Parade Grand Marshal Installed

Ray Nash, president of Bishop Ford Central Catholic H.S., Park Slope, was installed as Grand Marshal of the 33rd Annual Brooklyn Irish American St. Patrick’s Day Parade at a dance at St. Patrick, Bay Ridge. Nash, front row, third from right, is surrounded by his aides, including Msgr. James Kelly, far left, pastor of St. Brigid, Bushwick. The parade steps off at 1 p.m., March 16, after 9 a.m. Mass at Holy Name, Park Slope.

Friends of the late Ned Sweeney, a parishioner of St. Sebastian, Woodside, will hold a fundraiser for his family on March 15, starting at 2 p.m., at The Porter House, 61st St. on Roosevelt Ave.

Sweeney, 48, died suddenly on New Year’s Day leaving a wife and two young daughters. Contact pmhurley04@aol.com.

There are a number of Lenten opportunities in Astoria. A Cluster Penance Service will be held at St. Joseph’s Church on March 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Reflections on the Seven Last Words of Christ will be offered at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on March 11 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the upper church. A parish Penance service will be held on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in the lower church.

Call 718-278-1834 for more information.

Join parishioners of St. Mark and St. Margaret Mary, Sheepshead Bay, for a Seder Supper on March 18 at 6:30 p.m. in St. Mark’s School cafeteria.

A full meal will be served and reservations are required. A $15 donation will go to the parish religious education program.

Call 718-769-6311.

Mark your calendar for the next Blood Drive at St. Matthias, Ridgewood, on March 30, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

For more information, call 718-821-6447.

This Week’s Tip of The TabletTalk Top Hat goes to the Ministry for the Homeless at Our Lady of Grace, Gravesend, who were recognized for their tireless efforts with a citation from Councilman Domenic Recchia, a certificate from Senator Marty Golden and a proclamation from Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.

After the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Bay Ridge on March 30 continue the festivities at Our Lady of Angels’ Bobby Byrne Cabaret Show. Dinnertime is 3:30 p.m.

Cost of the show and dinner is $40.

Call 718-836-7200 for reservations.

The Senior Citizens Club at St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights, invites anyone over 55 to join them for Bingo, scrabble, checkers or cards at their regular Tuesday meetings, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in Msgr. Boylan Auditorium.

For more information, call 718-429-2333.

Alumni, former faculty and staff of Most Holy Trinity H.S. and Elementary School, Williamsburg, are invited to the Springtime Alumni Homecoming Mass and Luncheon on April 5 at 11 a.m.

Tickets are $20. Call Pauline at 718-384-0215.

St. Sebastian School, Woodside, is hosting a Fashion Show on Saturday, April 12, 7-10 p.m. in the school auditorium. $25 includes a hot buffet. A silent auction, raffles and door prizes will add to the fun.

Call 718-429-1982.

Sister Susan Sable, C.S.J., will be the speaker at a Lenten Soup Supper at St. Anselm, Bay Ridge, on March 10 at 6:30 p.m. in Meletia Hall.

The supper is held in memory of Sister Pauline Day, C.S.J. A free will offering will go to St. Bartholomew’s parish outreach in Elmhurst.

Call 718-836-7200.

Best wishes to Sallyann Mele who was honored with flowers, candy and champagne for her 42 years of dedicated service to the Brooklyn Diocese.

She has worked for the diocesan Construction Office at four different locations over the years.

42 years! We think Sally must have started as a teenager.

Congratulations!

If you attended St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Maspeth from 1932 through 2007, the school’s alumni committee would like to hear from you.

Please contact Rosemary McCague at rosemccague@hotmail.com.

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

Bowling for St. Anselm’s

Parishioners sponsored the priests of St. Anselm, Bay Ridge, Msgr. Michael Phillips, pastor, Father Martin Kull and Father Michael Gelfant, who bowled in the Second Annual Bowl-a-Thon fundraiser. Sisters Regina Corde and Anne Bernadette and the school’s teachers also competed. Sister Eileen Mary, principal, was captain of the St. Anselm cheerleading squad.