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The sidewalk in front of St. Anselm Church was the place to be as friendly dogs and cats met for the annual Blessing of the Animals which took place following the 11 am Mass on Saturday, October 2nd.  The animals and their humans enjoyed the opportunity to catch up and, in some cases, get to …

St. Anselm Youth Activities  22nd Annual Golf Outing  “The Pastors’ Tournament” On Friday October 1st, after a hiatus of a year and a half, St. Anselm Youth Activities held its 22nd annual golf outing at the Dyker Beach Golf Course. Tom McCarthy, committee chair, and Frank Barnao, co-chair, with Janet Bonamassa and Anne Texeira – …

The past year has created many challenges for schools. At Bay Ridge Catholic numerous social events had to be cancelled, or greatly modified, because of the Covid-19 Pandemic.  As a result, the Committee members of the Bay Ridge Catholic Academy’s largest fundraiser (Ladies’ Night) knew that they would have to think creatively to plan a …

At the conclusion of the 5pm Mass on December 5th Msgr. Maloney blessed our Advent Trees in a scaled down version of our annual event which brings joy to passersby and parishioners alike.   This beautiful display takes much time, planning and commitment.  And we would like to thank everyone who worked to make it …

On Sunday, November 15th, the Saint Anselm Holy Name Society sponsored a Used Clothing Drive for the benefit of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Our parishioners and neighbors heard the appeal to “go through your closets and drawers” and came out to share with the less fortunate the clothing they no longer would use. …

On a cool, sunny, beautiful, autumn morning (Saturday, Oct. 3rd), St. Anselm Parish held its much-loved Blessing of the Animals for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. The gathering gave St. Anselm parishioners and others from around the neighborhood the opportunity to join together in “Celebrating the Spirit of St. Francis – the Patron …

The St. Anselm schoolyard was the place to be on Thursday May 28th as parishioners arrived to participate in a very special event—Monsignor Phillips’ 60th Anniversary as a Priest. Parishioners caught up with each other and then joined a very long line of cars and waited for a special arrival–firetrucks from Engine 114 and 242 …

On Monday, March 2nd, 2020 Scout Troop 13 of St. Anselm held a very special meeting in Meletia Hall, a Court of Honor, to celebrate Christian Buonanno on the occasion of his achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Christian, a junior at Xavier High School in Manhattan, began his journey with scouting as a Cub …

Saint Anselm Parish held its first Blood Drive of 2020 on Sunday, March 1st in the Academy’s Meletia Hall. The Holy Name Society, on behalf of the New York Blood Center, sponsored the drive, the first of three this year. The two other drives will be in July and in November. Donors were greeted by members …

On Saturday evening, February 29th, 2020, the Saint Anselm Catholic Academy Fathers’ Club did themselves proud – hosting the “Boxing is Back in Bay Ridge!” event in the Academy’s McMahon Auditorium. Months of planning went into putting together an evening that was both wildly successful for sports fans, a great fundraiser for the Academy, and …