Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish
Brooklyn NY
11231
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Who we are
Welcome! It is our hope that here at Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Red Hook, Brooklyn, you’ll discover a place to belong, worship, grow and above all to experience God’s incredible Love for you! You are not here by coincidence, but because of His wonderful purpose for your life. We can’t wait to see you in our community!
Bienvenido! Es nuestra esperanza de que aqu, en la Parroquia de Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary en Red Hook, Brooklyn, usted descubrir un lugar de pertenencia, de adoracin, de crecimiento y sobre todo, de tener una increble experiencia del amor que Dios tiene para usted! No est aqu por casualidad, sino por un maravilloso propsito en su vida. No podemos esperar a verlo en nuestra comunidad!
Bienvenido! Es nuestra esperanza de que aqu, en la Parroquia de Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary en Red Hook, Brooklyn, usted descubrir un lugar de pertenencia, de adoracin, de crecimiento y sobre todo, de tener una increble experiencia del amor que Dios tiene para usted! No est aqu por casualidad, sino por un maravilloso propsito en su vida. No podemos esperar a verlo en nuestra comunidad!
Location of worship
98 Richards Street
Brooklyn,
NY
11231
United States
Phone: 718 624-1572
Fax: 718 722-7748
Church Pastor
Fr. Claudio Antecini
Pastor
98 Richards Street
Brooklyn,
NY
11231
United States
Phone: 718 624-1572
Denomination
Roman Catholic
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Fr. Claudio Antecini
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Pastor
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Administration
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Mrs. Elsie Tweedy
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Secretary
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718 722-7748
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Driving Directions to Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish
Travel/Direction Tips
By public transportation:
A, C, F or R to Jay Street-Metro Tech or 2, 3 or 4 to Boro Hall or G-Train to Smith-9th Street all transfer to the B61 to Verona Street.
Driving:
We are in close proximity to Ikea Brooklyn, Fairway Market, The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel/Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, The Gowanus Expressway, and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.
A, C, F or R to Jay Street-Metro Tech or 2, 3 or 4 to Boro Hall or G-Train to Smith-9th Street all transfer to the B61 to Verona Street.
Driving:
We are in close proximity to Ikea Brooklyn, Fairway Market, The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel/Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, The Gowanus Expressway, and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.
Parking
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Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Mass Times
Mass Times
SATURDAY/Sábado
English: 5:00 p.m.
SUNDAY/Dominical
Spanish/Español: 10:00 a.m.
English: 12:30 p.m.
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
English: 7:30 p.m.
Community Prayer:
Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 p.m.
House of Prayer:
Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. Ileanna 347-461-5169
Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Hilda 646-626-1283
Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Josefina 718-522-0205
Monday: 7:00 p.m. Graciela 347-549-7499
Friday: 7:00 p.m. Emily M. 718-875-2969
Friday: 7:00 p.m. Sr. Rosanna 718-406-3670 (English)
Friday: 7:00 p.m. Annette Mendez 646-932-0757 (English)
Youth Group Meetings (Dayani’s House of Prayer):
Friday: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 347-499-7703
Adoración al Santisimo:
Lunes a las 11:00 a.m.
The Diocese of Brooklyn broadcasts daily live Catholic Masses six days a week via NetTV from the Cathedral Basilica of St. James and from the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph.
Monday-Friday
English Mass: 8:00 a.m., Noon
Spanish Mass: 9:00 a.m.
Sunday
English Mass: 11:00 a.m.
You may watch us at home, at work, or on the go at:
✓NYC: Spectrum channel 97 and Optimum channel 30
✓ NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, and southern Connecticut: Fios by Verizon, channel 48
✓ Nationally: Verizon by Fios on Demand
✓ Anywhere, anytime via our livestream.
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SATURDAY/Sábado
English: 5:00 p.m.
SUNDAY/Dominical
Spanish/Español: 10:00 a.m.
English: 12:30 p.m.
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
English: 7:30 p.m.
Community Prayer:
Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 p.m.
House of Prayer:
Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. Ileanna 347-461-5169
Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Hilda 646-626-1283
Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Josefina 718-522-0205
Monday: 7:00 p.m. Graciela 347-549-7499
Friday: 7:00 p.m. Emily M. 718-875-2969
Friday: 7:00 p.m. Sr. Rosanna 718-406-3670 (English)
Friday: 7:00 p.m. Annette Mendez 646-932-0757 (English)
Youth Group Meetings (Dayani’s House of Prayer):
Friday: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 347-499-7703
Adoración al Santisimo:
Lunes a las 11:00 a.m.
The Diocese of Brooklyn broadcasts daily live Catholic Masses six days a week via NetTV from the Cathedral Basilica of St. James and from the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph.
