Bishop, Community Gather to Support St. Edmund Amid Fire Damage, Easter Reflections

Bishop, Community Gather to Support St. Edmund Amid Fire Damage, Easter Reflections

Bishop Robert Brennan takes time on Easter Sunday to inspect fire damage to the historic St. Edmund’s Church on Breezy Point. The wooden building was gutted by a three-alarm blaze that early reports suggest was caused by an electrical issue. (Photos: Bill Miller) BREEZY POINT — Laurie McGuire recalled on Easter Sunday growing up “five doors down” from St. Edmund Church, which was gutted on April 19, Holy Saturday, by a three-alarm fire. This is …

St. Edmund Church in Breezy Point engulfed in flames on Holy Saturday – QNS

Apr. 21, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell & Robert Pozarycki Parishioners in Breezy Point stood helplessly outside St. Edmund Church on Saturday as flames engulfed their beloved house of worship in a devastating three-alarm fire. Fire Department sources said the blaze ignited just after 2:15 p.m. on April 19 at 216 Rockaway Beach Blvd., in the tight-knit community on the western tip of the Rockaway Peninsula. St. Edmund Church is part of the Roman Catholi…