Obituary: Permanent Deacon Jorge Estela

| 02/26/2026

By: The Good Newsroom

Permanent Deacon Jorge Estela entered eternal life on February 20, 2026. He assisted at the Church of St. Peter/St. Mary of the Assumption in Haverstraw for more than 40 years

Permanent Deacon Jorge Estela
Assisted at the Church of St. Peter/St. Mary of the Assumption, Haverstraw

Born April 16, 1945
Ordained Deacon May 28, 1983
Entered Eternal Life February 20, 2026

RECEPTION OF THE BODY AND WAKE ⦁ LYING IN REPOSE
Friday, February 27, 2026 ⦁ 3-8 p.m.

TJ McGowan and Sons Funeral Home
71 North Central Highway
Garnerville, New York 10925
(845) 429-6665

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Saturday, February 28, 2026 ⦁ 10 a.m.

Church of Saint Peter
115 Broadway
Haverstraw, New York 10927
(845) 429-2196

Most Reverend Peter J. Byrne, principal celebrant
Reverend Rumando Peralta, CRL, homilist

INTERMENT

St. Peter Cemetery, Haverstraw

Cardinal Dolan, Police Commissioner Tisch Honored at 81st Annual Al Smith Dinner, Archbishop Hicks’ First as Host

“Alfred Emanuel Smith, the Happy Warrior, as FDR nicknamed him, how we need his light today…Al Smith bridged the conflicts of the time – and folks, do we ever need him now,” Cardinal Dolan said.

By:

Armando Machado

| 10/16/2026

Bishop Edmund Whalen’s Homily: October 16, 2026

Bishop Edmund Whalen explains that God loves us enough to push us beyond what we believe we can accomplish.

By:

The Good Newsroom

| 10/16/2026

El padre Fredy Patiño invita a orar por el papa y a pedir por su salud y sanación

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El padre Fredy Patiño invita a los fieles a encomendar al santo padre a Dios y a orar por el don de la sanación y la salud.