Monday-Friday
English Mass: 8:00 a.m., Noon
Spanish Mass: 9:00 a.m.
Sunday
English Mass: 11:00 a.m.
You may watch us at home, at work, or on the go at:
✓NYC: Spectrum channel 97 and Optimum channel 30
✓ NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, and southern Connecticut: Fios by Verizon, channel 48
✓ Nationally: Verizon by Fios on Demand
✓ Anywhere, anytime via our livestream.
It's been more than 6 years since the last mass times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm mass times.
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Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish History
Parish History
Setting the Stage
Between 1845 and 1854, nearly three million new immigrants entered the United States due to European political unrest, famine, economic hardship, and religious persecution. The two largest immigrant populations at this time in American history were the Irish and the Germans. During the 1840’s, nearly two million Irish came to America, and over one million Germans arrived during the 1850’s.
Half of the population of New York by 1850 was foreign-born. In Brooklyn alone, one in three persons had either a German accent or an Irish brogue. By 1855, twenty-five percent of the city of Brooklyn’s population was Irish. Many of the country’s new arrivals served as the chief labor force for America’s factories and infrastructure projects, such as the Eire Canal. Later, many immigrants would go on to serve in the American Civil War.
With these new arrivals came their faith. For the Irish, Roman Catholicism was dominant. For the German immigrants, the dominant faiths were Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Jewish. During the 1830’s, there were approximately 600,000 Catholics in the United States. In 1850, there were 23 priests on Long Island serving 22 parishes.
By 1852, there were over two million Catholics. Pope Pius IX and New York’s Archbishop Hughes, in 1852, established the Diocese of Brooklyn. In 1853, Father John Loughlin was named Bishop of Brooklyn by Archbishop Hughes.
A Parish is Born
The founding of the parish of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurred in 1854, just one year after the appointment of Bishop John
Loughlin. Originally located on the corner of Verona Street (then Ewen Street) and Van Brunt Street, the parish was commissioned by Italian, Irish, and German factory and dockworkers.
Bishop Loughlin dedicated the first church on October 29, 1855. However, due to a rapid increase in the local population and tothe booming shipping and manufacturing industry in the Red Hook area, a larger church was needed. The second church began construction in 1876. It sat 1,500 parishioners and measured 175 feet long by 60 feet wide. Completed in 1878, this structure was constructed of Connecticut granite and wood at a cost of approximately $180,000.
The second church of the Visitation stood for twenty years until a fire destroyed it on July 12, 1896. Following the disaster, the Irish and Italian congregation immediately began the construction of a third church a few yards away at the corner of Richards Street and Verona Street. The present gothic revival church is constructed of dark Manhattan schist. The elegant bell tower includes four clocks, framed in copper, with one on each side.
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s current pipe organ was built in 1917 by Reuben Midmer & Sons. It replace the 1855 Henry Erben Mechanical action pipe organ.
Today the church is administered by the community of priests and nuns of Koinonia John the Baptist.
Setting the Stage
Between 1845 and 1854, nearly three million new immigrants entered the United States due to European political unrest, famine, economic hardship, and religious persecution. The two largest immigrant populations at this time in American history were the Irish and the Germans. During the 1840’s, nearly two million Irish came to America, and over one million Germans arrived during the 1850’s.
Half of the population of New York by 1850 was foreign-born. In Brooklyn alone, one in three persons had either a German accent or an Irish brogue. By 1855, twenty-five percent of the city of Brooklyn’s population was Irish. Many of the country’s new arrivals served as the chief labor force for America’s factories and infrastructure projects, such as the Eire Canal. Later, many immigrants would go on to serve in the American Civil War.
With these new arrivals came their faith. For the Irish, Roman Catholicism was dominant. For the German immigrants, the dominant faiths were Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Jewish. During the 1830’s, there were approximately 600,000 Catholics in the United States. In 1850, there were 23 priests on Long Island serving 22 parishes.
A Parish is Born
The founding of the parish of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurred in 1854, just one year after the appointment of Bishop John
Loughlin. Originally located on the corner of Verona Street (then Ewen Street) and Van Brunt Street, the parish was commissioned by Italian, Irish, and German factory and dockworkers.
Bishop Loughlin dedicated the first church on October 29, 1855. However, due to a rapid increase in the local population and tothe booming shipping and manufacturing industry in the Red Hook area, a larger church was needed. The second church began construction in 1876. It sat 1,500 parishioners and measured 175 feet long by 60 feet wide. Completed in 1878, this structure was constructed of Connecticut granite and wood at a cost of approximately $180,000.
The second church of the Visitation stood for twenty years until a fire destroyed it on July 12, 1896. Following the disaster, the Irish and Italian congregation immediately began the construction of a third church a few yards away at the corner of Richards Street and Verona Street. The present gothic revival church is constructed of dark Manhattan schist. The elegant bell tower includes four clocks, framed in copper, with one on each side.
