Irish green is worn proudly in Brooklyn and Queens — but never more so than in the weeks leading up to the feast day of St. Patrick, patron of the Emerald Isle.
Here is a list of the upcoming St. Patrick Parades in the diocese:
Sunday, March 2, 1 p.m. — Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade. A pre-parade Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Church, Belle Harbor. Parade steps off at Beach 129th St. and Newport Ave. Grand Marshal: Jack Ahern.
Sunday, March 17, 1 p.m. – The Irish-American Parade in Park Slope, beginning with Mass at Holy Name Church. Grand Marshal: Robert O’Hare.
Sunday, March 24, 1 p.m. – The Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade preceded by Mass at St. Patrick’s Church. Grand Marshal: Sister Virginia Lake, C.S.J., of Bishop Kearney H.S.
Saturday, March 30, 1 p.m. – Gerritsen Beach St. Patrick’s Parade. Grand Marshal: State Senator Martin Golden.
Queens Irish Ready to March
At a recent dinner-dance, the Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade officials and honorees gathered to prepare for the march. From left, are: New York State Assemblymember Michael G. DenDekker, Mickey McCreesh, John Brennan, John Dunleavy, Jack Ahern (Grand Marshal of Parade), Keith Purce, Noel Kilkenny, Mike Benn (President of the Parade Committee), Matt Ryan and Father Brendan Duggan.