August Calendar Highlights: 28th Annual Assumption Procession, Race for the Chaste, Lift Up Your Hearts

| 08/1/2024

By: The Good Newsroom

See our listings below for a sampling of events available throughout the Archdiocese of New York this month

A woman is seen relaxing at West Meadow Beach in Setauket, October 2, 2023.
A woman is seen relaxing at West Meadow Beach in Setauket, October 2, 2023. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

A large number of events are taking place in August, the month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, including the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary and the 28th annual Assumption procession, along with film screenings, training sessions, and a fun run. See our listings below for a sampling of events available throughout the Archdiocese of New York this month.

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Vatican News

| 06/30/2026

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OSV News

| 06/30/2026

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Archbishop Ronald Hicks

| 06/30/2026

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