Parish Prayer Garden Blessing & Dedication, May 21, 2022

The Passion of the Lord (chant for three cantors)

Parish Pandemic Memorial Mass, March 13, 2021

Memorial Mass recalls those lost to COVID-19, offers solace for mourners

A man bows his head in prayer during a bilingual memorial Mass March 13, 2021, for parishioners who have died from COVID-19 at St. John-Visitation Church in the Bronx borough of New York. Many members of the parish community were infected by the coronavirus, including more than 50 who succumbed to it. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

By: Beth Griffin

Date: March 15, 2021

BRONX, N.Y. (CNS) — As names of their loved ones lost to COVID-19 were read from the altar at St. John-Visitation Church, a muted gong sounded and dozens of people made their way up the sun-drenched main aisle to receive a memorial taper lit from the pascal candle.

Click here to read the entire CatholicNews.com article: https://www.catholicnews.com/memorial-mass-recalls-those-lost-to-covid-19-offers-solace-for-mourners/

Dedication of St. Oscar Romero Statue

Blessing and dedication of the Saint Oscar Romero Statue with Bishop Josu Iriondo on Sunday, March 24, 2019. With thanks to Greg Shemitz from Catholic News Service who provided the photos.

Parishioners process with a Salvadoran flag at the beginning of a Spanish-language Mass at St. John-Visitation Church in the Bronx, N.Y., March 24, 2019, the 39th anniversary of the assassination of St. Oscar Romero. A statue of the the Salvadoran martyr was dedicated during the liturgy. St. Oscar Romero was canonized by Pope Francis on Oct. 14, 2018. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Annual Alumni Irish Breakfast 2019

Students of St. John School 2019

Irish Breakfast 2018

Summer Bible Program

St. John – Visitation – Nativity Blessing 2017

Revive Parish Cluster Mission – May 2017

Fr. Franklin’s School Project in Ghana

These are some photos of my school in Ghana: St. Anthony Preparatory School and the students. As you can see from the pictures, this is an ongoing building work in progress. Current project of the school is continuation of the pre-school block. The enrollment has increased and there is the need to get more classrooms. Also, scholarships are being created for some of our brilliant but needy pupils. Every academic year is divided into three terms and a scholarship for a pupil of the whole year will be about $350.00.

If you are in the position to help, you may send checks to:

St. Anthony Catholic Church
Box KS 11058
Ghana-West Africa

Checks to support the school should be written like this;

Franklin Owusu-Bekoe (St. Anthony R/C School, Buokrom)

There is a saying in my language that “kitewa biara nsa.” Literally, this means that “there is nothing that is small.”

Thank you in advance and God bless you!

Fr. Franklin