By The Tablet Staff

MANHASSET, N.Y. — Friends and faithful are teeing it up Thursday, July 21, at North Hills Country Club for the 27th annual Bishop’s Golf Classic to raise funds and awareness for charities that support the mission of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

This year’s beneficiary is Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School, which partners with families to “educate deserving young people from underserved communities to become men and women of faith, purpose, and service.”

Over the past 26 years, the Bishop’s Golf Classic has raised more than $1.7 million.

Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio is this year’s clerical honoree, and Robert B. Catell, the former chairman and chief executive officer of KeySpan Corporation and KeySpan Energy Delivery, is the lay honoree.

Catell also serves as chairman of the board of Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School.

North Hills Country Club, located in Manhasset, New York, was designed by Robert Trent Jones in 1961. The day’s festivities include breakfast and a round of golf, including lunch, followed by a cocktail hour and dinner at the golf club.