Today the church is administered by the community of priests and nuns of Koinonia John the Baptist.
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish FAQs
Question: Where is Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish located?
Answer: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish is located at 98 Richards Street, Brooklyn, New York.
Question: Who is Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish's pastor?
Answer: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish's pastor is Fr. Claudio Antecini.
Question: What time is mass at Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish?
Answer: Mass Times SATURDAY/Sábado English: 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY/Dominical Spanish/Español: 10:00 a.m. English: 12:30 p.m. TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS English: 7:30 p.m. Community Prayer: Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 p.m. House of Prayer: Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. Ileanna 347-461-5169 Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Hilda 646-626-1283 Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Josefina 718-522-0205 Monday: 7:00 p.m. Graciela 347-549-7499 Friday: 7:00 p.m. Emily M. 718-875-2969 Friday: 7:00 p.m. Sr. Rosanna 718-406-3670 (English) Friday: 7:00 p.m. Annette Mendez 646-932-0757 (English) Youth Group Meetings (Dayani’s House of Prayer): Friday: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 347-499-7703 Adoración al Santisimo: Lunes a las 11:00 a.m. The Diocese of Brooklyn broadcasts daily live Catholic Masses six days a week via NetTV from the Cathedral Basilica of St. James and from the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph. Monday-Friday English Mass: 8:00 a.m., Noon Spanish Mass: 9:00 a.m. Sunday English Mass: 11:00 a.m. You may watch us at home, at work, or on the go at: ✓NYC: Spectrum channel 97 and Optimum channel 30 ✓ NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, and southern Connecticut: Fios by Verizon, channel 48 ✓ Nationally: Verizon by Fios on Demand ✓ Anywhere, anytime via our livestream.
Question: How can I get to Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish?
Answer: By public transportation: A, C, F or R to Jay Street-Metro Tech or 2, 3 or 4 to Boro Hall or G-Train to Smith-9th Street all transfer to the B61 to Verona Street. Driving: We are in close proximity to Ikea Brooklyn, Fairway Market, The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel/Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, The Gowanus Expressway, and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.
Question: What is Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish's Facebook page?
Answer: https://www.facebook.com/VBVMChurch/
Question: What is Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish's website?
Answer: http://visitationbvm-brooklyn.org/
Question: What denominaiton is Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish?
Answer: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish belongs to Roman Catholic denomination.
Answer: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish is located at 98 Richards Street, Brooklyn, New York.
Question: Who is Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish's pastor?
Answer: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish's pastor is Fr. Claudio Antecini.
Question: What time is mass at Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish?
Answer: Mass Times SATURDAY/Sábado English: 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY/Dominical Spanish/Español: 10:00 a.m. English: 12:30 p.m. TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS English: 7:30 p.m. Community Prayer: Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 p.m. House of Prayer: Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. Ileanna 347-461-5169 Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Hilda 646-626-1283 Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Josefina 718-522-0205 Monday: 7:00 p.m. Graciela 347-549-7499 Friday: 7:00 p.m. Emily M. 718-875-2969 Friday: 7:00 p.m. Sr. Rosanna 718-406-3670 (English) Friday: 7:00 p.m. Annette Mendez 646-932-0757 (English) Youth Group Meetings (Dayani’s House of Prayer): Friday: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 347-499-7703 Adoración al Santisimo: Lunes a las 11:00 a.m. The Diocese of Brooklyn broadcasts daily live Catholic Masses six days a week via NetTV from the Cathedral Basilica of St. James and from the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph. Monday-Friday English Mass: 8:00 a.m., Noon Spanish Mass: 9:00 a.m. Sunday English Mass: 11:00 a.m. You may watch us at home, at work, or on the go at: ✓NYC: Spectrum channel 97 and Optimum channel 30 ✓ NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, and southern Connecticut: Fios by Verizon, channel 48 ✓ Nationally: Verizon by Fios on Demand ✓ Anywhere, anytime via our livestream.
Question: How can I get to Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish?
Answer: By public transportation: A, C, F or R to Jay Street-Metro Tech or 2, 3 or 4 to Boro Hall or G-Train to Smith-9th Street all transfer to the B61 to Verona Street. Driving: We are in close proximity to Ikea Brooklyn, Fairway Market, The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel/Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, The Gowanus Expressway, and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.
Question: What is Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish's Facebook page?
Answer: https://www.facebook.com/VBVMChurch/
Question: What is Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish's website?
Answer: http://visitationbvm-brooklyn.org/
Question: What denominaiton is Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish?
Answer: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish belongs to Roman Catholic denomination.
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Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish listing was last updated on the 11th of October, 2017
