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2008 South
Side Chicago Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Sunday, March 9th 2008, 12 noon step-off
parade
route
The 29th Annual South Side Irish St.
Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at
12 noon on Sunday, March 11, beginning at 103rd Street and Western
Avenue, and continuing south to 115th Street. Approximately 120 families,
schools, civic organizations and businesses will march along the parade route
through the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods.
Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers, a
not-for-profit Catholic community hospital, will serve as the South Side Irish
Parade’s 2005 Grand Marshal. The Parade's 2005 Special Honoree will be
Gus Foundation, in recognition of
their support of pediatric brain tumor research and treatment.
Parade Mass
- The annual celebration of faith and heritage will take place on Sunday,
March 9th, 2008, when the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee
and St. Cajetan Parish host the Parade Mass.
- The celebration will begin with Irish songs and music at 8:30 AM, followed
by Mass at 9:00 AM.
- This year's celebrant will be Fr. Tom Hurley. Fr. Tom was raised in St.
Cajetan Parish, is a graduate of St. Cajetan Parish School, and is currently
the Associate Pastor of Old St. Patrick's Church in Chicago's West Loop.
- St. Cajetan Church is located at 112th and Artesian (2500W) in the West
Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago. The St. Cajetan Parish Center can be
reached at 773-238-4100.
PMB 452 • 3400 W. 111th St. • Chicago, IL 60655 • 773-393-8687
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southsideirishparade@yahoo.com http://www.southsideirishparade.org/
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