Butterflies Are Free

The Pre-K class at St. Helen’s School, Howard Beach, have recently been studying the life cycle of butterflies.They used magnifying glasses to study the chrysallis more closely and created a home for the anticipated butterflies. By now, they should have released their beautiful butterflies into the neighborhood for everyone to enjoy.

Come to a Health Screening Fair this weekend. Catholic Charities and local Cluster parishes are sponsoring one on Sunday, April 29, at Our Lady of the Angelus School courtyard, Rego Park. Free health information and bone density, glucose, diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure, vision and TB screenings, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 63-63 98th St. For more information, call Josefa Castro, 718-726-9790.

Or go to the Health Fair at St. Clare, Rosedale, also on April 29, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school auditorium. Free brunch! For more information, call 718-341-1018.

You are invited to a production of Deep River by the Glenn Mohr Chorale on Sunday, April 29, 5:30 p.m., at St. Augustine, Park Slope. Benefits the restoration of the bell tower. $15 at door. Call Eilish Fusto at 516-488-0600.

Come to an Emergency Preparedness Fair, a project organized by Troop 20 Eagle Scout candidate Daniel Wing, which will be held April 28, starting at noon at the New Utrecht Reform Church parking lot at 18th Ave. and 84th St.

The fair includes displays on fire safety, first aid, and CPR by various emergency agencies. Rain date: May 12. For information, call Daniel at 718-491-2939.

St. Patrick’s presents “A Taste of the Ridge,” food from 50 of the top restaurants in Bay Ridge, on Sunday, April 29, 3-5 p.m. in the auditorium at 9511 4th Ave. Donation is $12 for the best Bay Ridge has to offer.

This Week’s Tip of The TabletTalk Top Hat goes to four peacemakers who will be honored by Pax Christi Metro on Saturday, May 5. Among them are Sister Eileen McCann, CSJ, who works as a legal aid attorney for victims of domestic violence; Immaculee Ilibagiza who survived the Rwandan genocide; and Carmen Paolercio and Helga Moor, who have been working against the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

They will be honored at a dinner in the NYU Catholic Center at 6:30 p.m. Call 212-420-0250 for details.

Women 25 and older are invited to a Weekend of Discernment for Religious Life with the Daughters of Wisdom, May 18-19, at the Lourdes in Litchfield Shrine, Litchfield, CT. Transportation can be arranged. $25 donation.

Call Sister Lucille Clynes, DW, at 1-866-317-1553 or e-mail dwvocations@msn.com.

Don’t miss the boat! Join parishioners from Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge, on a cruise to New England and Canada, Oct. 4-14. Sail to Boston, Bar Harbor, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Quebec City and Newfoundland. $1,317 includes cruise and taxes. Call Father James Devlin at 718-836-7200.

Save the Dates! Catholic Schools Nights at Shea Stadium will be Wednesday, June 20, 7 p.m., Mets vs, Minnesota Twins and Friday, Sept. 28, 7:10 p.m., Mets vs. Florida Marlins. Call Mets group sales at 718-507-TIXX.

Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, will induct seven new members into their Athletic Hall of Fame at a dinner on Saturday, May 5, 5-9 p.m., at the school.
Honorees include Melissa Cueto, ’92, track & field; John Heagney, ’57, basketball; Rachelle Joseph, ’96, track & field; Kenneth Parchinski, ’57, baseball/basketball; John Sherlock, ’45, track & field; William Tiefenwerth. ’43, basketball; and William Walsh, ’67, basketball.
The 1944-46 swimming teams will also be honored.
For more information, call 718-857-2700 ext. 2251.

To celebrate their 150th anniversary, the Sisters of Good Shepherd, NY Province, are hosting a concert on Friday, May 18, 8:15 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston.
The evening features Ciaran Sheehan and Gay Willis, Broadway performers, and Eily O’Grady Patterson, accompanist, with The Gaelic Harpists.
Tickets are $50 and can be obtained through Toni Palamar at 718-380-3270.

A Mix and Mingle dinner will be held in the Bay Ridge area for singles ages 40-65 each Friday at a different restaurant. For information, call Fran at 718-745-0694.

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St. John’s Relay for Life

More than 1,000 people participated in St. John’s University’s Relay for Life on April 13 to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The event, which took place in Carnesecca Arena, honored both cancer survivors and those who have lost their battle. Close to $50,000 was raised at the all-night walkathon.