On Stage in Bensonhurst

Third- through ninth-graders at Most Precious Blood Summer Theatre Camp, Bensonhurst, presented “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat.” The camp continues the relationship between Operation Blessing International and Most Precious Blood. OBI also sponsors an after-school Learning Center at the school serving Coney Island, Bath Beach, Bensonhurst and Gravesend students.

You are invited to an exhibit, “Sacred Hearts, A Journey of Italian Catholics in the Borough of Churches,” Sept. 7-Dec. 30, at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St.

Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 12-5 p.m. with an opening reception, Thursday, Sept. 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. A walking tour is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 14, 1-3 p.m.

Curator of the exhibit is John L. Heyer II, in cooperation with Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen parish, Carroll Gardens, and the Italian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn. For details check www.brooklynhistory.org or call 718-222-4111.

For those who have recently lost a loved one, Sacred Heart in Bayside offers a general bereavement support group which will meet Sept. 4 and on the first Tuesday of every month, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Call Sister Kathleen at 718-224-5695 for more information.

All are invited to celebrate Diocesan Migration Day, which is sponsored by the Migration Office, on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 3 p.m. Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1550 Hendrickson St., Flatlands.

Afterward the ethnic communities will share music, dance and food. Call 718-236-3000.

Thought for the Week: The difference between “involvement” and “commitment” is like an eggs and ham breakfast: the chicken was involved, but the pig was committed.

This Week’s Tip of The TabletTalk Top Hat goes to Barbara Dattilo and the Teen Group of Our Lady of Grace, Gravesend, on their 10th Anniversary.

The parish commends Dattilo for her hard work and notes that the youth group is behind the scenes to make all pastoral ministry events successful, particularly the Soup Supper and the Anointing Mass for the homebound.

Dattilo has been the “guiding force” for the group, who do their work with care and a “cheerful attitude.”

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.

For more information about the program starting Sept. 18, contact the Migration Office at Languages4U@cmodob.org or call 718-236-3000.

Our Lady of the Snows parish, Floral Park, will honor Lucy Kelly, its director of music ministry for 25 years, at a Dinner Dance Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.

Join them at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. Tickets are $60. Call 718-347-6070.

Our Lady of Grace parish in Gravesend is selling 2008 calendars depicting artwork of the parish. Pick one up at the rectory or call 718-627-2020.

Celebrate the end of summer at St. Joseph’s third annual parish Carnival and Feast in honor of St. Padre Pio, Sept. 20-23 in Astoria.

Sept. 21 is Pasta Night. On Sept. 22, Bishop Frank Caggiano comes to celebrate 4:30 p.m. Mass, followed by a procession and dinner dance.

Enjoy an International Food Festival on Sept. 23. The weekend includes games, rides and fun for all ages!
Call 718-278-1611 for more informatio

It’s time for the sixth annual Big Mike Golf Classic, Sept. 17, at the North Hempstead Country Club, Port Washington.

The golf outing, in memory of Firefighter Michael F. Lynch, who died on 9/11, supports the Michael F. Lynch Scholarship Fund.

Lynch attended St. Michael’s grammar school, Flushing, and St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows. Most of the scholarships have been awarded to St. Michael’s graduates who are going on to St. Francis Prep.
For information, call John Coster at 516-240-8147.

Please send photos, news items and humor for TabletTalk to lbusetti@thetablet.org or call 718-965-7333 ext. 2021.

Our Lady of Lavang

The Vietnamese community at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park, recently donated a hand-embroidered picture of Our Lady of Lavang, above, to the parish. The image hangs in the upper church on the 59th Street side near an entranceway.