Wow Wow Wow! What a Blessing this was to watch! My sister sent this to me. We were 4 sisters and All went to this Church & school growing up. Every sister including me Graduated 8th grade from there. I sang in the choir and every Sunday would sing up in the choir loft. I was Blessed to be one who volunteered to clean the Altar. I helped read to children in the rectory. I took piano lessons in I think the rectory. I still have the books that I was taught on. I visited a priest once a week because I wanted to become a Nun and he was the person who would council me. I went to the CYO in the basement . I have so many Great memories. It was a Special Time where God was Always there for me as He is now. I also received my Confirmation as well as my sisters. IAM TRULY BLESSED! I remember when it was closed for awhile. I'm so happy the it was bought back to life. May God Bless St. Barbara's and continue to bring it life!!!
Wonderful,,, I grow up in Brooklyn, I lived on Gates Ave . I attended P.S. 75 . It was a great place to grow in. I received First Holy Communion and Confirmation at this Church. I love ❤️ this Church and it bring back such wonderful memories. My Mom , was devoted in this Church. It is so nice to hear A free Catholic School, has been provided for the children ....how wonderful! It makes my heart ❤️ sing . Many parishioners were very proud to be a part of this Church. The Altar has not lost its Holiness and Outstanding Beauty.
Thank you Nick so much for this tour. It has touched my heart. I lived in Green avenue between Central and Evergreen avenue. I attented the Catholic school from the 4th to the 8th grade. I made my Communion and Conformation there. I baptized my son there and my niece's children were also baptized there. I remember Father Patton and the bazzars. I loved the presentation of my roots. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart.
WOW I GREW UP IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND I ALWAYS LOVED THE CHURCH OF ST. BARBARA MY COUSIN'S RECEIVED THEIR SACRAMENTS AT THIS GORGEOUS CHURCH. I ATTENDED ST. JOSEPH ON SUYDAM ST. AND WAS BAPTIZED AT AT ST. LEONARD'S ON JEFFERSON STREET. WHICH IS NO LONGER STANDING. WHAT A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. BLESSED BE OUR GLORIOUS ST. BARBARA ONE OF THE 14 HOLY HELPERS OF OUR LORD JESUS.
That was very nice Nick. thank you. I was married at St. Barbara's and my children were baptized and went to school there. What a pity that it fell into poverty for a few years, but now it looks like it has come back somewhat. What a great thing that the school is free!!! Thank God for the person who gives their funds so this can happen. St. Barbara's was always a beautiful church and looks like it still is...It is massive
I was born in 1947 at 131 Menahan Street on the same block as the school and around the corner from the church. It was and is a beautiful church that holds a lot of memories for me of my Communion and Confirmation. That you for the experience of seeing it again.
Thank you so much for putting out all this information on this special church that I was raised up attending and also was a student of the school in the mid 60s. We have 3 generations that attended this magnificent church and I LOVED it! I loved the church, I recall the priest using Charlie Brown as an attention getter for us children. I loved the school and the piousness that I found in the character of some of the nuns. Many GREAT memories and I will forever be thankful that you spent good time putting this along with its history for us to appreciate. I would have loved seeing some more of the beautiful statues from the sides of interior of the church, but I am very grateful for as much as you put together! Thank you once again!!!
i grew up on 1182 gates ave , this was my church and went to school there it was on the side street. ! . the frescoes are amazing , there were statues in the outer front at one time and the area in front of the altar was different over years parts were removed, , my family was very active with the church, the choir , the marching band won may awards and played at the worlds fair 64/65 , Christmas eve mass was breathtaking .i still have class friends from there it will always be my church !
Thank you so much for sharing that video i was a student at St. Barbaras back in the 60s and and also went to P.S.75 i lived on bleecker street at the end. Remember when the bell at the church use to ring at 12 noon. Remembering the wounderful nuns that use to teach loved it much i still think about it. Words can't express how i feel 50 years later was born and raised at 12 bleecker street playing stick ball and all. Thank You for all the memories. AL EMPROTO
Thanks, I came from 47 Menahan Street went to Kindergarten and first grade at P.S. 75 across the street from me, Went then to Saint Barbara's for 2nd Grade to 7th Grade.
