Shock: Queens parish vandalized two Sundays in a row

Shock: Queens parish vandalized two Sundays in a row September 17, 2019

“These are hurtful attacks against the image of Mary and the parish.”

The press release: 

The Diocese of Brooklyn is announcing they are working with the New York City Police Department in response to two acts of vandalism, which occurred this past week, on the property at St. Gerard Majella in the Hollis section of Queens.

This past Sunday evening, a woman broke into the parking lot and caused significant damage to the Rosary Stations which were crafted in Italy, the parish signs affixed to the fence and the sprinkler system. The pastor estimates the value of the damage at approximately $10,000.  The woman seen in the surveillance video, which has been handed over to the 103rd Precinct, is the same person who the Sunday before, on September 8, was captured on video in the parking lot ripping down signs and damaging potted plants bearing the parish name.

“The things damaged were all purchased through the fundraising of parishioners and the Generation of Faith Diocesan campaign. .  Such acts of religious intolerance have no place within our society, and every house of worship, regardless of their beliefs, should be respected. We are praying for the person and for justice,” said Father Josephjude C. Gannon, Pastor of St. Gerard Majella.

Please pray for this parish and the woman involved, pictured below.

 


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