OLMC Parish Hits the Slopes
In honor of its 125th anniversary, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, Williamsburg, has planned a variety of activities and events for each month of this historical celebration. In January, Msgr. Joseph P. Calise, pastor, took a group of 23 youth and adults to ski and snowboard at Belleayre Mountain, Pine Hill, N.Y. It was an opportunity to meet new people and learn something new. For more details about upcoming anniversary activities, log onto www.olmchurchbk.com. (Photo courtesy Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church)
Next weekend is the 46th annual Super Bowl — and the 22nd annual Souper Bowl of Caring through which people across the nation work to fight hunger and poverty in their local communities. In 2011, over 260,000 youth participated, collecting more than $9.5 million and food for hunger-relief charities. It’s not too late to participate. Log onto www.souperbowl.org to learn more.
At their annual Christmas party, the Knights of Columbus Council No. 5911 of St. Anastasia parish, Douglaston, collected toys, which were then donated to needy parishes around Queens.
Helping to organize the effort were Past Grand Knights, Joseph Stock, Martin Aversa and William P. Fitzgerald, pictured at left. All octogenarians, these gentlemen set a great example by devoting their days to serving others.
Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy, Flushing, honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating the second annual “I Have a Dream Day.” The day focused on Dr. King’s legacy of pursuing one’s dreams and living lives of respect for self and others. Students dressed in costumes to show the dreams they one day hope to achieve, such as becoming a doctor or police officer.
Catholic Young Adults of Sunnyside/Woodside present Wine, Cheese and Faith — an opportunity to discuss your Catholic faith over wine and cheese with friends and acquaintances, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. at St. Sebastian’s Convent, 39-66 58th St. in Woodside. Donation: $5. RSVP required. Contact tonyrossi@hotmail.com.
February is American Heart Month and Brooklyn Women’s Services, Bay Ridge, an affiliate of Maimonides Medical Center, is offering the free program, Eating for a Healthy Heart, Feb. 1, 6 p.m. Learn tips to assist with lowering blood pressure, cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular disease. To register, call 718-748-1234 or go to www.bwsnyc.com.
Quote of the Week: “To love God is something greater than to know Him.” — St. Thomas Aquinas (in honor of his feast day, Jan. 28)
Our Lady of Grace Pastoral Ministry, Gravesend, thanks all who made a donation to the indoor Nativity scene in December. A total of $770.80 (new total — up from $756.70 when The Tablet went to press!) was collected and used to buy supplies for the parish food pantry. The parish is especially grateful to Ed Radonic, music ministry director, who has designed and built the parish Nativity scene annually for the past 21 years.
This week’s Tip of the Tablet TALK Top Hat goes to the neighboring parishes of Good Shepherd and St. Columba, both Marine Park. When the Good Shepherd Catholic Club, under president Bill Faulkner, ran its annual Coat Drive this month, parishioners at the two churches contributed close to 500 coats, which were given out at shelters in Sheepshead Bay and CHIPS in Park Slope.
Don’t forget to have your throat blessed on Feb. 3, the Feast of St. Blaise!
St. Rose of Lima School Honors Mother Seton
To commemorate the feast day of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on Jan. 4, second grader, Aaliyah Jagnarain, above, dressed as the saint for morning prayers at St. Rose of Lima School, Rockaway Beach.
Mother Seton established the first Catholic school in the nation in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where she also founded the first American congregation of Religious Sisters, the Sisters of Charity.
She was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized. (Photo courtesy Courtney Cruz)