In the NY metro the Feast of St. Patrick is a month, not a day. Cities, towns and villages each have their own parades, some before, some after the big one down Fifth Avenue in NYC on March 17th. Yonkers is throwing their party on Saturday, March 21, with a parade up McLean Avenue followed by festivities in Coyne Park at the end of the march.
A contingent from St. Mary's will be joining in honor of the Irish immigrants that built the church with their own hands and monetary donations. We will march with gratitude for our Irish forbears who laid a firm physical and spiritual foundation for successive waves of immigrants. And as we march we will be praying to St. Patrick, patron of the Archdiocese of New York, to drive out some snakes here, too.
The parade kicks off from McLean and Hyatt Avenues at 1:00 PM. It will be a happy madhouse, so visit the Yonkers St. Patrick's Day Parade website for details. There will be shuttles running to and from free parking at Empire City Casino on the corner of Yonkers & Central Avenues. Details about that are available on FAQ page of parade site under "Where can I park the day of the parade?"
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