Our Lady of Lourdes Food Pantry Needs Funds, Food
The food pantry at Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Queens Village, is in desperate need of funds and food. July’s hours had to be shortened because of lack of supplies, and August’s availability may be even leaner. Sister Christine, M.S.B.T., would like to open in September with the shelves full. Contact her at 718-479-0929 or e-mail olloutreach@netzero.net.
DeSales Media Golf Outing
Hey sports fans! Former New York Mets’ shortstop and manager Bud Harrelson and former Brooklyn Dodger Joe Pignatano are scheduled to attend the Bishops’ Golf Classic conducted by DeSales Media Group on Thursday, Aug. 9 at North Hills Country Club, Manhassett, L.I. Current Met Mike Baxter will possibly attend. This year’s event benefits Diocesan Migration Services. To make your reservation, call Kim at 718-499-9705, ext. 362.
Observe the Year of Faith at OLHC
This fall, Pope Benedict XVI will launch a special Year of Faith to inspire a renewed conversion to the Lord Jesus and a rediscovery of faith. How will you observe this holy year? Try “Captivated By Love,” a series designed to help you rediscover the beauty of Christ in the Gospel of St. John and the Catholic Catechism. Hosted by Rooted In Jesus Christ, an adult faith formation community, the series begins Oct. 13, following 5 p.m. Mass in the rectory conference room of Our Lady Help of Christians, Midwood. Subsequent sessions will be held every second and fourth Sundays of the month through Nov. 23, 2013. For more details, e-mail RiJC.Community@gmail.com or call 718-338-5242.
Children Connect Through Cookies
Knowing that many families with young children make use of the Sister Mary Conroy Food Pantry at St. Mary’s Winfield – B.V.M. Help of Christians, Woodside, children from the parish’s summer catechetical program did something special for their less fortunate neighbors. Each child prepared two batches of homemade chocolate chip cookie mix — one for their families’ homes and one for the food pantry families. “This project teaches kids, starting at age three, to be like Jesus and take care of the hungry and poor,” said Ann Smith, camp director. Pictured, from left, Matthew Wise, Soriya Gomez, Fiona Kernaghan and Liana Calderon show off their hard work.
Our Lady of Grace Pilgrimage
Perhaps your Year of Faith will include a pilgrimage? Consider joining Father Anthony Rucando, pastor of Our Lady of Grace, Howard Beach, on the pilgrimage he’s leading to Fatima and Lourdes, April 12-23, 2013. A special travel presentation is scheduled for Aug. 9, 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Grace. For details, contact Rosalie at 718-835-4305.
“La Traviata” at St. John’s
Conductor Maestro Constantine Kitsopoulos will conduct an al fresco performance of “La Traviata,” featuring the Queens Symphony Orchestra, when St. John’s University, hosts its 14th Annual Summer Concert, Aug. 1, 7 p.m. on the great lawn of the Jamaica campus. The concert is free. Arrive before 7 p.m. and enter through Gate 2 on Utopia Parkway. For more details, call Paul Lazauskas, 718-990-1912.
Tip of The Tablet TALK Top Hat
This week’s Tip of the Tablet Talk Top Hat goes to Calvary Hospital for being named a Circle of Life Award winner. The Circle of Life Award, sponsored in part by the American Hospital Association and the Catholic Health Association, celebrates programs across the nation that have made great strides in palliative and end-of-life care. Calvary Hospital, which has campuses in the Bronx and Sunset Park, is the nation’s only fully accredited acute care specialty hospital devoted exclusively to providing palliative care to adult advanced cancer patients.
CCBQ Marks 41 Years
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens John F. Kennedy Early Childhood Development Center recently held its 41st anniversary and “Stepping Up” ceremony on the rooftop playground at their facility in Canarsie. The 27 graduates were congratulated by Robert Siebel, CCBQ chief executive officer. Former student Devin Bradford also returned to share the positive impact the JFK Center had on his life. The center, which currently serves 80 children, ages two through five, offers a full-day program to children and also offers parent workshops in a safe learning environment. Twenty-three staff members provide a Montessori education, universal pre-k classes, music and dance programs, sports and nutritious meals.
