St. Brigid’s bowls a strike

Jonathan and Felicia Guilmette and Skylar and Chase Stone were among the many children who joined adults for Cosmic bowling.

Sophia Jeter, Taylor Kent, Timmy Wang, Madison Murdock, Emma Murdock and Lily Caswell take a break from bowling.

Donald Gormley stands behind five of the youngsters who enjoyed the St. Brigid’s Family and Friends Bowling Party Sunday at Town Hall lanes in Johnston. The children are, from left, Grace Tetrault, Simon Tetrault, Quinn Jackson, Amelia Jackson and Ellie Jackson.

Jason Martin, who teaches CCD at St. Brigid’s Church, is joined by some of his bowling teammates. They are, from left, Stephen Martin, Angelise Martin and Victoria Lopes.

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2013 1:00 pm

The event was billed as the St. Brigid’s Family and Friends Bowling Party, but Sunday afternoon’s affair, which occupied a number of duckpin alleys at Town Hall Lanes on Atwood Avenue, was much more.

For example, it was a time for Jason Martin – who teaches CCD Classes at the Roman Catholic Church that’s located off Plainfield Street – to share some time with his students and also his children, Angelise and Stephen Martin.

“We’ve been doing this for a few years now,” said Louise Iannotti, a long-time parishioner at St. Brigid’s who works on the parish’s annual Christmas Bazaar.

For $10, youngsters and adults got to enjoy two hours of duckpin “Cosmic” bowling, rent their necessary shoes, enjoy pizza, chips and punch and compete for prizes in various contests.

Photos by Pete Fontaine