Organ Recital Series in Flatbush

Parishioners, neighbors and friends gathered at Our Lady of Refuge parish, Flatbush, earlier this month to hear organist Todd Wilson, above, playing the church’s pipe organ in accompaniment to the original 1925 version of the silent movie “The Phantom of the Opera.” The next concert event will be Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. featuring Thierry Escaich of the Paris Conservatory. For details and tickets, visit www.olrbrooklyn.org. (Photo © Joe Vitacco)

Sister Ave Clark, O.P., founder of Heart to Heart Ministry, Jamaica, is being named “Humanitarian of the Year” at the Little-Neck Douglaston Lions Club’s 18th annual Dinner Dance Fundraiser, Nov. 23. The “Broadway Night” dinner dance will be held at Leonard’s of Great Neck, L.I., starting at 7 p.m. The evening will feature a full cocktail hour, open bar and dinner as well as live and silent auctions.
Also being honored are Regina Grasso as “Woman of the Year” and two posthumous Lions, Gerard O’Connell and Rabbi Morton Pomerantz. To attend, RSVP by Nov. 1 by calling 917-796-2990 or emailing cm2849@aol.com.

SS. Joachim and Anne School, Queens Village, is celebrating its 90th anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 8. Join the school and parish community for a school tour at 10 a.m., Mass at 11 a.m. and a dinner at The Inn at New Hyde Park, L.I., at 1 p.m. Tickets are $85 per person. For tickets and details, call 718-465-2230.

Resurrection Ascension parish, Rego Park, is proud to announce that Dr. Patrick McNamara will be the special guest at Wine, Chesse and Chat, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the upper church.
McNamara will discuss his new book, “New York Catholics: Faith, Attitude, & the Works,” which features biographies of 71 individuals, including Tablet Editor Ed Wilkinson (see Page 18), who have helped make New York and America great. RSVP by calling 718-533-7898.

Help feed the hungry at Helping Hands Food Pantry at St. Augustine Church, Park Slope, by participating in a 5K Fun Run/Walk/Bike in Prospect Park, Nov. 22, 11 a.m., rain or shine. This is not a race but an opportunity for the whole family to get outdoors on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and support a good cause. All donations will benefit the food pantry and hungry residents in Park Slope. For details, visit staugustineparkslope.org and click on “News and Events,” or email helpinghandsfp@yahoo.com.

All are welcome to attend a Family Funday Penny Social at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park, next Sunday, Nov. 9. Enjoy raffles and win prizes. Admission is $5, and you may bring your own food. For more information, call 718-376-1620.

Artists, professional and amateur alike, are invited to express their faith through art in a themed exhibit, “Varying Paths of Faith,” sponsored by St. Rose of Lima parish, Parkville. The submission deadline is Nov. 7. The exhibit opens Nov. 16. For details, go to >stroseoflimabrooklyn.com and then click “Art Exhibit” or call 718-434-8040.

Pray for vocations! National Vocation Awareness Week is Nov. 2-8.

SJU Makes a Difference at Passionist Monastery

For the second year in a row, members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity from St. John’s University, Jamaica, volunteered their time this fall to help the Passionists at Immaculate Conception Monastery in Jamaica.
Fifteen young men helped the community clear out an overcrowded attic and then enjoyed fellowship over lunch. Above, the volunteers with some of the Passionist brothers and priests. (Photo courtesy Father Ted Walsh, C.P.)