Supermarket Bingo Helps Historic Bay Shore Church
/Every three to four months the First Congregational Church of Bay Shore hosts a Saturday of “Supermarket Bingo.” For the weeks prior to the event the church parishioners collect and donate foodstuffs to be used as prizes for the bingo participants. This Saturday’s game started at 2 pm and for the next few hours the celebrated shout of “BINGO” was heard among the friendly chatter of neighbors. A game fee is collected and the funds help support the historic church.
The First Congregational Church of Bay Shore was established in 1853. The present sanctuary was built in 1891 by ship's carpenters and is listed in the National Register of Historical Places. The beautiful sanctuary features dramatic, inverted crossed hulls of ships, 29 breathtaking stained glass windows, and a 113-year old Orman Organ.
