St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church — Local services in New York

I grew up in this neighborhood, and this was the church my family and I went to, It used to be a great church.

when I came back i decided to go to it a few times.

Its sad to see what it has become. I've decided to change church and start going to the next closed church in the neighborhood.

I had a lot of great memories, its sad to see what it has become. it seems like the church is just a business to them, not a place to teach people about religion or any positive values.

it feels more like a mafia, just scamming people out of their pennies faking to care about god. so, sad.

something else, if you have someone who passed away, they wont event mention the persons name unless you pay them a ridiculous amount of cash. Its obviously a business for them, not about god. and I kid you not, I went to a mass where the priest did not mention the bible at all he spent an hour talking gibberish and having the people raise their hand up in the form of a Nazi salute. When I came out I was telling the people I went with, what in the world was that? Plus some of the Ushers from time to time make of...

Parents married at side alter 1940. I was baptized 1949, I started school there in 1954 when I was 5, they only had prayer class 1x a week, received Holy Communion 1956, Confirmation 1959, Graduated 1963. All my records are in Rectory. Grandmother lived across, I lived across the street from Boys school on 43rd Avenue. My roots are in this beautiful Church. I visit there every once in a while. Miss Church, School and my beautiful family that are now in Heaven. I now live in Nassau County for the...

Hospitality welcoming. I enjoy attending Mass in the chapel. The Church is large but allows room for private prayer. Parishioners are respectful and quiet when they see me praying; unlike some other parishes I go to where people start talking loudly with each other when they see me praying. I find that to...