Showing posts with label Immaculate Conception Church. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Immaculate Conception Church. Show all posts

Saturday, March 14, 2020

The Archdiocese of New York cancels church service



The Archdiocese of New York has canceled all masses this weekend and in the near future. Signs are posted outside Catholic churches in the East Village, including at Immaculate Conception on 14th Street (above) and Most Holy Redeemer-Church of the Nativity on Third Street...


[Photo by Stacie Joy]

This also means a closure for St. Brigid-St. Emeric on Avenue B at Eighth Street.

However, the churches will be open for prayer

Per the release we received:

All Public Masses Are Canceled Until Further Notice.

Church will be open for private prayer during usual hours only.

All obligation to attend mass is suspended.

Monday, January 20, 2020

A random appreciation: the Immaculate Conception Church on 14th Street


[Photo from Saturday]

While doing some research on another topic, I came across this article from The New York Times in July 1998 on the Immaculate Conception Church on 14th Street at First Avenue.

Some history...

Across from the stark red-brick boxes of Stuyvesant Town, the 1896 Immaculate Conception Church at 414 East 14th Street looks like a little French village.

The Gothic-style complex is only half of what was originally built, but the parish has taken good care of its second-hand assemblage ...

Immaculate Conception was built as Grace Chapel, an Episcopal mission established by Grace Church, at 10th and Broadway, one of New York's richest and most influential parishes in the 19th century. Begun in 1894, the chapel, seating 800, was the focal point of a large complex including a parish house, clubhouse, clergy house and infirmary. It was built to serve the poor Protestants in the area.

Immaculate Conception Church was originally across the street at 505 E. 14th St. However, the church was demolished when the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company began developing the Stuyvesant Town housing complex.

So in 1943, Immaculate Conception bought the old Grace Chapel complex.

You can read the full article at this link.

Friday, September 29, 2017

A chance to bless your pets



This just in this evening...

The annual Blessing of Animals will take place on Saturday September 30th at 1 p.m. in front of Immaculate Conception Church, 414 E. 14th Street near First Avenue. All are welcome!

Per the flyer, the pets do not have to be Catholic to be blessed...

Saturday, July 22, 2017

A theft in the Immaculate Conception Church sacristy



Signs are up outside the Immaculate Conception Church on 14th Street near First Avenue... noting a break-in back on Monday...

Per the sign: "[A]n individual was observed making an unauthorized entry into the sacristy through the sanctuary. This individual proceeded to pilfer some small items."

Saturday, December 17, 2016

'Bad weather' dooms weekend flea market, per the dramatic headline



The flea market at the Immaculate Conception Church on 14th Street near First Avenue is closed for the rest of the year... per the signage...



The vendors will return on Jan. 7.

Friday, September 30, 2016

Paws life for a moment to have your pet blessed tomorrow (Saturday!)



Via the EVG inbox...

In celebration of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the beloved patron saint of animals, The Church of the Immaculate Conception, located at 14th Street and First Avenue, will hold its annual Blessing of Pets in front of its main doors on Saturday Oct. 1, at one o’clock in the afternoon. We invite all to join us in this beautiful tradition of fur, feathers and family.

Friday, October 2, 2015

A 'beautiful tradition of fur, feathers and family' Saturday at the Immaculate Conception Church



Via the EVG inbox…

In celebration of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the beloved patron saint of animals, Immaculate Conception Church, located at 14th Street and First Avenue, will hold its annual Blessing of Pets in front of its main doors on Saturday Oct. 3 at one in the afternoon. Please note that pets need not be Catholic to be blessed.

We invite all to join us in this beautiful tradition of fur, feathers and family.

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Looking good on East 14th Street



Spotted outside the Immaculate Conception Church flea market on East 14th Street at First Avenue this morning… if you are interested in these items, then please see the hot dog vendor inside.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Report: Police say man destroyed $100k of artifacts at the Church of the Immaculate Conception


[Photo via the Daily News]

Last Wednesday night, police say a man broke into the Church of the Immaculate Conception on East 14th Street near First Avenue and smashed the stations of the cross and other religious artifacts worth an estimated $100,000.

According to the Daily News today, police caught Michael Torres, 20, inside the church around 10 p.m. Torres, described by the NYPD as "emotionally disturbed," had been at Immaculate Conception earlier in the evening for an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. He reportedly returned and broke into the church.

Bedford + Bowery has more photos and a report here.

Friday, October 3, 2014

Bless your pets



From the EVG inbox…

Blessing of Pets
In Honor of St. Francis of Assisi
Saturday Oct. 4
1 PM
Immaculate Conception Church
East 14th Street and 1st Avenue
Note: Pets need not be Catholic to be blessed.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

NYPD looking for suspect accused of taking $11K from the Immaculate Conception Church



Police say that the man in the video below took $11,000 from Immaculate Conception Church on East 14th Street just east of First Avenue.

Per WABC 7's report:

The Rev. Kevin Nelan, a priest at Church of the Immaculate Conception, said the money was brought to the church for safekeeping. "The money he stole is from our hospital chaplain who lives here, who was holding it for a bishop who is visiting from Nigeria."

The chaplain was not able to deposit the money in the bank Friday, said Nelan, who thinks unfortunately the thief just got lucky. "That that room was open and that that kind of money was there, because normally there would not be that kind of money sitting there," he said.



If you have a tip about this case, then you may call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Something that you don't see in the trash every day



Discarded outside the Church of the Immaculate Conception today on East 14th Street at First Avenue...

Photo via Andrew Adam Newman on Ave C.

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Immaculate Conception Church flea market is on

The Mary Help of Christians flea market on Avenue A at East 11th Street officially ended the first weekend of September (to make way for some unspecified, incoming development) ... and the action was moving over to the Immaculate Conception Church on East 14th Street at First Avenue...

Well, today is the first day. And here are a few shots from early this morning, where some vendors — and familiar faces — were still setting up...





There are also vendors in the church's gymnasium, where every photo I took came out really blurry. Like this one!


Anyway. Every Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Looking at the Immaculate Conception Church

The flea market at the Mary Help of Christians' lot ended its run Sunday on Avenue A at East 11th Street. The flea market will be moving over to the Immaculate Conception Church on East 14th Street and First Avenue in October, first noted by The Villager.

The church was renovated a few years back ...


We figure that vendors/shoppers will enter the church's courtyard via this entrance on East 14th Street...


Have you ever been back in here? It's a lovely spot... quite peaceful, really, considering what a horror show the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue can be.





We're assuming the vendors will be in this space...





Bonus photo of the exterior of everyone's favorite East Village helical-slide-showcasing duplex penthouse next door...


Anyway, it's a smaller space than Mary Help of Christians... not sure how it can handle the usual sprawl. They'll likely be fewer vendors. Not sure if it will – or can — have the same vibe... We'll see.



A few people shared thoughts on all this the other day on our post... Early sentiment seems to be: Better than nothing. What do you think about the new location for the flea market?