Future Engineers in Rego Park

Resurrection-Ascension’s Robotics Team, the RA Titans, in Rego Park have been competing with other seventh- and eighth-graders who enjoy building and engineering projects. They take part in regional competitions sponsored by Lego. The theme of this year’s competition is energy conservation. The Titans won the “Team Spirit” trophy at the December competition and advanced to the January competition in Manhattan.

Congratulations to the 300 students of St. Bartholomew’s School in Elmhurst, who reached the goal of every student acquiring a public library card. As part of a new literacy program at the school, students wrote book reports and created dioramas and mobiles, which they exhibited at a Library Expo.

Check out the famous White Elephant tables at St. Nicholas of Tolentine’s Indoor Flea Market in Jamaica on Sunday Jan. 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. There is plenty of free parking and admission is free. Food and refreshments will be available. For information, call 718-969-3226.

Come to International Night at Our Lady of Trust-Holy Family campus auditorium, Canarsie, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 7-11 p.m. Enjoy arts and crafts, games, music, dancing, raffles and international food.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12. Call 718-257-8016 or 257-4423.

St. John’s University Speech and Hearing Center will be sponsoring free hearing screenings from Feb. 2-April 30. The Center is located at 152-11 Union Tpk., Jamaica.

Please call 718-990-6480 for an appointment or for directions.

Join other married couples for a World Marriage Day Celebration at Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge, on Saturday, Feb. 9.

Mass with renewal of vows begins at 5 p.m. and will be followed by a dinner dance at Gennaro’s on 13th Ave. at 66th St. Cost is $130 per couple.

For information and reservations call Kathy Gaine at 718-980-3034 or Karen Hughes at 718-748-1895.

This Week’s Tip of The TabletTalk Top Hat goes to Bishop Kearney H.S.’s Hall of Fame honorees:

Dr. Georgine Gorra, ’66; Patrice Jones Halas, ’83; Grace Hansen; Sister Helen Kearney, C.S.J.; Ron Mannanice; the Natoli Family; Msgr. Michael Phillips, pastor of St. Anselm, Bay Ridge; and Christine Nuzio Wisniewski.

The honorees will be feted at the annual Hall of Fame Dinner Dance to be held Friday, March 7, at Sirico’s Caterers in Brooklyn. For more information and reservations call 718-236-6363, ext. 246.

Celebrate Black History Month at a Revival to be held at St. Gregory the Great, Crown Heights, Feb. 15-16, 7 p.m. each night. Father Anthony Ozele of St. Francis of Paola will serve as revivalist. Black History Month Mass will be held on Sunday, Feb. 17, 4 p.m. at St. Gregory’s. For more information, call 718-774-3806.

Our Lady of the Angelus parish, Rego Park, is sponsoring a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, MD, on Feb. 9. The bus departs at 6:30 a.m. from in front of OLA Church at 63rd Dr. and 98th St. Cost is $40.

For reservations call the rectory at 718-897-4444.

Looking for something sweet to give your sweetie for Valentine’s Day?

The Sacred Heart Group of St. Gabriel’s, East New York, will be selling delicious cheesecakes for Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14!!). Just right for someone with a sweet tooth.

Order one by calling the rectory at 718-257-0612 and leave a message for Rosibel Caceres of the Sacred Heart Group.

The Thrift Store at St. Fidelis’ Mother & Child Residence in College Point is open every weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They have a great selection of furniture as well as winter coats in all sizes and styles. The store is located at 124-15 14th Ave. For more information, call 718-353-4749.

Alumni from Our Lady of Grace School, Gravesend, are invited to the first Alumni Gathering, which will be held in May. Plans are underway for the reunion. To be included, contact Antoinette Rizzi Quatella, Class of 1983, at olgreunion1983@aol.com.

Please send news items and photos of parish events to lbusetti@thetablet.org or call 718-965-7333 ext. 2021.

Teamwork in Bayside

Classes on different grade levels at Sacred Heart School, Bayside, work together on activities throughout the school year. Seventh-graders teamed up with first-graders in learning how to use a microscope. Other classes worked on reading, writing or craft activities.