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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 …

Valentine’s Day came early this year.  On February 9th our parishioners entered the Auditorium and were greeted with festive red tablecloths and piles of scrumptious donuts decorated with pink and red sprinkles.  The most difficult choice was “What shall I take jelly or crème, vanilla or chocolate?”  Oh, what a delightful problem to have! We …

        A very special event took place on February 8th when Cub Scouts, leaders and proud parents met in our Church to attend the Saturday 5pm Mass.  As celebrant Fr. Anthony summarized the readings in his homily, one could not help but notice just how well each pertained to the qualities reinforced …

St. Anselm Catholic Academy began the celebration of National Catholic Schools Week on Sunday, January 26th with Mass at 10 am followed by the first Parish Sunday Social of 2020. Around McMahon Auditorium, poster-board displays highlighted the wonderful educational opportunities and tradition of excellence offered at SACA. Academy Principal, Kevin Flanagan, was present to speak …

St. Anselm Parish celebrated CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 2020 on January 26th at the first Sunday Social of the New Year. Parishioners, Academy parents, faculty, and prospective Academy families joined together in McMahon Auditorium to enjoy an assortment of donuts, coffee, tea, and hot cocoa with marshmallows while taking the opportunity to catch up on happenings …

On the afternoon of December 23rd, an energetic and dedicated band of parishioners came together to decorate the church for the celebration of the birth of Christ.  The volunteers were greeted with a magnificent array of different sized red, white and salmon Poinsettias in the Rosary Chapel waiting to be unpacked. They quickly got busy …

On the weekend of December 14th and 15th Saint Anselm held its annual Winter Wonderland in the Academy building. On both Saturday and Sunday, a “Christmas Fair” filled the McMahon Auditorium with a wonderful craft fair selection of gifts – jewelry, art work, clothing and knitted items, stationery, photography, lighted decorative bottles, and just plain …