.
It's hurts. I agree with you completely.
It bothered me so much, I contacted the Diocese and obtained an annullment. So when my second husband and I married we were able to marry in the Catholic Church. The. Church didn't make it easy,to bet the annullment, it took almost two years to accomplish, but I am very glad I did it.
I am not blaming you for how you feel, I was there myself, but the point I was trying to make is people, for many reasons are not going to church, or choosing another denomination.
I wish you much happiness, and I hope your second time around is as happy as mine is, we are on cloud nine.
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Shirley 1-30-2012 04:50 PM
Carla and Kris; I was able to find a priest later on and got absolution (go figure) and went back to the Catholic Church. I never left the church and still attend mass on occasion. I loved my church in Staten Island, St. Charles. I am now an ordained minister and visit Lutheran churches and Catholic and Assembly of God, etc. That's what I mean, we are Christians. The best thing in being Catholic is the neighborhood church, you don't find that with every denomination and I think it is so healthy for families to attend church where they live. We need neighborhoods where families look after other families, etc. Glad we understand each other and I'm so happy you are in a good marriage.
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Ken 1-30-2012 05:00 PM
Shirley,
What a coincidence. My grandson goes to CCD at St. Charles in SI. I suppose we can research this but, I think people have stopped attending all churches. The sad part is that the children in many cases are not sent to church except to maybe make their first communion in the RC Church - then bacala.
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Carla 1-30-2012 05:02 PM
Thank you Shirley, I glad you are in a good place in your life.
I know the Church is getting attacked from all sides because it is so strict, and there are some in the church who do bad things. But I try to look beyond the organized church and stay tru to my belief.
At the risk of giving TMI one more tid bit. My second husband was annulled from his first wife, because she was having an affair with a Catholic priest.
But fortunately he stayed in the church.
I agree we need neighborhood churches again. I have such beautiful memories of Visitation, I would hate to see it close. Take care.
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Shirley 1-30-2012 05:21 PM
Ken, I taught CCD at St. Charles, communion classes. I was working full time at SI Hospital in charge of EKG and raising 5 kids and remarried. I can't remember being bored, lol. I loved teaching the kids. When my son Steven was ready for his test for communion, Father Bubandorf went over the book with him, it had a lot of pictures, Steven was doing fine and Father asked one more question, pointing to the Last Supper he asked, Steven, who are they? I thought my son would fall on the floor, so Father said "Steve, its ok, you did great". When we got outside is asked my son why he got so nervous you know that is the Lord with His apostles? He said "I thought I had to name them".
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Marie 1-30-2012 05:58 PM
Shirley, your story made me laugh. When my oldest daughter was about three, we were in church on Sunday. She was always very well behaved, but this day she was constantly turning around. Now the choir master was up behind us in the organ balcony, and would announce the next hymn. My daughter kept turning around and I finally asked her what she was looking at, she said "is that God speaking, I want to see Him". I still smile when I think of that moment.
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Tony 1-31-2012 03:17 AM
My response was to Kris, not to you Carla. Are you the same person? That happens a lot around here. As far as my attacking religion, I did say Romney wouldn't win because he is a Mormon... not that I have anything against Mormons. I think you protest too much Kris, Carla, or whoever you are.
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rich Mancebo 1-31-2012 10:43 AM
Sad, but true. The church cannotremaib open with out regular parishioner's. Its wonderful to know so many old parishioner's from all over the country contribute money when thechurch is in critical condition. So many people living in Red hook don't even go to church. There was a time when if you were Catholic and didn't go to church, you couldn't hold your head up Monday morning.its amazing that Visitation has remained open thislong, the church has been struggling since the early 70's.
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Carla and Kris 1-31-2012 01:35 PM
Tony, if you are going to comment on the posts, good or bad, please read them carefully. My husband and I post on here, I am Carla and he is Kris, we discuss our comments with each other before we post. We usually agree on almost everything, so using his name or mine is not an issue with us.
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Mad as heck 1-31-2012 06:00 PM
What will happen to that beautiful old gothic building if the church closes. I shudder to think what could become of Visitation Church. Its been around since 1854, why can the diocese do something, the Catholic Church worldwide has tons of money.
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Trying to be good 2-1-2012 03:46 PM
I agree with what Rich Mancebo said, years ago everyone went to church and if you missed mass, your neighbors would call you on it. It's sad that a nice Lutheran lady has to work hard to keep this Catholic Church open. What happened to the people in Brooklyn? Come on folks it's an hour a week, and a donation. Sacrifice a beer or a pack of cigarettes, is that asking too much? No one is expecting us to be Mother Theresa, but going to Sunday Mass can be very rewarding.
