Thursday, Sep 2, 2010

On the Street

December 7th, 2008
By Tom Burke

”Welcome aboard” at Immaculate Conception Academy to new marketing director, Anne O’Dea, and while we’re at it, “Welcome home” to her husband, John O’Dea, a 1976 graduate of St. Ignatius College Preparatory. The couple, proud parents of Danielle and John, met in Indianapolis - Anne’s hometown - and married in 2000. John’s folks are Maureen and the late John O’Dea, longtime members of St. Monica Parish in San Francisco and grads of St. Rose Academy and SI. ICA is rolling out the red carpet for its Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Mary’s Cathedral Nov. 16 at 3:30 p.m. with Archbishop George H. Niederauer as principal celebrant. The liturgy commemorates the school’s 125 years in the City. .... Fun at Holy Name of Jesus Parish Nov. 22 with its annual Crab Bash Family Dinner in Ryan Hall, 40th Ave. and Lawton in San Francisco. I remember my first crab-feed shortly after I moved here 25 years ago. We have nothing like them back East and I was very impressed. Dungeness crabs have so much meat in them. I love the Chesapeake Blue Claws but their yield is not at all in the Dungeness class. Jackie Alcaraz is the engine behind the Holy Name event with much help from other members of the Sunset District parish. Father Don D’Angelo is pastor. Where’s my bib?... Well, it can easily be said that Angelina Dempsey had a “bumper to bumper” warranty on the “bathtub car” she drove to victory in the Brisbane Soap Box Derby in October. Bustin’ at the seams are parents Georgia and Steve. The bathtub design of the car came from Steve’s and Angelina’s grandfathers - John Bianchi and Jack Dempsey - being plumbers, Steve told me, joking that the car “looked more like it would float than roll.” Also in the pit for the St. Robert’s fourth grader were grandmoms, Cara Dempsey and Kathy Bianchi. The car was “built from scratch in grandfather Bianchi’s garage,” Steve said, noting help came from all directions including family, friends and employees of the family’s Bianchi Plumbing Co. ”The win goes to Angelina,” the proud dad said, pointing out that she endured 12 races to win the cup.... San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William Justice joined students and staff of San Francisco’s St. Peter School for a Mass commemorating the Mission District school’s 130th anniversary Oct. 23. Principal Victoria A. Butler presented Bishop Justice, a former pastor of St. Peter’s, with a gift noting the school’s longstanding contribution to Catholic education and his part in it. Among those helping with the liturgy were David Campos, Delilah Guardado, Leslie Arroyo, Juan Contreras, Mercy Sister Helen Gilsdorf, Megan Johnson, Adriana Colvin, Yaneli Gonzalez, Vanessa Espinoza, Ylenia Escobar, Sarina Lee, Oscar Gonzalez, Lucy Martinez and Fatima Gonzalez.....This is an empty space without you! Send items and pictures via e-mail to burket@sfarchdiocese.org. Mailed items should be sent to “Street,” One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. Pix should be hard copy or electronic jpeg at 300 dpi. Don’t forget to include a follow-up phone number. Call me at (415) 614-5634 and I’ll walk you through it.

From November 14, 2008 issue of Catholic San Francisco.

 

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