St. Joe’s Ice Cream Entrepreneurs

Eighth graders at St. Joseph School, Astoria, learned the fundamentals of operating a small business by opening their own ice cream stores at school. Not only did they learn valuable skills: producing a quality product, good customer service, vendor negotiation and accounting skills, but they were also able to enjoy the product. Ahh, the taste of sweet success!

Traditionally, the month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph, whose feast day was March 19. The Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, invite friends and supporters to consider donating a brick along their new Walk With Us Path outside the St. Joseph Renewal Center, Brentwood. Each brick costs $200 and may have up to three inscribed lines. For more details, contact Sister Rose Viceconte, C.S.J., in the Development Office, 631-273-1187 ext. 25.

Support St. Agatha School, Sunset Park, by attending the school’s Annual Card Party, March 30, 6 p.m. $15, includes light supper, coffee, soda and dessert. To reserve your tickets, call 718-435-3137.

Share a Lenten meal with the Little Sisters of the Poor and residents at Queen of Peace Residence, Queens Village, on Friday, March 30. Served by the Little Sisters, dinner will consist of fish, chips, coffee and dessert. Dinner is $20 and reservations are required. For reservations, contact Sister Celine Therese, l.s.p., at 718-464-1800.

Ladies, if you suffer from gastrointestinal disorders, Brooklyn Women’s Services, Bay Ridge, an affiliate of Maimonides Medical Center, invites you to attend the free workshop, Nutrition Therapy for GI Disorders, April 4, 6 p.m. To register, call 718-748-1234 or go to www.bwsnyc.com.

Correction: The Mount Carmel Theatre Company is presenting MCTC: In Concert – On Shuffle, March 31, on the lower stage at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Williamsburg. Tickets are only $10. Call 646-580-2167.

The Bridge to Life, Inc., a Queens-based pro-life organization dedicated to offering women and men the spiritual and material resources they need to choose life for their unborn children, is marking its 20th anniversary. Join The Bridge to Life family for its anniversary dinner dance, April 22, 12:30 p.m. at Leonard’s of Great Neck. Enjoy a full dinner, dancing, and music for $70. Honorees: Msgr. James Lisante and Theresa Bonopartis. Reserve tickets by April 10. Call 718-463-1810.

St. John’s University, Jamaica, will host its annual Spring Career Fair at the Taffner Fieldhouse, March 27, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. This event presents an excellent opportunity for freshmen, graduate students and alumni to make the important contacts and connections while networking with respective companies and industry representatives. Employers and companies that will be in attendance that day will be hiring for internships, full-time and part-time career positions. For more information, contact the Career Center at 718-990-6375. 

Bishop Guy Sansaricq, seminarian Dwayne Davis, and Marilyn Jones will be honored at the Youth Ambassador Gala, sponsored by the diocesan Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns, April 21, 7 p.m. at the Baron de Kalb Knights of Columbus, Sheepshead Bay. Youth Ambassadors of the Year will also be named. Donation: $60, includes dinner, dancing and open bar. For tickets, call 718-774-3806.

Celebrating a special wedding anniversary this year? Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will honor couples marking 25, 30, 40, 50 or more years of marriage at the annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass, April 28, 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge. To participate, register at your parish by March 31. For details, call Martha in the diocesan Faith Formation Office, 718-281-9540.

This week’s Tip of the Tablet TALK Top Hat goes to professor Leonard M. Baynes of St. John’s University’s School of Law, Jamaica, who was named among the 100 most influential black attorneys in the U.S. by On Being a Black Lawyer (OBABL). He was profiled in OBABL’s “The Power 100 Special Edition,” published Feb. 15. A communications law scholar specializing in race and media issues, he directs SJU’s Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development. He’s previously been honored by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council’s Hall of Fame. Congratulations Prof!

