Michael Bonetti shares the Christmas decorations and nativity scene at St. Leonard’s Peace Garden. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Submit your interesting photos using our Submit a Post form or tag @northend.waterfront on Instagram. Please include a caption or story telling us about your photo. See past neighborhood photo posts.
Things to know for Wednesday Your daily round up for Wednesday, December 13: 12:30PM St. Johns/NEMPAC Choral Concert. Join St. John’s School and the North End Music and Performing Arts Center for their Choral Concert at 24 Clark Street, St. Stephen’s Church. 6:30PM Public Meeting: New North End Community Center Study. There will be a Read More…
In 1904, Saint Leonard’s parish welcomed Father Valerian Pianigiani. It was under Father Pianigiani’s tenure as Pastor that various Church groups still in formation today came to be, the most prevalent of these groups being the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Knights of Columbus. The Third Order is a group of lay men Read More…
by Frank Mazzaglia, St. Joseph Society How do you say, “Thank you” to people who have stood by you, in good times and bad, for more than 100 years? That’s the question pondered by the Society of St. Joseph when they became aware that St. Leonard Port Maurice Church was in the midst of a Read More…
The Franciscan Friars arrived in Boston in 1873, and immediately were welcomed by the city’s growing Italian population, many of which viewed the order as patriarchal. The Franciscans main objective was to service the needs of their parishioners, building churches, schools, and orphanages all for the use of the immigrant population, particularly in Italian communities. Read More…
Major benefactor, Nick Ferreri, has issued a challenge for the businesses and citizens of Boston to step up for the restoration of Saint Leonard Church, located in the heart of the North End. Ferreri will match all donations up to $1 million dollars. “I have decided to challenge the businesses, financial district, and citizens of Boston Read More…
Around the midway point of the 19th Century, the city of Boston was developing into a thriving metropolis. Many of the landmarks we still hold dear today were being built across the city. Such institutions as the Boston Public Library, the oldest public library system in the country, the world-renowned Parker House Hotel and the Charles Read More…
Confirmation Classes St. Leonard Parish is inviting high school juniors or older to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Classes will start no sooner than the beginning of the new liturgical year, November 26th, 2017. We require at least 15 students to register before scheduling the program. If you are interested, please contact the Parish Office Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday! Events for Tuesday, September 5th: 9:30am TV Mass by Father Claude Scrima of St. Leonard Church of Port Maurice in North End, Boston will be celebrating the televised Catholic Mass on the CatholicTV Network (@CatholicTV). Notable news found elsewhere: What Bostonians need to know this week Sometimes these short work weeks can get the best of Read More…
Video from the July 10, 2017 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) Earlier this week, NorthEndWaterfront.com published this piece by resident Thomas Schiavoni regarding disturbances from an illegal “deck” on a fire escape right above the Peace Garden at Saint Leonard Church. At the Neighborhood Council meeting on July 10th, the Council discussed Read More…
From the Restore St. Leonard’s committee, Carmine Guarino and Michael Bonetti, gave an update on the church’s reconstruction. The church was closed in January, 2017 for interior demolition/reconstruction, and current restoration is moving full speed ahead. The goal is to re-open the church for Christmas, 2017. Of the $3.2 million dollars estimated to complete this project, $1.5 million Read More…
St. Leonard Church will close for an extensive restoration beginning on January 2, 2017. Located in Boston’s North End at 320 Hanover Street, the iconic Roman Catholic church will be under construction for several months and perhaps longer. The news was posted in this week’s church bulletin: We can finally announce with confidence that we will be ringing in the Read More…