The celebrated Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade marches past the church this Sunday (two weeks late, due to Holy Week). We've heard that we have one task for worship planning: Keep it short. (It reminds us of our days in Wisconsin, when we had to keep an eye on the Green Bay Packer schedule, lest half the choir be forced to leave during the anthem.)
The theme for worship will be Celtic Christian Spirituality -- "Pilgrimages and Thin Places."
Legend has it that the big parade is the second largest one in the nation -- on this particular date, it's probably the ONLY one! We have noted the appearance of shamrocks on many of the parade route intersections.
Speaking of the Irish, we've heard something to the effect that the Notre Dame Fight Song was first performed in this church. Anybody know the whole story?
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