St. Kevin’s ‘Can’tastic Challenge

To mark the 100th day of school, students at St. Kevin’s School, Flushing, did something spectacular. Each class was challenged to bring in 100 cans of food, ranging from soup to tuna to canned ravioli. The school not only met its goal of 1,000 cans but exceeded it! All of the cans went to the local food pantry at St. John Vianney Church. This is just one of several projects St. Kevin’s students have undertaken to help the community.

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Sister Frances Veronica Ivancich, C.S.J, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 62 years, died at Maria Regina Residence, Nov. 14. S
he entered the congregation on Sept. 6, 1951 from Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish, Sunset Park. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business from St. John’s University and Fordham University, respectively, she began her ministries in business education.
Formerly Sister Maria Victor, she taught at Our Lady of Sorrows, Corona, 1953-61; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Astoria, 1961-64; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park, 1964-66; Holy Family, Flushing, 1966-67; St. Stanislaus Kostka, Maspeth, 1967-70; St. Martin of Tours, Bushwick, 1970-74; Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, 1986-89, and 1991-2006; and Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, L.I., 1989-91.
She was principal of Visitation B.V.M., Red Hook, 1974-75, and St. Vincent de Paul, Elmont, L.I., 1975-86.
Prior to her retirement to the motherhouse in 2006, she served as secretary at Bishop Kearney.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held in Sacred Heart Chapel, Brentwood. Interment followed in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood.

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Sister Mary Jane Raeihle, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 54 years, died on Nov. 14.
She entered the congregation from SS. Cyril and Methodius, Deer Park, L.I., in 1959 and received the name Sister Mary Lucretia.
By 1972, she earned her master’s degree in mathematics from Columbia University and later an educational doctorate from Columbia.
While earning her degrees, she taught at Most Holy Trinity, East Hampton, L.I.; Brentwood College; and spent seven years at Our Lady of Victory, Bedford-Stuyvesant.
In 1971, she served in the Brooklyn Diocesan Office of Education as math coordinator, while also working as an adjunct professor at Fordham University.
In 1978, she became principal of Bedford-Stuyvesant Catholic Junior High, which later became St. John the Baptist School. It became a model of innovation and excellence, receiving national recognition.
Neighborhood and local civic groups also recognized her for her efforts promoting peace and reconciliation on the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant. In 1989, she received the distinguished principal award from the NCEA.
She was principal of Sacred Heart, North Merrick, L.I., 2003-04.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held in Maria Regina Chapel, Brentwood. Interment followed in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood.

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Sister Mary Anne Ricioppo, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 55 years, died in Transfiguration Convent, Williamsburg, Nov. 11.
She entered the congregation on Sept. 12, 1958 from Our Lady of Good Counsel parish, Inwood, L.I. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Brentwood College.
Formerly Sister Mary Marcellus, she taught elementary grades at St. Agnes, Cobble Hill, 1961-63; St. Ambrose, Bedford-Stuyvesant, 1963-65; Transfiguration, Williamsburg, 1965-69, 1971-74, 1988-2012; St. Vincent de Paul, Elmont, 1969-71; Our Saviour, the Bronx, 1974-88.
In her 47 years in Transfiguration parish as teacher, mentor and friend, she was part of the fabric of the neighborhood, ministering to countless immigrant families.
A Mass of Christian Burial took place in Transfiguration Church, Williamsburg. Interment followed in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood.

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Sister Margaret Mary Ford, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 66 years, died Nov. 19.
She entered the congregation in 1947, from St. Teresa of Avila parish, Prospect Heights. She attended the Catholic University of Puerto Rico and was an educator in Puerto Rico for 30 years.
Formerly known as Sister Martina Maria, she also taught at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park, 1949-50; Epiphany, Williamsburg, 1950-53; St. Clare, Rosedale, 1966-67; and St. Charles Borromeo, Brooklyn Heights, 1984-85. In Puerto Rico, she taught at Colegio San Conrado, 1953-62; Academia San Jorge, 1962-66; Academia Maria Reina, San Juan, 1983-84; and served as principal at Santa Teresita, Puerto Rico, 1967-83. She was principal at St. Michael, Sunset Park, 1985-2001, and continued on as the school librarian until her retirement in 2004.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in Sacred Heart Chapel, Brentwood, Nov. 24. Interment followed in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood.