St Barbara's church is amazingly beautiful. Looking to visit and I would like to received a schedule of masses of Saturday, Sunday and weekdays. Including the perishes phone number.
I grew up in that neighborhood, it was predominant Puerto Ricans, and some other Latin Americans- now it's a total gentrified mess, which has led to the displacement of the very same. No different than what they did in Manhattan. As far as Manhattan, they have displaced hard working tax paying ppl, with wealthy ones that write-off everything, thus leading to the closing of everything from fire houses, to public schools. The same will eventually happen to Bushwick. Hopefully St Barbara will survive the gentrification, because a whole lot of Catholic schools and churches have closed ever since the wealthy, and non-catholic have moved to Manhattan
You forget that the Puerto Ricans moved there in the 70s and ghettoized (bringing in roaches, crime, drugs, and vandalism) what was once a very clean, safe, and beautiful Italian, Irish, and German neighborhood. When I go there now, it seems to be all Chinese, Vietnamese, and Mexicans. I wish the area would become "gentrified," in the sense that the people who built it would move back in.
@@kraken138 Poor you my homie 🤦 Only if you knew that what you're saying about Ricans and Latinos, is what they say about Italians and Irish in all of Europe.. . You guys are the Niggas of Europe .. This what they think of y'all over there ..Mafia , drugs, drunks, and forget about putting Germany in the same sentence as you guys . I personally love Irish and Italians, as I myself am from Sicilian descent, and have Irish cousins, which why I know what Europeans say about y'all bc of when I worked in the fashion industry, I use hear them them out when used to talk to me thinking I was of Hispanic descent only. Kind of went in the same business one time I asked a lady if she was jewish, and she told me "no , I'm Israeli" 😭🍺 Salute!! ... "Testa di Cazzo!!"
@@kraken138 And what I wrote before was not meant to offend you, but to open your eyes and watch how you offend a group of ppl , bc you never know know how other people feel about you guys as well . And just to let you know that I grew up , went to Catholic School in an Irish Italian neighborhood, and my Italian friends did not think much of my Irish friends, and vice versa. And the ones that kept the peace were the ones that were mixed have Irish and half Italian.
@@xavierrivera9597 I'm not putting any group of people down, I'm just stating the truth. Before it was a Latin American area, it was a Norwegian, Irish, German, and Italian area and it was a very clean, safe, orderly, and wonderful place for middle-class families until the 1970s when the area changed. All the Norwegians, Germans, Irish, and Italians moved out. Then, we started seeing bars going up over the windows, and beautiful glass French doors on apartment buildings had to get pulled out and got replaced with concrete and steel because the new guys were busting the windows out all the time, graffiti, drugs, and garbage everywhere. So, I don’t get why you lament the loss of the Puerto Rican version of that neighborhood. It wasn’t Puerto Rican for very long, and it is a mostly Asian area now, anyway. I don’t know how the Asians get the millions it costs to buy a house there, but it is what it is. PS: Irish and Italians always got along great, which is why that mix is so common in NYC. My mother is Italian and my father is Norweigian/Irish and they met on 61st Street.
@@kraken138 You do know that there were Irish people in Puerto Rico more than a century before they ever got to Boston and other parts of the North East. They deserted the British army and joined the Spanish army. The Irishman that were in the army were known as the "wild geese" Irish and Puerto Ricans were mixing way before Irish and Italians Like I said before I have plenty of Irish cousins . There's a big Irish and Puerto Rican mix in the Hell's kitchen part of NYC as well
Wow Wow Wow! What a Blessing this was to watch! My sister sent this to me. We were 4 sisters and All went to this Church & school growing up. Every sister including me Graduated 8th grade from there. I sang in the choir and every Sunday would sing up in the choir loft. I was Blessed to be one who volunteered to clean the Altar. I helped read to children in the rectory. I took piano lessons in I think the rectory. I still have the books that I was taught on. I visited a priest once a week because I wanted to become a Nun and he was the person who would council me. I went to the CYO in the basement . I have so many Great memories. It was a Special Time where God was Always there for me as He is now. I also received my Confirmation as well as my sisters. IAM TRULY BLESSED! I remember when it was closed for awhile. I'm so happy the it was bought back to life. May God Bless St. Barbara's and continue to bring it life!!!
