This week’s Tablet TALK features a Long Island City animal blessing, highlights the work of the Dorothy Bennett Mercy Center, reminds readers about Breast Cancer Awareness Month and much, much more.
St. Luke – Whitestone Queens
Swim Strong Event Teaches Water Safety
While all sports aid in the development of the body, mind and soul, swimming is the only sport that can directly save lives. In honor of National Water Safety Awareness Month, the local Swim Strong Foundation hosted its fourth annual Water Safety Awareness Day.
Whitestone Blessing: St. Luke School Rejoices Over Renovation
Celebrating the completion of its facade restoration, St. Luke Elementary School in Whitestone hosted a building blessing and the raising of the flag with Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto Nov. 23. (With slideshow)
Tablet TALK: Giving Thanks for Parents and Saints
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights two new saints and some beloved parents in Woodside, an update on a Dyker Heights girl who was blessed by the pope and hopes to walk again, a Mass honoring the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary and much, much more.
He’ll Run for Life at Philadelphia Marathon
While NYC Marathon runners will hit the city streets this weekend, Whitestone resident Brendan Flynn still has three weeks to train for the Philadelphia Marathon – and he’s running for a cause close to his heart.
Tablet TALK: Pink For a Day at St. Rose Academy
This week’s Tablet TALK features a Rockaway school raising breast cancer awareness, a fundraising concert in Whitestone, a Greenway Clean Day and more.
Local College Students Follow Papal Simulcast
All three Catholic colleges in the diocese, St. Francis College and St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn and St. John’s University in Queens, had students at some papal events, but for those who couldn’t get tickets, St. Joseph’s and St. John’s set up TV screens on their campuses to follow the pope’s historic trip.
Tablet TALK: Lithuanian Dignitary Visits Williamsburg
This week’s Tablet TALK features a visiting Lithuanian dignitary in Williamsburg, a new postulant from Hollis, a health fair in Fresh Meadows, details about 9-11 tributes in Brooklyn and much, much more.
Queens Schools Sweep Oratorical Contest
The Diocesan Oratorical Contest, sponsored by the Office of the Superintendent ~ Catholic School Support Services, was held at Our Lady of Mercy Academy.
Married Couples Explain How They Stay Together
Married couples marking significant anniversaries, ranging from 25 to 70 years, were honored at the annual diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration, April 25.