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. …
Read More March 26, 2016 – Decorating the Church for EasterOn 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 …
Read More March 24, 2016 – Holy Thursday Blood DriveA grand time was had by all at the annual St. Anselm Catholic Academy (SACA) St. Patrick’s Day Party, which was held on March 20th, following the Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade, with SACA’s own former Chair of the Board, Jim McHugh as Grand Marshall. There was laughter and lively conversation in Meletia …
Read More March 20, 2016 – SACA Celebrates St. Patrick’s DayParishioners gathered in the McMahon Auditorium on March 13th for the perfect combination of great conversations about Easter plans and sampling some refreshments at the last Social of the winter. Parents even had an opportunity to sit for a bit as their children found their way over to the Arts & Crafts table to color and …
Read More March 13, 2016 – The March Sunday SocialOn February 28th, following the 10am mass, our parishioners gathered in the Auditorium for the perfect combination of great conversation and delish refreshments. Parents even had an opportunity to sit for a bit as their children found their way over to the Arts & Crafts table to color and glitter wooden Easter bunnies and Easter …
Read More February 28, 2016 – Our February Sunday SocialThe Bay Ridge Community Council Honors St. Anselm Volunteers St. Anselm Parish and Saint Anselm Catholic Academy had reasons to celebrate on Tuesday evening, February 23rd. The Bay Ridge Community Council presented its annual Hidden Treasures of the Community Awards at Shore Hill Residence. The awards, established in 2004 as a way of …
Read More February 23, 2016 – St. Anselm “Treasures” HonoredParishioners, teachers, staff, alumni and Board Members of St. Anselm Catholic Academy (SACA) came together on Sunday, January 31st, a week after the second biggest snowstorm on record in New York City to celebrate Catholic Schools Week at St. Anselm. The first Sunday Social of 2016, co-hosted by SACA grades 2 & 3 and the …
Read More January 31, 2016 – St. Anselm Sunday Social Celebrates Catholic Schools WeekOwing to an unfortunate mix up in scheduling St. Anselm hosted a very abbreviated Blood Drive for the New York Blood Center on Sunday, December 27th from 2 PM to 5 PM, the Feast of the Holy Family. Despite the shortened hours nearly a score of our neighbors came to Meletia Hall of St. Anselm …
Read More December 27, 2015 – St. Anselm Holy Name Society Blood DriveWhile marveling at the unseasonably warm spring-like temperatures, Saint Anselm parishioners gathered on the evening of December 23rd to decorate the church for Christmas. Poinsettias, red and white, big and small, were put in red or gold sleeves, watered and placed around the altar, the shrines, the pulpit, the baptismal font and crèche (still waiting for …
Read More December 23, 2015 – Decorating St. Anselm Church for Christmas