Yesterday friends invited me to attend the Zion Strawberry Festival. This was the 194th time that…read morethis annual festival was being held. Open from 10 to 3 pm, it was ideal to arrive early which we did. Quarts of fresh strawberries were sold for $9. Booths were selling honey, jewelry, home made baked goods, eco-friendly ware. Inside the church there was a book sale for $2 each. Another room held a sale of assorted items one would find in a thrift store. Hamburgers were being made and a variety of picnic style foods were sold and we ate on the tables set up. There was music and children had entertainment too. The highlight of this day were bowls of fresh strawberries served with shortcake and vanilla ice cream for $6. The church volunteers did a wonderful job

Incredible community! I felt welcome the moment I stepped inside. There's plenty of opportunities…read moreto get involved as well.

Beautiful church with an all brick facade. When you first come in, the first thing you notice are…read morethe exposed wooden beams. Very dramatic with delicate carvings and hand painted details on the beams. I found it quite unique. The stained glass windows are also beautiful but on par with other churches. The cantor during the mass is a young man with a really lovely voice. Apparently, he sings in all of the Sunday masses. It's nice to see young people so involved. The church has a small parking lot in the back and is situated in a nice quiet neighborhood. The church, rectory, convent and school take up the huge block. I highly recommend coming here to experience the church and to attend a mass.

I love this church! This church has a children's mass where the kids are taught mass while the…read moreadults experience the adult mass. It is fantastic. My 4 year old daughter loves it! We also love Sister Carla and the priests are always friendly and approachable- so refreshing. This is what a church community looks and feels like. The energy is good, uplifting and warm and they have two areas for musicians to enrich the mass. It really is quite beautiful. They have family events throughout the year, an Easter Bunny, Santa Claus etc. It's really very nice and we feel blessed to be there. :0)

A LOVING christian family, all brothers and sisters are so nice !…read moreWonderful youth bible study program !

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CCGN is a great place to learn more about God. You will always find a warm welcome and a friend…read morehere.

This is the church that I worship at if I am staying local on a Sunday…read more It has a wonderful spirit to it. The pastor and priests are very nice and inspiring, Father Frank is the pastor. He is a fairly new priest and has quite a lot of enthusiasm. His homilies are very nice, not too long and not too short. Every Feast of St. Francis he blesses the animals in the neighborhood and has his own little doxie along for the blessing. The organist is excellent. He really knows how to get every note out of his instrument and he's not a bad singer either. They have some good cantors and a nice choir but it is not overdone like they do in some parishes. If there was one flaw, it is that the congregants talk too much before the Mass starts. It's hard to pray there! Otherwise I think its a lovely parish. Also they are very ably assisted by Deacon Stan and Brother Dominic, a Franciscan friar. If you go there often, people will recognize you and you can talk to them. They can be quite friendly once you get to know them. Like most Catholic church congregations, fellowship is not really the focus but like most Catholic congregations, regulars begin to recognize each other. Also, they do have Bingo there. They also have nice parties and special nights, a flea market around the holidays and other fun events.

I had my son's christening here. The service was very lovely. The chapel is beautiful. This is a…read morenice Catholic Church.

My husband and I are Christian but came from different backgrounds. We were looking to bring our…read morechildren to Christ. We started looking after many years of not attending. From the day we walked in, it felt like home. Almost 2 years later, the feeling is still very much the same. Our devotion has grown, along with our bond with Jesus! If you're looking for a place to start over or just refresh your faith with new connections this is the place for you.

I love this church! If you are looking for a place to make new friends, connect with others,…read morefeeling sad, anxious for any reason; this is the right place! Jesus is the only one who can feed your hunger, in this world you will have tribulations, but Jesus is the answer They have programs for every age, and the Sunday sermons are the best. God bless you!

Wonderful place for Sunday worship. Strong leadership headed by a Pastor who delivers the scripture…read moreof the bible in a very real world context. Every Sunday service is full of fellowship & lively music provided by their talented music director. The congregation is full of friendly people whose ethnic backgrounds reflect the diversity of queens itself. There is also a post service coffee hour with refreshments as well as an active Sunday school during service for young children. The church also hosts a number of special events including a Broadway comes to Bell musical performance, imagine no malaria charity sale & outdoor services during the summer. Everyone is welcome. If you're looking for a place on Sunday mornings to find some clarity from a very busy world, the bayside umc is the place.

