Local Women Honored

To observe Women’s History Month, Brooklyn State Senator Martin Golden recently honored women from the community for their outstanding service. Those honored were, Andrea D’Emic, principal of St. Patrick’s School, Bay Ridge; Sister Virginia Lake, CSJ, director of Institutional Advancement at Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst; Sandy Irrera, who is involved with local schools and charitable organizations, including the Guild for Exceptional Children; Iris Y. Chiu, assistant principal of Lafayette H.S., Bensonhurst; Carmella Golino, from St. Finbar’s parish, Bath Beach, and Maureen

Neuringer of Mapleton Kiwanis.

All are welcome to Our Lady of Fatima, Jackson Heights, for the Legion of Mary’s ACIES Ceremony (annual consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary) with Rosary and Benediction on March 24 at 1 p.m. Retired Bishop Thomas Daily will preside. Refreshments will be served. Call 718-426-6521.

In preparation for the Easter season, the parishes of Brooklyn West Cluster #6 invite you to join them for a Day of Prayer and Reconciliation on Wednesday, March 28, at St. Mary Star of the Sea, 467 Court St., Carroll Gardens.

The day begins with 9:30 a.m. Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. The church will remain open all day for prayer and adoration. The Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession will be available from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and from 4:30 -7:30 p.m. Benediction follows.

For more information, call 718-625-2270.

The Catholic Migration Office, Languages for Ministry Program, offers Spanish classes at both the beginner and intermediate levels. Classes are open to those who minister in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. The program begins April 17. For more information and scheduling details, contact Sister Kathleen McGonigle at Langauges4U@cmodob.org or call 718-236-3000.

This week’s Tip of the TabletTalk Top Hat goes to four 1968 graduates of Mater Christi H.S., Bill Lavelle, Lenny La Sala, Al Franchi and Lou D’Amico, who are organizing an April 30 golf tournament to benefit St. Gabriel School, E. Elmhurst. It’s their way of repaying the Christian Brothers. They hope other MC grads will join them March 24, 7:30 p.m., for a meeting at St. Gabriel’s Brothers House. Contact Bill Lavelle at 917-626-7295.

State Senator Martin Golden (R-C, Brooklyn) announced the donation of 10 refurbished computers to St. Patrick’s School, Bay Ridge, through the New York Power Authority’s program of providing such computers to educational institutions across the state. Sen. Golden planned to visit students, who will be using the computers, along with St. Patrick’s principal Andrea D’Emic.

Bella Italia Mia presents Dr. Emelise Aleandri speaking on “The Italian American Immigrant Theatre on NYC: 1746 - 1899” on March 31, noon - 5:30 p.m. at Christ the King R.H.S., 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village.

Come to the Paolucci International Conference Center, door #10, on the third floor. Enjoy Italian music, dancing, coffee and desserts. $7. Ample parking. Contact bellaitaliamia@mail.com.

All high school, college-age or older men are invited to an Open House at Cathedral Seminary Residence of the Immaculate Conception, Douglaston, on Sunday, March 25, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Family and friends are welcome for Mass, lunch, presentations by the rector, faculty and seminarians, a question and answer session, tours and evening prayer. To register, contact the diocesan Vocation Office at 718-399-5950 or e-mail vocations@diobrook.org

Join the Way of the Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday, April 6, starting at St. James Cathedral-Basilica at 10 a.m. Communion and Liberation sponsors the march which crosses the bridge and makes prayerful stops at City Hall and Ground Zero before ending at St. Peter’s Church, Lower Manhattan, around 1:30 p.m. Call 212-337-3580 for more information.

Bishop Ford H.S.’s Parents Association presents An Evening of Solid Gold on Saturday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Park Slope school. MC Johnny “Z” will host a show featuring John Kuse & the Excellents, Barbara Harris & the Toys, The Duprees (“Have You Heard?”), The Emotions, and the Encounters. Tickets are $35. For reservations, call 718-360-2587.

E-mail news or photos to lbusetti@thetablet.org or call 718-965-7300 ext. 2021.

Sharing God's Love

The confirmation class at Christ the King’s religious education program in Springfield Gardens recently helped the younger children make “Love God” refrigerator stick-ons. These were sold after Sunday Masses to supplement mission money collected by the children’s Propagation of the Faith Lenten mite boxes.