Mass in Honor of St. Pio

Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano celebrated a special Mass in honor  of St. Padre Pio at St. Helen Church, Howard Beach, on June 18. The celebration included a procession to the Shrine of St. Pio and a blessing with a first class relic of Padre Pio by Msgr. Richard Marchese, pastor.

Catch a free film or see a play at St. Francis College in Downtown Brooklyn this summer. On Tuesday, July 29, Communicable Arts presents Shakespeare’s comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing,” at 6 p.m. in Founders Hall.

On Wednesdays see a feature film: Made of Honor on July 30, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Iron Man on Aug. 6, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. or The Chronicles of Narnia on Aug. 20, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. All free and in Founders Hall. For more information, call 718-489-5272.

The St. Vincent de Paul Society will have a clothing pickup at St. Mel’s parish, Flushing, on Saturday, July 26, 8 a.m.- noon. The church is located at 28-20 154th St.

For more information call 718-886-0201.

Enjoy Sean Wilson & His Band direct from Ireland on Saturday, July 26, 8:30 p.m., at the Irish American Society of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens hall at 297 Willis Ave., Mineola, N.Y. 11501. $20. Coffee, tea, soda bread and bar. For reservations, call 516-746-9392.

St. Francis of Assisi School, Crown Heights, is attempting to locate graduates in preparation for the school’s 100th anniversary on Oct. 4.

All classes are invited. Call 718-778-3700 or email alumni@sfabrooklyn.org.

This Week’s Tip of The TabletTalk Top Hat goes to Emily Aabbad, of St. Mark School, Sheepshead Bay, who will receive a special art award from the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York.

Emily’s work was selected as one of 13 winning entries on fire prevention, which will be featured in the FASNY calendar for the 2008-2009 school year.

Five Boy Scouts from Troop 18, Richard Bazant, Jr., Michael J. Borek, Brent R. Good, Anastasios Mirisis and Matthew Morris, were awarded the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor ceremony at St. Fidelis School, College Point, on June 14.

Each has completed 21 merit badges, an Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project and held a leadership position.

Life Scout Daniel Foulds received the Boy Scouts Medal of Merit for performing an outstanding act of service, which in Daniel’s case was a rescue in November 2007.

There is plenty of activity after Sunday Mass at Our Lady of the Angelus in Rego Park.

Dance O’Rama is held every Sunday, 2-4 p.m. in the school basement. Yoga classes are offered every Sunday, except the second Sunday of the month, 3:30-4:45 p.m. in the rectory basement.

Then there is the Flea Market each Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the schoolyard. For more information call the rectory at 718-897-4444.

The Annunciation School, Williamsburg, Class of 1954, had a reunion recently but several classmates were missing.

Among the missing were Barbara Allen, Michael Chase, Elvira Galasso, Loretta Guicciardi, Marilyn Marulli, Frances McGlone and Frank Orlando. If you know where they are, please contact Pat Sidas at SID100@aol.com or call 718-384-0223.

Congratulations to the graduates of St. Saviour Elementary School, Park Slope, who won partial and full scholarships totaling $374,500:

Vincent Martorano, Christine Pusz, Dianisbeth Acquie, Sherrel Mike, Yustyna Yaremchuk, Grace Littlefield, Bria Coaxum, Tyler Newton, Sebastian Gerard, Charles Guirard, Thomas Leopoldi, Michael Green, Christopher Ciliento, Shannon Cush, Lauren Denninger, Lianne Devery, Dylan Gresl and Alexandra Reeves.

Don’t forget the parish Food Pantries in the summer months. St. Margaret Mary Food Pantry, Astoria, served 1,832 people in May. To donate or for an appointment to be served, call 718-721-9020.

The Food Pantry at Our Lady of Grace, Gravesend, has seen a marked increase in demand. During May they served 667 people through their pantry and soup kitchen. They could use donations of peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, canned soups, jelly, and cookies. Give them a call at 718-627-2020.

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

Essay Winners at St. Kevin’s

Madeline Curley, principal of St. Kevin’s School, Flushing, congratulated, from left, Stephen Ritman, Nicole Weber, Andrew Laszlo and Dante Giraldi, who received honorable mention certificates from Assemblywoman Ann Margaret Carrozza for a Mother’s Day Essay Contest