This church is full of God-loving individuals that will make you feel welcome from the get-go. I…read moretruly appreciate their ministry and their commitment to the Word.

I'm very sorry to say but, the masses are BORING! Father A. seems like he's bored and in a hurry…read more The shortest sermons ever. Very bland. I usually go to St. Matthew's Parish. It feels more personal and welcoming there.

I guess people visiting this church aren't really welcomed here. Nice of Deacon Frank D'Accordo to…read moreput us on the spot in front of the entire church due to a misunderstanding, that will forever be a misunderstanding in the eyes of all the parishioners there. Church should be the last place to judge, but then again, we all know that the majority of people go there, to judge: Deacon Frank D'Accordo does it well. I suggest if you decide to attend a mass at St. Bernard be super aware of their traditions and customs because anything outside of that will not be tolerated.

Pastor Ysrael preaches the Gospel and we make a joyful noise to the LORD with the musicians that…read moreare also part of the church. I like this church for being quaint and with humble environment and people in the body of it. Praise the LORD and amen :)

This has been my family church for many years since moving to this part of Bay Ridge. Originally I…read morewas a member of the Our Lady Of Angels congregation but when I moved to the 80's this was my closest church. It's smaller in size than OLA but I like that since it affords a little more closeness to the priests holding mass and means the line to receive offerings is not forever long. It's nicely decorated for the major holidays such as Easter and Christmas and for many years I have been attending the 10AM mass which is considered the family mass since many bring the younger children to it. There is an earlier one but I seldom make that one. I have since moved from the immediate closeness to this church and am now considered a part of the St. Patrick's zone but I will still walk down to this church as I prefer how it feels to me as a parishioner. If you are the faith then by all means stop in and see what its all about. You don't have to be super religious to light a candle for someone in your life or do a little reflection. I know I sure am not these days but I still pop in a number of times a year.

Beautiful church, I've only been to one or two Sunday sermons, but I was impressed by the message…read moreand the community.

A welcoming and loving community. Masses are well attended and the people are friendly and…read moreaccepting. They offer both English and Spanish masses on Sundays. The Shrine shop is filled with many beautiful items for purchase. Highly recommend.

I usually have a good experience here. However about a half hour ago one of the staff priests was…read moreslightly rude to me. I never had this problem before in any church. I understand this is the Easter/Resurrection weekend. But he should ask God to give him the strength to carry on any obstacle.

CLC is a small family feel church. The people are compassionate. The Pastor is the most humble…read moreperson I have ever met and his wife is so sweet.

I don't know what church these review are actually about but they NOT about the church in…read moreMiddlesex, NJ. I found the church to be judgmental. They may preach the word but they certainly didn't practiced it.

Since i wrote about my experiences at St. Augustine, i have been reading other reviews, and realize…read morei was unfair. I was there in 2007 and years before. At first I was enthralled with it all, just like the recent reviewers were. But my reviews are about the St. Augustine church that stood by itself, not joined with another. The St. Augustine's that - to me - was a vibrant, active church on its own. I left and did not keep up with the changes i guess it went through in joining (?) with St. Francis. I TRIED to be an ACTIVE, REGULAR member of ST. AUGUSTINE. First as a choir member, and often sang as soloist for weddings and funerals. I was trained for this since high school at the Brooklyn Conservatory School of Music (3yrs.), and have a degree in music from one of the major music conservatories in Manhattan. Well, so maybe i was too trained. I truly felt i had something i could contribute. That's ok. I understood. So i tried attending the senior group, (maybe 8 members?), and seeing a need, i cooked for them for a while. Full trays of dinners for their lunches (egg plant parm.and the like.). That went well until the Business Manager started sending down family members, and staff to partake. (I am not stingy, ...but ???? how much can one give. ??) My trying to give to the senior group ended when they asked me to lead a Christmas sing-a-long. I supplied the printed words to the songs, but found this wonderfully diverse group unhappy. (too much classical, not enough Spanish, etc) The ONLY group that did not complain were the few from Haiti. I truly loved the people crom Haiti...- these wonderfully SOPHISTICATED, and CULTURED members, who loved the water colors i brought for all, and were delighted i brought copies of standard opera arias at various times. They seemed to be familiar with them, they sang along, wanted to learn and participate. Never, ever complained. I found them gracious, loving, and Christian. I had to leave the senior group, though. Too much dissatisfaction from the other two groups. Over a number of years, i kept wondering if they realized i was just a volunteer? my final and most strenuous effort to give back to the church/religion/institution i was born into was work in the library gift shop upstairs.it had been disorganized, with half opened boxes of shipments of items strewn around. Three lay women would give an hour or two every Sunday to be there. They seemed to want to be there to give "spiritual guidance", or something.. The church said it needed money, i tried to give of myself and gave at least 6 hours a day, 6 days a week to make it a practical, working library and place where people could get rosaries, statues, holy cards every day i would bring the Business Manager an envelope with a little money . often bought things with my own money giving it to the church. After well over a year, of what i felt was a success, the criticism came.Older church goers demanded i buy more expensive items. But these same people never bought anything to contribute. They said they wanted a more high class place. The original three wanted to meet there for tea, and socialize. Befoore they pushed me out, there were people up and down those stairs all the time, buying little things, - candles of their choice of color, and saint, to place before the crucifix downstairs. St augustine picture postcards were actually being sold. Where js all this now. Empty. A museum. !ovely, beautiful church that should have continued to thrive with life. I saw the council, the Business Manager, the comminity look for what they could take. Not what they could give. I LOVE st. Augustune. But i had to walk away. Not only from the parish, but from it all.

Caring priest, beautiful singers, a mass at 9am and a mass…read moreat 12pm Confessions Saturday at 4pm followed by a mass 5pm