Tablet TALK

Tablet TALK

February 13, 2013
More than 600 people attended a farewell Mass and reception for Father Thomas Leach, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church, Gravesend, on Jan. 27. After serving 12 years at the parish, Father Leach is moving a few neighborhoods over to serve as pastor of Mary, Queen of Heaven parish, Old Mill Basin. At the farewell celebration were the parish Scouting families, troop leaders and parish Deacon Phil Siani. Father Leach received citations from Councilman and parishioner Domenic Recchia, Assemblyman Bill Colton and State Sen. Marty Golden. The parish welcomes its new administrator, Father John Tino.
More than 600 people attended a farewell Mass and reception for Father Thomas Leach, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church, Gravesend, on Jan. 27. After serving 12 years at the parish, Father Leach is moving a few neighborhoods over to serve as pastor of Mary, Queen of Heaven parish, Old Mill Basin. At the farewell celebration were the parish Scouting families, troop leaders and parish Deacon Phil Siani. Father Leach received citations from Councilman and parishioner Domenic Recchia, Assemblyman Bill Colton and State Sen. Marty Golden. The parish welcomes its new administrator, Father John Tino.

Save the date! NET-TV’s own David Bisono, host of Too Blessed to Be Stressed, and founder of the Catholic youth movement, Jovenes de Valor, will be giving a Lenten reflection at Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. His talk is the first installment of the parish’s 2013  Lenten Speaker Series: Companions on the Journey. The series continues with Rita Sherman, The Passover from the Jewish Perspective, March 7; Rose Allocca and Marie Bannister, Lay Spirituality and Ignatian Spirituality in Everyday Life, March 14; and Deacon Anthony Bowen, The Journey to Holy Week, March 21. All talks begin at 7 p.m. For more details, call the parish at 718-596-7750.

Uncovering the Dangers of the Porn Industry Through Its Survivors is the theme of the next Theology on Tap NYC, Feb. 27 at Connolly’s Bar (Klub 45 Room), Manhattan. Speaker: Sean Finnegan, producer of the documentary, Out of Darkness, which was screened at WYD 2011 and broadcast on NET-TV. Arrive for the Happy Half-Hour at 7 p.m. Talk begins at 7:30 p.m. For  more details, visit www.totnyc.org.

Public health leaders who aspire to high-level positions in health organizations, research and academic institutions, or the private sector need look no further than St. John’s University to get the credentials they need to achieve their goals. The university has just announced the launch of its master of public health degree program, which will focus on the core competencies of public health, and will prepare graduates to provide practical solutions to public health problems in local and global communities. For more information, visit www.stjohns.edu/mph or contact Heather Mavronicolas, program director, 718-990-8456 or mavronih@stjohns.edu.

Calling all artists, professionals and amateurs alike! Next month, the Cultural House of St. Joseph, based at St. Rose of Lima parish, Parkville, will host an exhibit of art work under the theme: Varying Paths of Faith, in honor of the Year of Faith. For submission guidelines, deadlines and exhibit details, visit www.stroseoflimabrooklyn.com and click on “St. Joseph’s House.”

Tablet TALK Quote of the Week: “Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.” — Jean P.F. Richter

During Catholic Schools Week, the Student Council at St. Francis of Assisi School, Astoria, hosted a Change Challenge to increase awareness of the need to serve others. In this challenge, students brought in pennies to collect points for their class. But the fun began when they brought in silver money and dollars to lower the points of other classes. This friendly competition raised over $1,000, which was donated to the Robin Hood Foundation to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.
During Catholic Schools Week, the Student Council at St. Francis of Assisi School, Astoria, hosted a Change Challenge to increase awareness of the need to serve others. In this challenge, students brought in pennies to collect points for their class. But the fun began when they brought in silver money and dollars to lower the points of other classes. This friendly competition raised over $1,000, which was donated to the Robin Hood Foundation to help victims of Hurricane Sandy. (Photo courtesy of St. Francis of Assisi School)