Anniversary Mass in Brewster

The cardinal speaks at Mass as Auxiliary Bishop Gerardo Colacicco, left, and Father Richard Gill, pastor of St. Lawrence O’Toole, look on.

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Parishioners join in prayer.

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Some remnants of the original church, including an ornate wooden crucifix, have a home at the parish.

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Altar server Jack Kristensen, left, a fourth-year college seminarian at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and his parents, Janine and Christian, meet Cardinal Dolan at a reception in the parish center after Mass.

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The reception’s convivial atmosphere is evident.

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Posted Wednesday, January 26, 2022 12:05 am

Cardinal Dolan offered Mass Jan. 15 at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Brewster to mark the 150th anniversary of the first Mass in the original church in 1871. The parish, founded in 1878, now has more than 2,000 families; the current church was built in 1915.

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