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VOL. 110, NO. 7 SEPTEMBER 13 — 20, 2018
ETERNAL FLAME
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Rentar Plaza
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up in the air
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Celebrating
community
in Glendale
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Photo by Dean Moses
Ridgewood church
gets a new home
BY RYAN KELLEY
An independent Catholic parish
in Ridgewood that was
recently asked to leave its
host church has found a new home
for its services in the neighborhood.
The All Saints American Old
Catholic Community will now hold its
masses and provide services for the
poor and homeless at the Covenant
Lutheran Church on Catalpa Avenue
and 60th Lane, according to Father
Mike Lopez, pastor of All Saints. The
parish will hold its fi rst mass at Covenant
Lutheran on Sept. 16 at noon.
For the past fi ve years, All Saints
had an agreement with the Ridgewood
Presbyterian Church on 70th
Avenue where Lopez held weekly
masses, used the kitchen and storage
space to provide meals for the
less fortunate and parked the parish
sponsored Hungry Monk Rescue
Truck community response vehicle.
When Ridgewood Presbyterian
began receiving complaints about the
behavior of the homeless men that
All Saints serves, the church told All
Saints to vacate the space by Sept. 4.
Reverend Michael Ross, pastor
of Covenant Lutheran, said that
Lopez came to him to discuss a possible
partnership and Ross quickly
agreed, having known Lopez for a
long time. He said that he looks forward
to helping Lopez and All Saints
in whatever way he can, and explained
that the church has worked
with the homeless in the past.
“They're not all bad, and a couple
of rotten apples don't have to spoil it
for everyone," Ross said.
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