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Mission Statement: In order to ensure the
participation of Catholics of African Ancestry in every facet
of diocesan life, the purpose of the ministry shall be to:
1) Serve the spiritual, cultural, educational, and social
needs of Catholics of African Ancestry in the diocese;
2) Encourage further insight and understanding by the church
of these needs;
3) Foster vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and
deaconate;
4) Stimulate the development and training of lay leaders,
especially youth and young adults, of African ancestry to
assume leadership roles at the parish and diocesan levels.
5) Promote spiritual and liturgical rites that are synonymous
with and culturally akin to people of African ancestry; and
6) Work to identify and eliminate the seeds of racism that
seriously affect relationships between Catholics of African
Ancestry and those who are not.
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Darcel B. Whitten-Wilamowski
Coordinator
phone: (516) 678-5800 ext. 239
email: dwhitten@drvc.org
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Parishes that have a Ministry to Catholics of African
Ancestry
Nassau County
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Roosevelt, NY
(516)378-1315,
Our Lady of Loretto Church, Hempstead, NY
(516) 489-3675
St. Ladislaus Church, Hempstead, NY
(516) 489-0368
St. Brigid’s Church, Westbury, NY
(516)334-0021
Our Holy Redeemer, Freeport, NY
(516)378-0665
Suffolk County
Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, Wyandanch, NY
(631)643-7568
St. John of God, Central Islip, NY
(631) 234-6535
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Parishes that offer special Masses for the Ministry to
Catholics of African Ancestry
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary-Gospel Mass every 2nd
Sunday-12:00 noon
Our Lady of Loretto-Gospel Mass every 2nd Sunday-11:00am
Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Church, Wyandanch-Gospel Mass
every 1st & 3rd Sunday at 8:00am
St Ladislaus-Gospel Mass every 3rd Sunday-11:30am
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