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Sister St. Bonaventure Kelly, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 65 years, died Jan. 18.  

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Sister Julie Marie Romaine, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 65 years, died Jan. 29.

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Sister Helen Selaris, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 67 years, died on March 3.

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Sister Joan Anna Marese, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 62 years, died March 1.

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Sister Joan Patricia McGuirl, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 75 years, died Feb. 27.

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Sister Mary Feliciana Sacco, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 65 years, died March 3.

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Religious Sisters from the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens celebrated their anniversaries of religious life at a Jubilee Mass and dinner with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, May 14.

Golden jubilarian Sisters of St. Joseph, from left, Sisters Katherine Hanrahan, Dorothy Zachorowski, Rita Maria McCauley, Helen Roberta Herley, Maria Attilia Mazzina, Grace Jose Mercado and Jeanne McGorry with Bishop DiMarzio.

Golden jubilarian Sisters of St. Dominic, from left, Sisters Patricia McCann, Mary Donna Murphy, Ave Maria Clark, Rita Haberlack and Barbara Kradick.

Golden jubilarian Sisters of Mercy, from left, Sisters Ellen Smith, Eileen Payne and Rosemary Maguire with Bishop DiMarzio.

Bishop DiMarzio recognizes jubilarian Sisters marking 60th anniversaries, from left, Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Sister Sheila O’Friel; Halifax Sisters of Charity Maureen Elizabeth Burke and Catherine O’Leary, and golden jubilarian Halifax Sister of Charity Eileen Schulenburg.

Sisters of St. Dominic observing their 60th anniversaries, from left, Sisters Joan Losson, Colleen Therese Fogarty, Jean Francis Budd, Eva Mazzetta, Patricia Anne Walsh, Carol Anton Battista and Martha Marie Arnold with Bishop DiMarzio.

Sisters of Mercy observing their 60th anniversaries, from left, Sisters Ann Horgan, Mariette Schmidt, Marjorie McHugh, Mary Lourdette O’Keefe, Eileen Neary and Ellen Mary Bringenberg with Bishop DiMarzio.

Bishop DiMarzio congratulates, from left, golden jubilarian Daughter of Our Lady of the Garden Sister Natalina Rotatori; 60-year jubilarians, Ursuline Sister Catherine Gardiner and Carmelite Sister Bernadette Mary Lee; golden jubilarian Little Sister of the Poor Marie Anne de la Visitation Reagan; and 60-year jubilarian School Sister of Notre Dame Valeria Belanger.

Bishop DiMarzio extends his best wishes to Sisters celebrating their 70th anniversaries, from left, Dominican Sister Mary Francesca Morelli, Mercy Sister Mary Dorothea Gillen and Josephite Sister Anne Brendan Delaney.

Sisters of St. Joseph marking their 60th anniversaries, from left, Sisters Anne Carmel Rapillo, Mary Sivillo, Bernadette Ann Phillips, Anne Patricia Clancy, Mary Catherine Sullivan, Marie Therese Scanlon, Joan Loretta Heptig, Mary Gloria Garcia and Evelyn Margaret Klemmer with Bishop DiMarzio.

Bishop DiMarzio recognizes silver jubilarian Daughter of Mary Mother of Mercy Sister Mary Rita Ihemekwere.

Bishop DiMarzio with golden jubilarian Daughters of Wisdom, from left, Sisters Christine Scherer and Bernadette Sassone.

Bishop DiMarzio with jubilarian Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, from left, Sister Felicia Parise, celebrating 50 years, and Sisters Mary Jane Maloney and Francis Regis Vagt, both celebrating 60 years.

Bishop DiMarzio offers special congratulations Mercy Sister Mary de Porres McAllen on her 75th anniversary.

