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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.594-SNAPSHOT-1 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Mon, 04 May 2026 22:59:37 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>NYE Blog</title><subtitle>NYE Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2013-12-30T20:28:48Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.594-SNAPSHOT-1 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>A Choir is the Place Where the "I" and the People Meet</title><category term="2014"/><id>http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/12/30/a-choir-is-the-place-where-the-i-and-the-people-meet.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/12/30/a-choir-is-the-place-where-the-i-and-the-people-meet.html"/><author><name>Administrator</name></author><published>2013-12-30T20:28:43Z</published><updated>2013-12-30T20:28:43Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/storage/pictures2014/performance-choirflyer.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/storage/pictures2014/perf-choirflyerinfo329x85.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1385593775124" alt="" /></a></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 329px;">To see full poster, click the image above</span></span></p>Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the door and online: <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
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<div id="_mcePaste" style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 110%;">Second prize: ticket #2929</span></div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 110%;">Third prize: ticket #2889</span></div>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 110%;"><em style="font-size: 120%;">Congratulations to all our winners!</em></strong></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Appeal for Persecuted Christians</title><category term="2014"/><id>http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/12/10/appeal-for-persecuted-christians.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/12/10/appeal-for-persecuted-christians.html"/><author><name>Administrator</name></author><published>2013-12-11T01:49:26Z</published><updated>2013-12-11T01:49:26Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Rimini Meeting website article:
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<div id="_mcePaste">"Finally a thought for Christians who, in various parts of the world, have difficulty in openly professing their faith and in being recognized and given the right to live with dignity. They are our brothers and sisters, courageous witnesses - even more numerous than our martyrs in the early centuries - who endure with apostolic perseverance the many current forms of persecution. Quite a few also risk their lives to remain faithful to the Gospel of Christ. I wish to assure my closeness in prayer to individuals, families and communities who suffer violence and intolerance and I repeat to them the consoling words of Jesus: "Take courage, I have overcome the world" (Jn 16:33)."</div>
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<div><strong><em>From Pope Francis’ World Mission Day 2013 Message</em></strong></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;"><a title="http://www.meetingrimini.org/eng/default.asp?id=1053#b14168" href="http://www.meetingrimini.org/eng/default.asp?id=1053#b14168" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE TO SIGN THE APPEAL</a></em></strong></div>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Come and Visit New York Encounter</title><category term="2014"/><id>http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/12/2/come-and-visit-new-york-encounter.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/12/2/come-and-visit-new-york-encounter.html"/><author><name>Administrator</name></author><published>2013-12-03T02:01:18Z</published><updated>2013-12-03T02:01:18Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Want to tell your parish, diocese, or school about New York Encounter but don't know where to start? We have a solution. Feel free to use the text below, or download the copy as a convenient PDF (link at the bottom of this post).</p><p><strong>Come and visit <em>NEW YORK ENCOUNTER</em></strong> - a cultural festival to foster dialogue between faith and the public sphere of life. Organized by Communion and Liberation. Manhattan Center on West 34th Street @ 8th Avenue.  All events are open to the public, most events are free.</p>
<p><strong><em>To see full blog post, click title at top.</strong></em></p>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Volunteers Needed for New York Encounter</title><category term="2014"/><id>http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/11/13/volunteers-needed-for-new-york-encounter.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/11/13/volunteers-needed-for-new-york-encounter.html"/><author><name>Administrator</name></author><published>2013-11-13T19:57:13Z</published><updated>2013-11-13T19:57:13Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Enrollment to volunteer at the 2014 NY Encounter is now open! To sign up or for more information, email us at: <em><a href="mailto:volunteers@newyorkencounter.org">volunteers@newyorkencounter.org</a></em></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Raffle open to New York residents</title><category term="2014"/><id>http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/10/23/raffle-open-to-new-york-residents.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/10/23/raffle-open-to-new-york-residents.html"/><author><name>Administrator</name></author><published>2013-10-23T16:13:00Z</published><updated>2013-10-23T16:13:00Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>OPEN TO NEW YORK RESIDENTS ONLY</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-size: 120%;">$5.00 per ticket gets you a chance to win one of the prizes below:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-size: 120%;">$700<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1st prize&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-size: 120%;">$300&nbsp;<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2nd prize</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-size: 120%;">$200<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3rd prize</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-size: 120%;">Drawing held December 21, 2013</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-size: 120%;">Results will be posted on this blog following the drawing</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-size: 120%;">For more information, </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-size: 120%;">please call 646-571-2341</strong></p>
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<p>Videos can also be found under the indiviudal schedule entries. Please watch and share!</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Radio Interview with Vitaliy Kuzman</title><category term="2013"/><id>http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/1/14/radio-interview-with-vitaliy-kuzman.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/1/14/radio-interview-with-vitaliy-kuzman.html"/><author><name>Administrator</name></author><published>2013-01-14T17:35:56Z</published><updated>2013-01-14T17:35:56Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[From News Talk Radio 77WABC am:  "Join Rabbi and Deacon as they welcome Vitaliy Kuzman of Communion and Liberation will be here to tell us about an upcoming event at the Manhattan Center called New York Encounter..."]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Charles Ives: Power, Beauty and...Insurance?</title><category term="2013"/><id>http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/1/9/charles-ives-power-beauty-andinsurance.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2013/1/9/charles-ives-power-beauty-andinsurance.html"/><author><name>Administrator</name></author><published>2013-01-09T21:52:26Z</published><updated>2013-01-09T21:52:26Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Event preview: America's Longing for Freedom

by Ellynore Florendo 

Try to imagine a symphony that captures the raw tumultuous energy of Manhattan, the power of it, the brevity of it, the soaring trumpets and the fistfuls of piano. Through this cacophonous music there is the reflection of the paradox of life itself - the chaotic feel and the dissonance combined with the unmistakable sense that through this tangled mess of sounds, if one is attentive, there is a direction for all of it. Through the music one senses life is not a meaningless mess of unconnected noises or innovation for the sake of innovation but rather life is in fact being guided by a brilliant composer. That is the genius of Charles Ives' music. And his life is the picture of a new creation that is entirely original, endlessly vivacious, and inspired by the gift of faith!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Raffle winners announced</title><id>http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2012/12/20/raffle-winners-announced.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.newyorkencounter.org/blog/2012/12/20/raffle-winners-announced.html"/><author><name>Administrator</name></author><published>2012-12-21T02:14:20Z</published><updated>2012-12-21T02:14:20Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The winning New York Encounter raffle tickets have been drawn. Congratulations to the winners:
<br><b>First prize ($1,000)</b>: Ticket #1246
<br><b>Second prize ($300)</b>: Ticket #1083
<br><b>Third prize ($200)</b>: Ticket #1448]]></summary></entry></feed>