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How Sweet the Sound!   Everyone had their Irish on at the 2nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party at St. Anselm on March 22nd.  Parishioners and guests of all ages enjoyed the lively music of “Band of Rogues” who kept us on our toes with fun Irish songs including “Irish Rover” & “No, Nay, Never”.  There …

  It was a cold winter’s day outside but there was a great deal of warmth inside the Academy Auditorium at our St. Anselm Sunday Social, which was held on March 15th.  Parishioners warmed themselves with coffee, tea, or hot cocoa and enjoyed a scrumptious donut (or two) as they caught up with each other! …

More than 250 supporters of St. Anselm Catholic Academy (SACA) attended the Ladies’ Night Extravaganza Dinner & Raffle, which was held at the Dyker Beach Golf Course Clubhouse on March 13, 2015.  Participants caught up with old friends while perusing the information guide outlining the many fabulous prizes and raffles, which included trips, designer bags …

Jesus – Our Hope   St. Anselm Parish Lenten Mission March 9th – 12th, 2015    The St. Anselm Parish community came together on the evenings of March 9th – 12th for the St. Anselm Parish Lenten Mission. Led by Fr. Francis Gargani and Fr. Edmund Faliskie, of the Redemptorists, Bro. Robert Duffy, Christine Deem, and all the …

The Bay Ridge Community Council honors St. Anselm Parishioners   The Bay Ridge Community Council presented its Hidden Treasures of the Community Awards for 2015 on Tuesday, February 24th in the community room of Shore Hill Residence. Three parishioners of Saint Anselm: Maria Gambino, Josephine Ghorra, and Terence Greene were among the honorees. The Saint Anselm …

          Our intrepid Parishioners braved the ice and frigid cold to attend the February 22nd Sunday Social where they noshed on a donut (or two), enjoyed a hot beverage and caught up with each other. Our young artists designed colorful scratch magic penguins at the Art Table and had their choice …

Catholic Schools Week Celebrated at St. Anselm’s Sunday Social   On January 25th, teachers, staff, administrators, board members, students, and alumni of St. Anselm Catholic Academy (SACA) joined parishioners to celebrate Catholic Schools Week at St. Anselm. The first Sunday Social of 2015, which was cohosted by Grades 5 & 6 and the PPC, offered …

Peter Bredholt of Olaf’s Photography created the curriculum for the Saint Anselm Catholic Academy Digital Photography Club “class”. The club met every Tuesday with Mr. Bredholt after school from 3 to 4:30 pm, November 18th through the middle of January 2015. Lessons were geared for students with an interest in learning the art of digital photography …

It was a rainy Feast of the Holy Family on Sunday, December 28th when the Holy Name Society of St. Anselm held a Blood Drive for the New York Blood Center. Dozens of donors were greeted as they entered St. Anselm Catholic Academy and thanked by Society members for their generosity in sharing the gift of …

Our beautiful old Crèche, which has brought joy to children and adults for many years, was showing its age and desperately needed to be replaced.  And so we welcome our new Crèche complete with a lovely Baby Jesus, adoring Mary, watchful Joseph, Angels, Wise Men, and traditional animals.     Traditionally, St. Francis of Assisi …