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We always knew that attending a school that is part of the Sisters of St. Joseph Community was a special opportunity. This summer, the eight of us were given a chance to take the sisters’ mission, which we learned about in school and put into practice in real life.

We spent a whole week tending to the needs of the elderly sisters at their summer place, St. Joseph’s Villa in Hampton Bays, L.I.

First, let us introduce ourselves. From Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, Jasmine Ali, Alessandria Vicario and Jerina Carmosa came with their chaperon campus minister, Sister Rosemarie Figlia. The students from Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, were Kristen Weidlein and Catalina Gayá. They were accompanied by campus minister Jennifer Uzzi-Silverio and C.S.J. club coordinator and math department chair Sister Helen Herley.

Joining the Brooklyn girls were our new friends from Academia Maria Reina in San Juan, Puerto Rico: Janelle Molière, Claudia Coira and Veronica Cádiz and their chaperon and English teacher Neda Negron.

None of us knew what to expect before we arrived at the villa. Sister Kerry Handal, who was in charge of relief work the week we stayed, had plenty for us to do to help. We rotated jobs every day.

Each morning started with “the roll run” with Sister Kerry: a trip to the local supermarket for fresh warm breakfast rolls and the things we would need to make the meals of the day.

We then attended Mass with the sisters. Some of us served as lectors or presented the gifts during the offertory. Father Kevin Abels, diocesan vocations director, was there to say Mass each day; he always encouraged us and thanked us for however we participated.

Some students had pantry duty, which involved helping Sister Noelle with dishes following meals. Other girls were assigned to the sisters’ living quarters where they assisted the nuns with their bed linens, laundry or whatever needs they had.

Sometimes the sisters just wanted someone to keep them company, to chat with them or help with one of the huge 1,000-plus piece puzzles in the common room.

We all worked together to set up for, prepare and clean up from the meals, which were all home cooked and delicious.

Part of our responsibilities also included grounds keeping. Heather Ganz, a C.S.J. novice, taught us about weeding. She was so encouraging in all we did and even shared her story with us on how she came to be called to vocational life.

“Just by being here and focusing all of their energy, these girls are changing the world,” Ganz told our chaperones.

We also had the chance to learn about the sisters’ mission in Hondo Valle in the Dominican Republic, how they care for some of the Caribbean’s poorest and sickest people and what we can do to help when we return to our schools.

On a fun note, one night Claudia and Kristen even choreographed a song and dance number for us to perform for the sisters after dinner.

It was a lot of fun as the students from Puerto Rico tried to teach the girls from New York how to sing lyrics in Spanish and dance merengue!

By the end of the week, we were exhausted but sad to leave our new friends from the other schools and the sisters we grew to love so much.

“We came here with the idea that we were going to help do a little work and have some vacation time,” rising junior from San Juan Janelle Molière said. “But when they started giving us all the responsibilities involved with taking care of the sisters and helping in every way, we learned to enjoy work. We all feel fortunate enough just to serve other people, which is the sisters’ mission.”

Rising sophomore from San Juan Catalina Gayá said she felt like her week serving the sisters really “reinforced the C.S.J. charism of inclusive love, unity, reconciliation and respect for all creation” which we all learn about in school.

None of us wanted to leave St. Joseph’s Villa, and we all hope to be chosen to come back in the future and reunite with the sisters (and each other!) again during our high school years.

We are also planning to keep in touch with each other once school starts via Skype sessions and working together on projects to help the sisters’ missions in the States and the Caribbean.

As we packed up our things on our last day together and tidied up the cabin we called home for a week, rising junior from San Juan Claudia Coira wrote a farewell note to the nuns we had stayed with.

“This has been a life changing experience,” she read from her note when it was done. “For all the stories…the way all of you tell us that we did a good job or [give us] a simple smile…thank you, thank you, thank you. I really hope you enjoyed this time as much as we did!”

