Next Sunday – March 15, 2009 – will be the 47th Annual Jersey City St. Patrick’s Day Parade. It will start at Lincoln Park at 1230 noon and will end here in Journal Square. There were/are several events prior to the parade, so if you want to check them out, click the St. Patrick’s Day Parade flyer.
The Jersey City St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, Inc.
Address: 555 Summit Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
Phone: (201)963-5503 Fax: (201)963-4371
Web: JC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Contact Person for Parade – Tom Killeen (201)954-2617 – tmil224@aol.com
2009 Jersey city Honorees
GRAND MARSHAL: BROTHER PATRICK KING, FSC
IRISHMAN OF THE YEAR: W. Nevins McCann
IRISH WOMAN OF THE YEAR: Bridget Kelly Koch
HON. IRISHMAN OF THE YEAR: Nick Economou
HON. IRISH WOMAN OF THE YEAR: Councilwoman Willie Flood
Irish police officer of the year: Det. Joseph Shaw
Irish firefighter of the year: Cap’t. Thomas Ebert
Miss colleen: Corinne Cavanaugh
Appreciation award: Alton Oneill
Parade Schedule of Events
9AM - Breakfast at Hudson Catholic High School
10AM – Friendly Sons Mass at St. Aedan Church
1230PM – Parade Kicks-off (Lincoln Park, West Side)
- Line of March – Lincoln Park to Journal Square via JFK Blvd
After Parade – reception at Loew’s Theater
on Mar 8th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
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on Mar 15th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
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