It was cold and damp Holy Saturday morning as the “decorators” gathered to adorn St. Anselm Church for the holiest day of our calendar—Easter. And there was a vision of blue, purple, pink, magenta, and white flowers awaiting them. Everyone quickly got busy watering and then arranging the azaleas, hydrangeas, and Easter lilies around the …
Read More April 15, 2017 – Decorating the Church for EasterFriday March 31st may have gone out like a lion but nothing could dampen the spirits of the many friends who came out to support St. Anselm Catholic Academy (SACA) at the annual Ladies’ Extravaganza which was held at the Dyker Beach Golf Course Clubhouse. Wet coats were checked and the guests quickly got down …
Read More March 31, 2017 – SACA Ladies’ Night ExtravaganzaSt. Anselm Catholic Academy was the place to be on Sunday March 26th for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Party which began after the Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade. A beautifully decorated Meletia Hall was a welcome respite from the cold, damp day. Partygoers were treated to the sounds of the wonderful “Band of …
Read More March 26, 2017 – Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day SACA Style!On Sunday, March 19, 2017 the St. Anselm Holy Name Society sponsored its first Blood Drive of 2017. The drive, which benefited the New York Blood Center, drew dozens of donors from the parish and the community. Holy Name Society members greeted donors as they entered Meletia Hall, in St. Anselm Catholic Academy, and …
Read More March 19, 2017 – Holy Name Society Blood Drive at St. AnselmOn March 19th, our parishioners gathered in the Auditorium for a multi-faceted celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, St. Joseph’s Day and our highly anticipated first day of spring. Our wonderful Sunday Social chair, Mary, and her husband, Tom, provided our “lucky” parishioners with delish glazed donuts with dazzling green sprinkles, delightful Irish soda bread, and …
Read More March 19, 2017 – St. Anselm Sunday SocialPractice Makes Perfect Deacon Szymon’s “Practice Mass” As the regular 11am Mass on Saturday, March 11th, came to a conclusion, there was an unusual request and invitation. Msgr. Maloney announced that Deacon Szymon Galazyn would hold a “Practice Mass”, immediately following the end of the Mass that had just been celebrated. It was explained …
Read More March 11, 2017 – Practice Makes Perfect; Deacon Szymon’s “Practice Mass”The amount of daylight was growing longer and we were more than half way through winter to the start of spring. But, thanks to the cold sleety weather and the recent major snow storm, that had given St. Anselm Catholic Academy children (and staff) two days off and made “getting around” difficult for all of …
Read More February 12, 2017 – St. Anselm Sunday SocialOur first Sunday Social of 2017 was a resounding success as St. Anselm parishioners and prospective St. Anselm Catholic Academy (SACA) families came together on January 29th in the McMahon Auditorium to enjoy donuts and a cup of coffee, tea or the ever-popular hot cocoa (with or without marshmallows!) to celebrate the start of Catholic …
Read More January 29, 2017 – January Sunday Social & Catholic Schools WeekOn Thursday evening, December 22nd our wonderful parishioners came together, as they do each year, to decorate St. Anselm Church for Christmas. Wreathes had already been hung, unlit Christmas trees flanked the high altar, Nativity sets (with a welcome addition to the interior crèche – a shepherd boy) had been positioned – all thanks to …
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