Wonderful,,, I grow up in Brooklyn, I lived on Gates Ave . I attended P.S. 75 . It was a great place to grow in. I received First Holy Communion and Confirmation at this Church. I love ❤️ this Church and it bring back such wonderful memories. My Mom , was devoted in this Church. It is so nice to hear A free Catholic School, has been provided for the children ....how wonderful! It makes my heart ❤️ sing . Many parishioners were very proud to be a part of this Church. The Altar has not lost its Holiness and
Outstanding Beauty.
Thank you Nick so much for this tour. It has touched my heart. I lived in Green avenue between Central and Evergreen avenue. I attented the Catholic school from the 4th to the 8th grade. I made my Communion and Conformation there. I baptized my son there and my niece's children were also baptized there. I remember Father Patton and the bazzars. I loved the presentation of my roots. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart.
WOW I GREW UP IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND I ALWAYS LOVED THE CHURCH OF ST. BARBARA MY COUSIN'S RECEIVED THEIR SACRAMENTS AT THIS GORGEOUS CHURCH. I ATTENDED ST. JOSEPH ON SUYDAM ST. AND WAS BAPTIZED AT AT ST. LEONARD'S ON JEFFERSON STREET. WHICH IS NO LONGER STANDING. WHAT A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. BLESSED BE OUR GLORIOUS ST. BARBARA ONE OF THE 14 HOLY HELPERS OF OUR LORD JESUS.
That was very nice Nick. thank you. I was married at St. Barbara's and my children were baptized and went to school there. What a pity that it fell into poverty for a few years, but now it looks like it has come back somewhat. What a great thing that the school is free!!! Thank God for the person who gives their funds so this can happen. St. Barbara's was always a beautiful church and looks like it still is...It is massive
I was born in 1947 at 131 Menahan Street on the same block as the school and around the corner from the church. It was and is a beautiful church that holds a lot of memories for me of my Communion and Confirmation. That you for the experience of seeing it again.
Wow awesome I was born and raised on Brooklyn green Ave a couple of blocks away Wow beautiful memories.
Thank you so much for putting out all this information on this special church that I was raised up attending and also was a student of the school in the mid 60s. We have 3 generations that attended this magnificent church and I LOVED it! I loved the church, I recall the priest using Charlie Brown as an attention getter for us children. I loved the school and the piousness that I found in the character of some of the nuns. Many GREAT memories and I will forever be thankful that you spent good time putting this along with its history for us to appreciate. I would have loved seeing some more of the beautiful statues from the sides of interior of the church, but I am very grateful for as much as you put together! Thank you once again!!!
i grew up on 1182 gates ave , this was my church and went to school there it was on the side street. ! . the frescoes are amazing , there were statues in the outer front at one time and the area in front of the altar was different over years parts were removed, , my family was very active with the church, the choir , the marching band won may awards and played at the worlds fair 64/65 , Christmas eve mass was breathtaking .i still have class friends from there it will always be my church !
Thank you so much for sharing that video i was a student at St. Barbaras back in the 60s and and also went to P.S.75 i lived on bleecker street at the end. Remember when the bell at the church use to ring at 12 noon. Remembering the wounderful nuns that use to teach loved it much i still think about it. Words can't express how i feel 50 years later was born and raised at 12 bleecker street playing stick ball and all. Thank You for all the memories. AL EMPROTO
I'm so happy that the school opened up again. The masses were in Latin and there was a mass in Spanish.
The altar rails were so beautiful. They ran from one end to the other with an opening in the middle of the rail.
