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SFX Choir Praises Mary in Park Slope

 

Photo used with permission of Stephen Kabacinski

On Sunday, May 13 the choir at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Park Slope, gave the premiere performance of “Ave Maria,” composed by choir member Ian McGrath at the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Members of the choir are pictured with Michael Kaminski, director of music ministries, center left, and Ian McGrath, center right. A recording of the work can be accessed on the parish website, stfxbrooklyn.org.

Boy Scout Troop 75 has two new Eagle Scouts. Jimmy Byrne and Andrew O’Buckley were bestowed with the honor with support from the parish community of St. Kevin, Flushing.

The Catholic Youth Organization of the diocese is hosting its annual Hall of Fame dinner dance in memory of Msgr. John Brown. It will be an evening of celebration with dinner and dancing on June 1, starting with 6 p.m. Mass at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. $125 tickets include cocktail hour, open bar, choice of three entrees and dessert. For information and tickets, call St. Thomas Aquinas rectory at 718-253-4404.

Auxiliary Bishop James Massa will be the main celebrant of the seventh annual Mass for Artists on May 21 at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament on West 71st St., just east of Broadway, in Manhattan. The Catholic Artists Society sponsors this Mass each year to invoke God’s blessings on all artists, that their hearts might be cleansed and their minds enlightened by the inpouring of the Holy Spirit. A reception will follow. Visit catholicartistssociety.org.

Registration is open for Summer Camp at Our Lady of Grace in Gravesend. Open to boys and girls, ages 4 to 16, activities include sports, crafts, dance, music and games. Open House: June 9, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 917-442-4967.

Seats are available for the Commodore Barry Club of Brooklyn’s annual bus trip to Philadelphia, May 27. Itinerary includes Mass, a wreath laying at Commodore Barry’s gravesite and lunch at the Commodore Barry Irish Center. Call 718-833-3405.

St. Gregory Theatre Group, Bellerose, is holding auditions for its August production of “Sister Act” on May 22 and 23, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., and on May 24 (by appointment only). Auditions will take place in The Oak Room. For audition details, email sgtgproductions@gmail.com or call 718-989-2451.