Thank you, Sisters of Saint Joseph, for welcoming us with open arms and giving us the chance to learn about the value of service firsthand. And thank you to our schools, Academia Maria Reina, Bishop Kearney H.S. and Fontbonne Hall Academy, for choosing us to have this unforgettable summer experience.

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Sister James Patrice Veale, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 79 years, died March 26, at the Motherhouse in Brentwood. She was 99.

She entered the congregation in 1935 from St. Sebastian parish, Woodside. After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Latin from St. John’s University, Jamaica, she achieved state certification from Queens College in Spanish. In collaboration with another Sister of St. Joseph, she co-authored a Latin workbook for Harcourt and Brace in 1985.

She taught at St. Agnes Seminary, Marine Park, 1937-38; St. Anne, Brentwood, 1938-39; Immaculate Conception, Jamaica, 1939-43; St. John the Evangelist, Park Slope, 1943-49; St. Joachim, Cedarhurst, L.I., 1949-52; Bishop McDonnell H.S., Crown Heights, 1952-60; St. Agnes Seminary H.S., Marine Park, 1960-63, and The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, 1963-93.

She was predeceased by her sister, Sister Miriam Dolores, C.S.J., in 2009.

Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood.

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Religious Sisters from the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens celebrated their anniversaries of religious life at a Jubilee Mass and dinner with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, May 7.

Sister Mary Terence Mullin, R.S.M. – 75th Anniversary

Sister Peggy Linahan, S.S.N.D. – 70th Anniversary

Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood: 50th Anniversaries

Mercy Sisters: 50th and 60th Anniversaries

Little Sisters of the Poor: 50th and 60th Anniversaries

Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville: 50th and 60th Anniversaries

Daughters of Wisdom: 50th and 60th Anniversaries

Ursuline Sister: 50th Anniversary and Sister of St. Joseph of Lyon: 25th Anniversary

Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood: 60th Anniversaries

Daughter of Charity: 50th Anniversary and Sister of Charity: 60th Anniversary

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Bishop DiMarzio congratulates Mercy Sister Mary Terence Mullin on her 75th anniversary.

Bishop DiMarzio congratulates School Sister of Notre Dame Peggy Linahan on her 70th anniversary.

Bishop DiMarzio congratulates Sisters of St. Joseph celebrating their 50th anniversaries, from left, Sisters Roberta Margaret Oberle, Margaret Mary Buckley, Carol Anne Lessard, Teresa Fitzgerald, Mary Walsh, Stella Slonski, Rose Miriam Pelletier and Rosalind Frances Picciano.

Bishop DiMarzio extends congratulations to Mercy Sisters marking significant anniversaries, at left, golden jubilarian Sisters Maureen Jessnik and Elizabeth Calfapietra, and at right, 60-year jubilarian Sisters Mary O’Connor, Dorothy Flynn, Dolores Spinner and Mary Rosina Dalton (seated).

Bishop DiMarzio recognizes jubilarian Little Sisters of the Poor, at left, Sister Elizabeth Ann Roche, celebrating 50 years, and Sister Rita Mary de St. Raymond, 

Bishop DiMarzio extends his best wishes to Sisters of St. Dominic on their 50th and 60th anniversaries, from left, Sisters Margaret Kavanagh, 50 years; Alice Danaher, 60 years; Virginia Ann Connors, 50 years; Joan Martin, 50 years; Marion McLinden, 60 years; Jacqueline Hughes, 60 years; Catherine Thornton, 60 years; Mary Jane Rolston, 50 years; and Denise Nolan, 50 years. 

Bishop DiMarzio with jubilarian Daughters of Wisdom, from left, Sister Evelyn Eckhardt, celebrating 50 years; Agnes McColgan, celebrating 60 years; and Ann Nielsen, celebrating 60 years.

Bishop DiMarzio congratulates golden jubilarian Ursuline Sister Catherine Talia, left, and silver jubilarian Sister of St. Joseph Griselda Martinez-Morales.

