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 seeds of racism that seriously affect relationships between Catholics of African Ancestry and those who are not.
Advisory Committee
Our Lady of Loretto………………………………………. Claudia Jeremiah
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal……………….. Nancy Holliday
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary……………………. Mrs. Marian Johnson
St. Boniface………………………………………………….. Sandy Figueroa
St. Brigid………………………………………………………. Mr. Charlies Givens
St. Ladislaus…………………………………………………. Beverly Gray
St. Martha……………………………………………….……. Mrs. Pat Edwards
Parish Ministries
Nassau County
Our Lady of Loretto
104 Greenwich St., Hempstead 11550
516-489-3675 / 631-234-6535
Pastor: Rev. Felipe Rufe, M.Id
President: Claudia Jeremiah
Meeting: 1st Sun. of the month after the 11:00am Mass in the Rectory
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary
196 W. Centennial Ave., Roosevelt, 11575, 516-378-1315
Pastor: Rev. Rony Fabien
President: Mrs. Marian Johnson
Meeting: 2nd Sun. of the month after the 12:00 Mass in the Rectory Basement
St. Boniface
631 Elmont Road, Elmont 11003, 516-354-0715
Pastor: Rev. Joseph Baidoo
President: Sandy Figueroa
St. Brigid
75 Post Ave., Westbury 11590, 516-334-0021
Pastor: Rev. John Sureau
President: Mr. Charles Givens
St. Ladislaus
18 Richardson Pl., Hempstead, 11550, 516-489-0368
Pastor: Rev. Mariusz Gorazd
President: Ita Jackson and Beverly Gray
Meeting: 2nd Fri. of every month at 7:30pm in the St. Ladislaus Meeting Room
St. Martha
546 Greengrove Ave., Uniondale, 11553, 516-481-2550
Pastor: Rev. Rony Fabien
President: Mrs. Pat (Lutricia) Edwards
Suffolk County
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
1434 Straight Path, Wyandanch 11798, 631-643-7568
Administrator: Rev. Charlince Vendredy
President: Nancy Holliday
Meeting: 1st Sun. of the month after 8:00am in the Rectory Dining Room