Gravesend Parishioners Visit China
Parishioners from Our Lady of Grace, Gravesend, joined fellow Catholics from Brooklyn and beyond for a tour of China in August. Travelers are pictured in front of the Catholic Church of Jinan Hong Jialou in Jinan, which they visited along with The Great Wall, Suzhou, Qufu and Shanghai. Leading the pilgrimage was Father Tomas Del Valle-Reyes, president and founder of Discovering XXI Century. (photo courtesy Maryann DeLuca)
Jesus instructed us to feed the hungry. Hungry families rely on the food pantry at Holy Child Jesus Church, Richmond Hill, but supplies are running low. Donations may be brought to the Leonard Center, 112-06 86th Ave.
New Name ministry is hosting a Holy Hour at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Elmhurst, this Saturday, Sept. 8, 8-10 p.m. Eucharistic adoration, praise and worship, confession, prayer and fellowship. All are welcome.
Ladies, are you ready to know yourself better? Are you ready to encounter Christ in a more personal way? Are you ready to live your Cursillo? If so, plan to attend the next Women’s Cursillo Retreat, Oct. 11-14 at the Nazareth Retreat Center, Flatbush. For more details or to register, contact Dorothy Baudry at dbaudry@aol.com or 917-929-2442.
Join Irish America’s favorite son, Andy Cooney, and author Wayne Weible on a Pilgrimage to Medjugorje, Oct. 30-Nov. 7. The cost is $2,348 from New York. Highlights include seven nights in a modern home/hotel with private baths, breakfast and dinner daily, assistance from professional Catholic guides, daily Mass in English and Croatian, spiritual activities, sightseeing and more. For a brochure or to register, contact Liz Shea at 1-800-206-8687 or e-mail her at liz@206tours.com. To book online, visit www.206tours.com/andycooney.
Save the date for the sixth annual Dorothy Bennett Mercy Center Benefit on Friday, Oct. 12, 7-11 p.m. at The Belle Harbor Yacht Club. The guest of honor will be the center’s founding director, Sister Kathleen Quinn, R.S.M. For tickets or details, call 718-622-7448.
Tablet TALK Thoughts: One hour at Mass with God puts power and meaning into the other 167 hours of the week. (St. Edmund parish bulletin, Sheepshead Bay)
Support Catholic education and enjoy a round of golf. St. Matthias Educational Foundation, Ridgewood, is holding its annual golf classic on Friday, Sept. 21 at Pelham Bay Golf Course. Brunch and registration begin at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $175 per person for the day or $75 for the awards dinner. Call 718-386-5348 for details.
This week’s Tip of the Tablet TALK Top Hat goes to the extraordinary men and women selected as honorees for this year’s Great Irish Fair. Read more about them in this week’s special supplement and meet them at the Fair.
See the Holy Land with St. Sebastian parish, Woodside, Nov. 20-29. The cost is $2,850 per person/double from JFK. Make your reservation soon. Contact Maria Gochuico at 718-445-9377.
The History of Icons
Linda Corcoran, center, holds her painting of the Archangel Michael, which she displayed at a recent meeting of the Secular Franciscan Fraternity of St. Adalbert Church, Elmhurst. Corcoran gave a talk on the history of icons and icon painting, considered a “writing” rather than a painting in the Eastern Rite because it is prepared in prayer and fasting. Looking on are members of the fraternity, from left, Florence O’Connor, Terry Ornas, Constance Watz, Mary Ann Page, Arlene Muller and Carmela Cangialosi. (Photo courtesy Ben Schiff)
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