Thursday, March 11, 2010

Masses in Irish Celebrating the Feast of St. Patrick and Parade

Students of the Irish Gaelic Circle of CT will be doing some of the readings and prayers in Irish at Masses in New Fairfield and Danbury, CT.  The first Mass will be at St. Edward the Confessor in New Fairfield at 9 AM Saturday, March 13th.  A parade will follow leading from the church to a reception at the library in New Fairfield. The second Mass will be at St. Peter Church in Danbury at 11 AM on St. Patrick's Day, Wednesday, March 17th.  A flag raising at City Hall will follow the Mass.  Festivities will follow for the rest of the day at the Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center on Lake Ave (http://www.gdicc.org/).

The Danbury Hibernian St. Patrick's parade will occur on Sunday, March 14th.  Meet at Kennedy Park at 1:30 PM and step-off is 2 PM.  Irish language students will march under the Daltai na Gaeilge banner.  The parade will march to the Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center on Lake Ave.  Free food and refreshments for the marchers!  Festivities for the rest of the day. 

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