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On June 4th, the St. Anselm Catholic Academy (SACA) Father’s Club held another wonderful end of the year Bar-B-Q fundraiser. The children had a grand time playing with toys in the courtyard while the adults got to spend time together before heading off for summer vacation. The mood was a cheerful one as everyone chatted …

Our May 15th Sunday Social, the last social of the academic year, was a very memorable one!  In addition to our usual delectables and fun arts & crafts (inchworms, butterflies, turtles, oh my!) there were several other events going on as well.  The Young at Heart was on hand to raffle some wonderful items including: a …

Fr. Saffron’s City Garden   “Gardening requires lots of water – most of it in the form of perspiration.”                                                                          …

On three Sunday mornings in May – the 1st, the 8th, and the 15th – St. Anselm celebrated First Communion for the children in the parish, both those from Saint Anselm Catholic Academy and the St. Anselm Religious Education Program. The Mass on Sunday, May 1st was particularly splendid as Bishop DiMarzio, on a Pastoral Visit to …

Easter had come and gone and early April, with an abundance of blooming trees and blossoming bulbs, had made a tentative promise of spring, when winter decided to return and make us wait a few more weeks for weather that could truly be thought of as “spring”. Despite the unseasonable cold spell, parishioners gathered in …

The St. Anselm Workforce Ministry had yet another successful workshop on April 20th when more than 40 participants gathered in Meletia Hall for a presentation by our new partners at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.  Msgr. Maloney greeted the participants and offered a prayer for employment.  Athena Hernandez, the Director of the Chamber’s “Good Help Services” …

 The SACA Ladies’ Night Extravaganza It was another exciting evening as the friends of St. Anselm Catholic Academy (SACA) came dressed to the nines, dined on delicious food, caught up with old friends and won amazing prizes at the annual “Ladies’ Night Extravaganza” which was held April 15th at the Dyker Beach Golf Course.  The Mardi …

While the calendar said “spring”, the blustery winds and unseasonably cold temperature said “winter” as the Saint Anselm Holy Name Society held its annual Used Clothing Drive for the benefit of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The event, which took place on Sunday, April 3rd, brought out dozens of our parishioners and Bay Ridge …

St. Anselm volunteer decorators met the morning of March 26th to transform our church for Easter celebrations.  White Easter lilies, and colorful azaleas and hydrangeas were placed in the unadorned Sanctuary, around the Altar, and throughout the church to remind us of the most important time in our church year – the Resurrection of our Lord. …

On Holy Thursday, March 24, 2016, dozens came to Meletia Hall in St. Anselm Catholic Academy to help save lives by donating blood.  The event, which was sponsored by the St. Anselm Holy Name Society, was for the benefit of the New York Blood Center.   Members of the Society were there to greet contributors …