Smilestones
Tying the Knot
SCHWARTZ, PHILLIPS ENGAGED
Lindsay Schwartz and Brendan Phillips became engaged on March 5 at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Lindsay is the daughter of Lynn Schwartz, of Avalon, and the late Jack Schwartz. Brendan is the son of Kelly and Jerry Phillips, of Wildwood. Lindsay is the granddaughter of Dot Tozour, of Avalon, and the late Bill Tozour Jr., and Esther Schwartz, of Moseley, Va., and the late George Schwartz. Brendan is the grandson of Jane McCausland, of Wildwood Crest, and the late Bruce McCausland, and Anne Muldoon, of Ballymoney, Ireland. The couple met at a Stone Harbor Volunteer Fire Department Christmas party. Lindsay is a first-grade inclusion teacher for the Middle Township School District, and Brendan is a Wildwood firefighter. The couple is planning a June 2021 wedding at ICONA Diamond Beach in Wildwood Crest.
Rev. William Kelly leading the celebration of the Wedding of the Sea.
ST. BRENDAN CELEBRATES WEDDING OF THE SEA
History was made on the Seven Mile Beach on Saturday, Aug. 15, when St. Brendan the Navigator Parish celebrated the first Wedding of the Sea in its 110-year history. The event started on the recreation fields at 82nd Street followed by a procession to the beach where Rev. William Kelly celebrated the Blessing of the Sea. It was estimated that nearly 1,000 people participated in person at the field while the event was livestreamed for those who could not attend. The surf provided a rocky ride for Father Kelly, but the Stone Harbor Beach Patrol crew provided a safe trip out and back. All in all, a pretty spectacular afternoon.
