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Hi, I'm a longtime lurker but I've been too shy to post - I find this forum very informative but a little intimidating. That said, I apologize in advance if this is not the correct folder for this question: we're going to be visiting a relative in Queens in a few weeks, and as we'll be there on a Sunday I was wondering if anyone here is a local or could point us in the direction of eastern Catholic churches in the area? We're moderately intrepid midwesterners  and I haven't been to New York in years, and I'm always afraid of online parish information being out of date. Any help would be appreciated and again, I'm sorry if this is posted in the wrong place. Thanks!
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The first place to go is Saint Michael's Russian Catholic Church, Mulberry Street, on Manhattan's Lower East Side - you can get there by subway from Queens, although on Sunday morning it will take awhile. They have an excellent website; check it for the exact address and the time of the Sunday Divine Liturgy.
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The St. Michael's website is http://stmichaelruscath.org266 Mulberry Street, New York, NY 10012 U.S.A. Tel: (212) 226-2644 E-mail: stmichaelruscath@hotmail.com Vespers is Saturdays at 6:00 P.M., Divine Liturgy Sundays at 11:00 A.M. If you are in Manhattan you could also visit St. George's Ukrainian Catholic Church http://www.brama.com/stgeorge on Seventh; St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic in Yonkers is also nice and it is at the corner of North Broadway and Shonnard Place.
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Hi, I'm a longtime lurker but I've been too shy to post Welcome, Joana, to the Forum ! Don't be bashful ! -- John
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Thank you for the information and the welcome! Now to try to talk our lovely and gracious hostess into the detour. 
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Isn't there an Armenian Catholic parish or two in Brooklyn or Queens? That would be an experience!
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There's a not very impressive part-time Armenian Catholic Cathedral - and the glorious Saint Vartan's Armenian Orthodox Cathedral, both in Manhattan.
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Father, Bless:
The Armenian Catholic Cathedral is no longer in Manhattan. St. Ann's Church on E.12th St. has been torn down (only the facade remains), and NYU has a 23 story dorm under construction on the site. The Armenian Catholic Eparchy has found a home in Brooklyn, at 176 N.6th St. in Williamsburgh. I believe the closest subway stop is Bedford Ave. on the L Train.
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Sorry to hear that the Armenian Catholics have been shifted to Brooklyn - and to Williamsburgh at that (it's not the best of neighborhoods). But the information is useful; thank you!
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Father, Bless:
That part of Williamsburgh (north end, bordering Greenpoint) is undergoing a revival of sorts. Its' proximity to Manhattan is drawing an eclectic mix of new residents. One hopes that rising rents don't drive out the older immigrant enclaves.
The Armenian Catholics have been warmly welcomed by the Diocese of Brooklyn and have been given full use of the former St. Vincent De Paul parish church and rectory.
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Saint Vartan's Cathedral is definitely worth a visit. It is open all day Monday through Friday, and for the Liturgy on Sunday. You may find contact information at the: Armenian Diocese [ armenianchurch.net] Manoli
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Thank you so much for your suggestions. I made a list, and we ended up going to St. George on Sunday; they had more times listed for liturgies so we could make sure we got there on time. The church was beautiful, and I think my husband was at least mildly impressed that I did a good job keeping up with a non-English liturgy. (It didn't occur to me to warn him beforehand) We went by St. Michael's later in the week, but it looked like they were doing renovations or repair work on the outside. *sigh* I can't imagine living somewhere that I not only had a reasonable option of attending an Eastern Catholic church, period, but had a choice of which one to attend. I think I need to move to New York.
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Joanna,
Welcome to the forum and, please, don't let us intimidate you in any way. We're a bit odd, but most of us are harmless (or so the therapist says). As you're in KS, you might want to confer with Father Deacon Randy (he posts as Diak) on the available Eastern parishes out your way.
Many years,
Neil
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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Sorry to hear that the Armenian Catholics have been shifted to Brooklyn - and to Williamsburgh at that (it's not the best of neighborhoods). But the information is useful; thank you! Bless, Father, I'm not sure anyone should be sad to be shifted to Brooklyn from NYC vis-a-vis the attitudinal differences between the two Latin jurisdictions. Brooklyn is invariably welcoming to ethnic parishes, Eastern and otherwise; that's something not so blithely said about NY - I'm sure that Bishop Manuel (Batakian) must have felt a bit of that when the Armenians were told of the necessity to vacate St Anne's with no offer of any alternative site. Many years, Neil
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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Ukrainians in New York City celebrated their first Ukrainian rite liturgy on October 10, 1890 I'd be willing to make a substantial wager that no one, repeat: no one in New York City on 10 October 1890 understood himself to be celebrating or attending a "Ukrainian rite liturgy". The dedication booklet of the then-new church building, published before World War I, refers to Saint George's Greek Catholic Church. Surprise! Fr. Serge
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