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Festivities for 17 March 2008
in St Patrick, Missouri, USA
Souvenir items - Available All Day
Commemorative envelopes, postcards, and Shrine souvenirs will be sold all day March 17 in the Shrine basement.
Free Tours - All Day
Free tours of the Shrine of St Patrick and Museum will be conducted all day by tour guides. If you are bringing a bus or group that wants a tour, please call or write for a scheduled tour time. If an entire group does not want a tour, individuals may ask a tour guide for a tour.
Post Office Hours - 8am to 5pm
The post office will be open from 8am to 5pm; the pictorial postmark will be available all day.
Breakfast and Lunch - 9am to 1pm
Breakfast and lunch will be served in the Shrine basement from 9am to 1pm.
Special Guest Marcus Duignan - 9am
Marcus Duignan, nephew of Father Francis O'Duignan (later Monsignor), will be at the Shrine of St Patrick all day on March 17 to visit with folks and talk to tours. He will give a special Irish talk at 9am.
Storyteller Amah Lou Schreiber - 10am
Amah Lou Schreiber, a professional story teller, will spin Irish tales at 10am.
Leprechaun Give Away - 1pm
200 Free Bags will be distributed at 1pm - one bag per person. Each bag contains a gift. If the gift is too big or too valuable for the bag, a number will be enclosed for you to exchange for your gift. Gifts will include Waterford Crystal, Belleek China and Galway Crystal from Ireland.
Special Guest Marcus Duignan - 2pm
Marcus Duignan, nephew of Father Francis O'Duignan (later Monsignor), will be at the Shrine of St Patrick all day on March 17 to visit with folks and talk to tours. He will give a second Irish talk at 2pm.
Irish Music - 3pm
Mass and Conclusion of the Novena - 4pm
The St Patrick Novena will be March 9-17. Novenas are prayerful nine-day preparations for an important Feast Day. All Novena services will be held in the Shrine of St Patrick at 8:30am on weekdays, 8am on Sundays, and 4pm on March 17. Names to be included in the Novena will be placed on St Patrick's altar during the Novena. The names may be mailed to the Shrine address listed below. Father Paul Hartley, pastor, will celebrate Mass and conclusion of the Novena at 4pm.
Dinner - 5pm to 7.30pm
Dinner will be served in the Shrine basement from 5pm to 7.30pm. Adult tickets - $7; children aged 6-12 - $3; children under 6 eat FREE.
For additional information contact:
Ellen Krueger, Publicity Chairman
Route 1, Box 55
Canton, MO 63435-9637 USA
Telephone: 660.754.6028
Website: www.mayo-ireland.ie/patrick.htm
Disclaimer: The Jane Ellen Official Website in no way profits from the sale of these postal or souvenir items. Please DO NOT contact me with any questions or orders; instead, please address all correspondence to the Publicity Chairman at the address given above. The Shrine of St Patrick is a charitable institution, and this information is provided as a public service.
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