For Lifetime Achievement
Msgr. Austin P. Bennett was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for service to senior men, women, religious and priests at a Gala hosted by SS. Joachim & Anne Residence, an affiliate of Catholic Charities, on April 20 at Gargiulo’s Restaurant. Offering congratulations were, from left, Robert Siebel, executive director of Catholic Charities in the diocese; Msgr. Alfred Lo Pinto, Vicar for Human Services; Msgr. Bennett; and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
The School Sisters of Notre Dame’s Educational Center for Women is offering a two-week course, June 11-22, for women who are preparing for the GED. Registration is May 25, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and cost is $5. The center is located at 120-09 141 St., S. Ozone Park. Call Sister Kathy at 718-738-0588 for more information.
The 27th Annual Buckley’s to Kennedy’s 5K Charity Run is Sunday, May 20, starting at 10 a.m. at Riis Park and ending there. Registration for adults, $20; youth 19 and under, $10. The proceeds benefit HeartShare Human Services. Call 718-422-3347.
Our Lady of the Snows, Floral Park, invites everyone, especially Filipino-Americans, to a May 20 celebration of Flores de Mayo, the May Flower Festival in honor of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, the Philippine Virgin of Antipolo. The novena starts at 3:30 p.m. and will be followed by a procession and 5 p.m. Mass.
For more information, call Ely Noblesala at 718-347-6338.
This Week’s Tip of The TabletTalk Top Hat goes to the inductees to the St. Francis Prep Hall of Fame.
Pictured, from left, are Brother Leonard Conway, O.S.F., principal; honorees Sam Stith, ’56, Jack Schneider, ’57, Walter Riebenack, ’57, and Tom Stith, ’57; and Brother Robert Kent, O.S.F., alumni director.
The anniversary class of 1957 held a special reception with Prep track alumni from that era.
They honored longtime track coach Jim McHugh by establishing a fully endowed scholarship fund in McHugh’s name.
The Cherish Life Circle was recognized on April 26 for its annual interfaith Candlelight Service for Families of Murder Victims at a National Crime Victims Rights Ceremony held at St. Francis College, Downtown Brooklyn.
The Cherish Life Circle, which opposes the death penalty, was founded by Sister Camille D’Arienzo and the Sisters of Mercy in 1993.
Ready to get on the bus? The Italian Apostolate of St. Mary Mother of Jesus, Bensonhurst, has two trips planned — one to the St. Rita of Cascia Shrine in Philadelphia on May 19 ($30) and another to see “In the Beginning” at Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster on June 9 ($100). Call Elisea Bellantuono at 718-996-7185.
St. Gregory’s Theatre Group in Bellerose is casting for My Fair Lady on Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the church basement at 242-20 88th Ave. Principal and ensemble parts are availble for teens and adults. For more information, call 718-989-2451 or e-mail info@sgtg.org.
Bulletin Humor: A rookie cop was asked on an exam how he would disperse a crowd. He answered, “Take up a collection. It works every time.” Church of the Guardian Angel, Brighton Beach.
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Chairman of the Board
Congratulations to Thomas J. Edwards, of St. Patrick parish, Bay Ridge, who was elected chair of the Lutheran Healthcare Board of Trustees, which he has served for 30 years. Edwards is a retired Verizon senior executive whose extensive service to the community includes trustee of Fontbonne Hall Academy and Grand Marshal of the Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