Sisters of St. Joseph marking their 60th anniversaries, from left, Sisters Patricia Elizabeth O’Keefe, Margaret Mary Faherty, Yolanda Kinsella, Ruth Anne McHugh, Filippa Anne Luciano, Margaret Frances O’Donnell, Grace Margaret Eidt, Jane Theresa Bannon and Joan Ann Petito.

Bishop DiMarzio with jubilarian Daughters of Charity Sister Kathleen Cevette, marking 50 years, and Sister of Charity Natalie Morris, celebrating 60 years. 

(Special thanks to Sister Maryann Seton Lopiccolo, S.C.; the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, at Holy Family Convent, Flushing (Sisters Matthew Mary, Mary Eugenia Daley, Dorothy Ann Delaney,  Barbara Ann Haran and Margaret Theresa Maloney) and the late Sister Mary Joel Acerno, C.S.J., who have helped The Tablet honor each and every jubilarian for over a decade.)

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Sister John Joseph

Sister John Joseph Dunphy, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 74 years, died July 21 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood.

Born Sarah Sabina Dunphy, she entered the congregation in 1940 from Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Manhattan College; a master’s degree in guidance from Fordham University; and certification in administration/ supervision in 1977.

She taught at Immaculate Conception, Jamaica, 1942-44; Transfiguration, Williamsburg, 1944-46; St. Ambrose, Bushwick, 1946-48 and 1963-65; St. Malachy, East New York, 1948-51; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Far Rockaway, 1951-55; St. Brendan, Midwood, 1955-56; St. Christopher, Baldwin, L.I., 1956-58; St. Rita, L.I.C., 1958-63; St. Anthony of Padua, Greenpoint, 1965-1971; St. Augustine, Fort Greene, 1971-78; St. Joseph H.S., Downtown Brooklyn, 1978-84, 1999-2009; and Our Lady of Perpetual Help H.S., Sunset Park, 1997-99.

She served as a guidance counselor at Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, 1984-97 and 2009-12.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Athanasius, Bensonhurst. Interment followed at Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood.

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Sister Margaret de Sales Grob, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 76 years, died Feb. 4.

She entered the congregation in 1939 from St. Teresa of Avila parish, South Ozone Park.

She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Latin from Manhattan College and St. John’s University, respectively. In 1975, she pursued clinical pastoral education in chaplaincy.

She taught on the elementary level at St. Michael, Sunset Park, 1941-42; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Far Rockaway, 1942-43; Nativity of Our Blessed Lord, Bedford-Stuyvesant, 1943-49; St. Ambrose, Bedford-Stuyvesant, 1949-50; Blessed Sacrament, Cypress Hills, 1950-51; Our Lady of Sorrows, Corona, 1951-52; St. Thomas Aquinas, Park Slope, 1952-53; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Astoria, 1953-55; St. Teresa of Avila, Prospect Heights, 1955; and Holy Family, Flushing, 1956-57.

On the high school level, she taught at St. Brendan D.H.S., Midwood, 1957-59 and 1970-72; St. Pascal Baylon H.S., St. Albans, 1959-60 and 1972-75; The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, 1960-64; and Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, 1964-70.

She served as pastoral minister at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park, 1975-78, and Holy Family, Flushing, 1978-2001. She then retired to Brentwood.

She was predeceased by her sister, Sister St. Henry Grob, C.S.J., who died Oct. 10, 1990.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 7 in Sacred Heart Chapel, Brentwood. Interment followed in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood.

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Connor Whelan, 19, is a musician from Brooklyn who has taken it upon himself to organize a concert to benefit the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, L.I. The gig will feature other local musicians, including Gypsy Trane, Steven Vaughn, Nicki Marone and Maribeth Dono and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Choir. A varied set list from different genres and styles of music, it should be a fun and enjoyable hour of “Music In The Afternoon,” April 19, 2 p.m. at IHM Church, Windsor Terrace. Tickets are available at the rectory. Call 718-871-1310.

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