Thanks, I came from 47 Menahan Street went to Kindergarten and first grade at P.S. 75 across the street from me, Went then to Saint Barbara's for 2nd Grade to 7th Grade.
The organ would be played in the upper back area of the church
Yes also went to P.S 75 great memories.
I lived at 83 bleecker Street and went to this church and school
St
Barbara's church is amazingly beautiful. Looking to visit and I would like to received a schedule of masses of Saturday, Sunday and weekdays. Including the perishes phone number.
A Santa Barbara c'era un prete di Mugnano in provincia di Napoli ❤❤. Un abbraccio forte forte
Sacro Cuore di Gesù aiutaci sempre. Tu sai,tu puoi!!
I grew up in that neighborhood, it was predominant Puerto Ricans, and some other Latin Americans- now it's a total gentrified mess, which has led to the displacement of the very same. No different than what they did in Manhattan.
As far as Manhattan, they have displaced hard working tax paying ppl, with wealthy ones that write-off everything, thus leading to the closing of everything from fire houses, to public schools. The same will eventually happen to Bushwick.
Hopefully St Barbara will survive the gentrification, because a whole lot of Catholic schools and churches have closed ever since the wealthy, and non-catholic have moved to Manhattan
You forget that the Puerto Ricans moved there in the 70s and ghettoized (bringing in roaches, crime, drugs, and vandalism) what was once a very clean, safe, and beautiful Italian, Irish, and German neighborhood. When I go there now, it seems to be all Chinese, Vietnamese, and Mexicans. I wish the area would become "gentrified," in the sense that the people who built it would move back in.
@@kraken138
Poor you my homie 🤦
Only if you knew that what you're saying about Ricans and Latinos, is what they say about Italians and Irish in all of Europe.. . You guys are the Niggas of Europe .. This what they think of y'all over there ..Mafia , drugs, drunks, and forget about putting Germany in the same sentence as you guys .
I personally love Irish and Italians, as I myself am from Sicilian descent, and have Irish cousins, which why I know what Europeans say about y'all bc of when I worked in the fashion industry, I use hear them them out when used to talk to me thinking I was of Hispanic descent only.
Kind of went in the same business one time I asked a lady if she was jewish, and she told me "no , I'm Israeli"
😭🍺 Salute!! ... "Testa di Cazzo!!"
@@kraken138
And what I wrote before was not meant to offend you, but to open your eyes and watch how you offend a group of ppl , bc you never know know how other people feel about you guys as well .
And just to let you know that I grew up , went to Catholic School in an Irish Italian neighborhood, and my Italian friends did not think much of my Irish friends, and vice versa.
And the ones that kept the peace were the ones that were mixed have Irish and half Italian.
@@xavierrivera9597 I'm not putting any group of people down, I'm just stating the truth. Before it was a Latin American area, it was a Norwegian, Irish, German, and Italian area and it was a very clean, safe, orderly, and wonderful place for middle-class families until the 1970s when the area changed. All the Norwegians, Germans, Irish, and Italians moved out. Then, we started seeing bars going up over the windows, and beautiful glass French doors on apartment buildings had to get pulled out and got replaced with concrete and steel because the new guys were busting the windows out all the time, graffiti, drugs, and garbage everywhere. So, I don’t get why you lament the loss of the Puerto Rican version of that neighborhood. It wasn’t Puerto Rican for very long, and it is a mostly Asian area now, anyway. I don’t know how the Asians get the millions it costs to buy a house there, but it is what it is. PS: Irish and Italians always got along great, which is why that mix is so common in NYC. My mother is Italian and my father is Norweigian/Irish and they met on 61st Street.
@@kraken138
You do know that there were Irish people in Puerto Rico more than a century before they ever got to Boston and other parts of the North East. They deserted the British army and joined the Spanish army. The Irishman that were in the army were known as the "wild geese"
Irish and Puerto Ricans were mixing way before Irish and Italians
Like I said before I have plenty of Irish cousins . There's a big Irish and Puerto Rican mix in the Hell's kitchen part of NYC as well