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June 2-1-2012 08:52 PM
Shirley, you stated you are an ordained minister, in the Lutheran Church. I'm interested in that, please tell more. I did not know women were allowed to be ordained. My husband is Catholic, but I was raised Greek Ortho. Im pleased to see women making advances in that area.
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1-29-2012 03:49 PM
Hi everyone. Sad news. I have worked
for Visitation Church for 11 years and
now I can see the writing on the wall
If we don't increase in the number of people going to church and increase the
amount of weekly donations I am afraid that the church will close. Any ideas?
I have run fund raisers and basket sales
and etc., but to no avail. We need people. and money.
We recently had the Angeltones performing while they were excellent and
everyone liked them we still had a low
attendance. We are planning another
concert sometime in the Spring maybe
we can drum up some more people.
Former altar boy 1-30-2012 05:19 AM
The Catholic Church in general has to get with the times. The Church is so homophobic, but yet, they pass these priests who prey on little boys around, from parish to parish. People are turned off by this institutions hypocracy and no amount of fund raising by those who refuse to see this, will help. Churches will continue to close until the Church changes its stance on things and becomes more welcoming to those who see things differently. Jesus was a pretty open and liberal minded guy. So why the Church chooses to be so backwards is beyond me.
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friend of a friend 1-30-2012 05:51 AM
i am sorry to change the subject but is there any truth to the rumor that john perna is in poor physical health i heard this from a friend who knows him very well and hearing the name visitation parish reminded me of him once saying he was born in that parish i know many people write different disgusting things on this site but this is what i heard i am not kidding i do not joke like that .
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R U Kidding? 1-30-2012 07:13 AM
Former altar boy; what book are you reading? Jesus was and is not a liberal. He provided a way out of every sin and situation, He didn't suggest "it's in your genes" or you had a bad childhood. Knock it off, you don't know Him. Read the Bible
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ps 1-30-2012 07:28 AM
I meant to say that Jeus was not and is not a liberal
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Former altar boy 1-30-2012 07:56 AM
R U Kidding... what bible are you reading? Jesus hung out with tax collectors and hookers... both of whom were truly hated at that time. Jesus didn't give a flying fart what people thought about who we hung around with. It was the right wing people... the pharisees and the saducees (your conservatives of today)who wanted to stone everybody to death, who didn't follow the rules. The Church needs to act like Jesus did... he accepted and loved everyone. The Catholic Church does NOT do that. So get your facts straight before you start telling me what to think.
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Justasking 1-30-2012 07:58 AM
Friend of a friend...if the person you know, knows Johhny very well, why are you posting on this site about his health? Isn't your friends word good enough?
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You don't have the info 1-30-2012 08:33 AM
Read the book Jesus said "go and sin no more".
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My opinion 1-30-2012 05:19 PM
Former Alter Boy
With all respect, teh priests who molested boys were committing a grevious sin. The Bishops who transferred them were wrong also. The practice of homosexually is contrary to the teaching of Christ as believed by the RC Church. There are some Protestant churches that accept this practice and they are losing people at a greater rate than the RC church. So that is not the answer for church attendance. Homosexuals cannot pratice that lifestyle just as single men cannot have affairs with a woman and still be a without this sin. It is the creed of the church. Also we cannot hate or harm homosexuals for being gay.
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Jack and Lynda 1-30-2012 05:45 PM
To "in my opinion". I agree with you but many people don't understand completely the Churchs standing on this subject.
In the church, married sex is not solely for the purpose of pleasure, it is to create a baby.
The only way a baby can be created, is with a man and a woman. Now I know all about test tube babies, and sperm doners and single moms choosing a lab instead of a husband, and gay and lesbian couples adopting or surrogate pregnancies, but the old fashioned way is man and woman. The church does not recognize the alternative life styles. There are many religions around the world who frown on that life style, that is why these non denominational churches are popping up, their rules are so lax that it is easy to belong.
Jesus didn't have it easy. Being a good Catholic is not easy, it is a constant struggle in this world, but we still must try to be the best we can, and follow the rules as dictated to us.
There is a church in my area called the Cowboy Church. They meet once a week in a rodeo building and sing country western songs. That's it. There is no alter, no cross or crucifix, no prayers, no communion or sacrements nothing even close to being called a conventional church. BUT they call themselves Christians. PHOOEY!
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rich Mancebo 1-31-2012 10:53 AM
Yes some bad things have happened over the years in the Catholic church. Man is responsible for his own actions not. Catholicism. Shame on any man that hides behind the cloth, God will deal with them on judgement day.
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My opinion 1-31-2012 03:39 PM
Would John P. appreciate you hens discussing his health issues on this site? Much too personal.
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