My feelings about Next City Church are complicated, and that is exactly why this review is…read moredifficult to write. There are genuinely wonderful people in this congregation. Warm people. Loving people. People who encouraged me, welcomed me, and treated me with real kindness. I do not regret meeting them, and I will not pretend that every part of my experience was negative simply because I am disappointed now. The church also supports missions around the world and raises money for charitable work. Pastor Dominick Cotignola has always been kind to me in person. I want to make that clear because this is not about inventing villains. It is about telling the truth, even when the truth is uncomfortable. My problem is with the religious and organizational culture promoted by the leadership. During my time at Next City Church, I repeatedly encountered an attitude that felt cliquish, insular, and dismissive toward anyone whose beliefs fell outside its particular evangelical framework. That included other religions, other Christian traditions, and Catholicism in particular. I personally heard Pastor Will Urso refer to Catholics as "Pharisees." That comment stayed with me because it revealed something deeper than a simple doctrinal disagreement. Pastor Urso has every right to disagree with Catholic teaching. What he should not expect to do without being challenged is reduce an entire Christian tradition and millions of believers to a cheap insult while acting as though his own theological circle has a monopoly on truth. I also made two serious attempts to volunteer and become more involved in the church. I submitted two applications and followed up by email. Nobody responded. Not with a rejection. Not with an explanation. Not even with the basic courtesy of acknowledging that I had applied. After my second email, I spoke directly with Lizzy Soto, Pastor Dom's secretary and the person responsible for coordinating volunteers. She told me that she had seen my email and had responded to it. I had received no response, and I have no record of one. I found that explanation insulting. At best, it reflected serious disorganization. At worst, it was an attempt to dismiss me by insisting that a response had been sent when nothing had reached me. Either way, the responsibility was shifted onto me instead of anyone simply acknowledging that my applications had gone unanswered. Then, several weeks later, I opened Instagram and saw the church introducing its new service team with a professionally produced video montage. The contrast was impossible to miss. The church had enough time to select a team, assemble everyone, film the footage, edit the video, publish it, and celebrate the group publicly, but apparently not enough time to provide one clear and honest answer to someone who had applied twice and asked directly for an opportunity to serve. Silence is still an answer. So is evasion. I understand the need for screening, references, membership, training, or recommendations when a volunteer role involves children, money, security, leadership, or other sensitive responsibilities. That is not what I object to. What I object to is an organizational culture so rigid, indifferent, or poorly managed that it could not find any ordinary, low-risk task for a willing newcomer--or even communicate with him honestly and professionally. I had come to the church with a broken heart and a sincere desire to become involved. I was not asking for authority, status, a microphone, or a place in the spotlight. I was asking to help. Instead, I was ignored twice, given an explanation that did not correspond with anything I had received, and later shown through a polished social-media announcement that other people had been welcomed into the very kind of service community I had tried to join. Whether the exclusion was deliberate, careless, or simply the product of incompetence, the effect was the same: I was left outside without a credible explanation. Here is the irony: the criticism of Catholicism did not drive me away from it. It made me curious. I decided to investigate Catholicism for myself instead of accepting someone else's caricature. What I found was not the hollow, legalistic religion I had been warned about. I found extraordinary historical, theological, intellectual, liturgical, and spiritual depth. I found a faith rooted in centuries of serious thought, worship, sacrifice, tradition, and reflection. I am now participating in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA), and I will be completely honest: my Catholic experience has been better by orders of magnitude. The contrast is not subtle. It is enormous. I have found richer worship, a deeper connection to Christian history, a serious sacramental life, greater room for reflection and difficult questions, and a broader ecumenical spirit. I have encountered far more willingness to recognize sincerity, truth, and human dignity beyond one narrow theological boundary.

This church is really good at getting in touch with a younger audience. It has a live band on stage…read moreand a really large children's congregation. It isn't a specific type of church and as such makes it easy for most Christians to check it out. They have a lot of events and trips and always have something going on over the summer. Its a nice experience and its got the kind of Christian pop that makes people stand and dance and sing (although don't worry about feeling awkward if you don't go with the flow because I'm far to shy to shake my groove thing for God) If you're looking for something new and different give this place a try