{"id":356827,"date":"2026-09-25T16:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/356827\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T16:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:38:51","slug":"bishops-humanitarian-dinner-raises-1-8m-for-catholic-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/356827\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop\u2019s Humanitarian Dinner Raises 1.8M for Catholic Charities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"\"\"Msgr. Alfred LoPinto recalls his days growing up in East New York, a tough working-class neighborhood, as he speaks to a crowd of 750 people at the awards dinner and describes himself as \u201ca kid from Brooklyn.\u201d (Photos: Paula Katinas)<\/p>\n

WALL STREET \u2014 Msgr. Alfred LoPinto first became involved in Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens 60 years ago. It was 1966, and Msgr. LoPinto was a young man preparing to enter seminary when, he recalled, the pastor of his church talked him into working for Catholic Charities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, \u2018You\u2019re going to do this. You\u2019re going to run the summer program for kids,\u2019 \u201d Msgr. LoPinto remembered the pastor telling him. \u201cThat was the beginning of a journey that has taken me to places I could never imagine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Msgr. LoPinto, who retired as president and CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens (CCBQ) on June 30, was lauded for his service at the organization\u2019s annual Bishop\u2019s Humanitarian Award Dinner<\/a> at Cipriani Wall Street on Sept. 24.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

He served as head of CCBQ for 13 years and was succeeded by Father Patrick Keating<\/a>, the deputy CEO.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Msgr. Alfred LoPinto (second from right) has lived a life of service that \u201ctruly embodies the vision of Bishop Sullivan,\u201d says Father Patrick Keating (right), president and CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens, who presented him with the Joseph M. Sullivan Service Award. They are joined onstage by Msgr. Robert Romano (left) and Bishop Robert Brennan.<\/p>\n

At the dinner, which was attended by 750 people, Bishop Robert Brennan and Father Keating presented Msgr. LoPinto with the Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Service Award, an honor named in memory of Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan (1930-2013), an auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn who served as executive director of\u00a0CCBQ\u00a0from 1968 to 1979.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The dinner, which serves as a fundraiser for CCBQ, raised $1.8 million, according to officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bishop Brennan served as the dinner\u2019s honorary chair, and Msgr. Robert Romano,<\/a> pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Dyker Heights, emceed for the evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Three honorees received a Bishop\u2019s Humanitarian Award. One winner, Greystone Inc., a commercial real estate finance company, was represented by its founder and CEO, Stephen Rosenberg. <\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Stephen Rosenberg (center) founded Greystone Inc. in 1988. The firm funds affordable housing projects and has worked with Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens. He receives the Bishop\u2019s Humanitarian Award from Bishop Robert Brennan (left) and Father Patrick Keating, president and CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mission of my entire company is to love and support others,\u201d he told The Tablet, \u201cand I can\u2019t imagine an entity that does more to love and support people than Catholic Charities.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\u201cMany of us here today are so blessed,\u201d says Bert Rahm, senior vice president and general manager of Turner Construction Company, as he accepts the Bishop\u2019s Humanitarian Award on behalf of his firm from Robert Brennan (left) and Father Patrick Keating.<\/p>\n

Bert Rahm, senior vice president and general manager of Turner Construction Company, accepted the Bishop\u2019s Humanitarian Award on behalf of the firm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bishop\u2019s Humanitarian Award was also presented to Paul A. Michels, partner emeritus of the law firm Cullen and Dykman LLP.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Attorney Paul Michels (center), accepting the Bishop\u2019s Humanitarian Award from Bishop Robert Brennan (left) and Father Patrick Keating, president and CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens said that, as he looks back on his 45-year career, \u201cIt has truly been an honor and a privilege to work with so many wonderful clients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian Long, key principal of Long and DeLosa Construction Group, received the Ubi Caritas Award. In his acceptance speech, he urged young people in the audience to get involved in their churches and in charity work.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s keep paying it forward,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\u201cI\u2019m only here as a spoke in the wheel,\u201d says award winner Brian Long (center), who points out the good works done by others in the Diocese of Brooklyn as he accepts his award from Bishop Robert Brennan (left) and Father Patrick Keating, president and CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens.<\/p>\n

CCBQ, which was founded in 1899, sponsors senior housing, provides mental health counseling, operates food pantries, and offers a wide array of services for children and families in need.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, Msgr. LoPinto expressed appreciation to those who support the organization\u2019s work: \u201cYou enable Catholic Charities to be the hand of God.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Msgr. Alfred LoPinto recalls his days growing up in East New York, a tough working-class neighborhood, as he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-356827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}