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Italian Feast And Festival

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Our Lady Of Grace Feast — Sept. 11

A procession and benediction are scheduled before the 1 p.m. start of the feast today.

Our Lady of Grace Church wraps up its 2011 Italian Feast and Festival honoring the Madonna Della DiFesa today, with a solemn Mass at 10:30 a.m., followed by a procession and benediction. As part of the procession, a statue of the Madonna Della DiFesa (find the story here) will be carried through local streets, and viewers will be able to pin donations to the blue ribbons attached to the statue. The feast's last day is scheduled to start this afternoon at 1 p.m. in the "festival field" on Sherman Avenue behind the church. Here are the details for the Our Lady of Grace Italian Feast and Festival's final day, Sept. 11: Where: Our Lady of Grace Church, 4 Lafayette St. (off George Waterman Road) When: 1 to 10 p.m. Parking: A free parking lot is…

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Our Lady of Grace Church and Photo Gallery: Our Lady of Grace Feast Preparations

Ben Scungio

11:29 am on Sunday, September 11, 2011

I was there last night and had the best steak and mushroom sandwich in a long, long time. Young guy there, Mike, does a fantastic job. Cooked to your order. Mine was medium rare. Perfect. The size of the dough boys is immense, to be had with either sugar and cinnamin, or with gravy and meat ( tomato sauce and meat). they also have calamari, sofrito, hamburgers, cheese burgers, stuffed peppers, …   more ›

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Our Lady of Grace Feast — Sept. 10

The church hosts the third night of its annual Italian Feast and Festival tonight starting at 5 p.m.

  • THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
  • Joseph Hutnak
  • Saturday, September 10, 2011

Our Lady of Grace Church continues its 2011 Italian Feast and Festival honoring the Madonna Della DiFesa this afternoon at 5 p.m. in the "festival field" on Sherman Avenue behind the church. Here are the details for the Our Lady of Grace Italian Feast and Festival's third night, Sept. 10: Where: Our Lady of Grace Church, 4 Lafayette St. (off George Waterman Road) When: 5 to 11 p.m. Parking: A free parking lot is available across the street from the church; parking available along George Waterman Road. Tickets: All rides and food require tickets, available for purchase under the main tent. Food tickets are 50 cents each; book of 20 tickets is $10. Note: Cash only. No credit or debit cards accepted.  Need cash on the way to the feast? See …

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Our Lady of Grace Church and Photo Gallery: Our Lady of Grace Feast Preparations

Friday, September 9, 2011

Our Lady of Grace Feast — Sept. 9

The annual Italian Feast and Festival continues tonight at 5 p.m.

Our Lady of Grace Church continues its 2011 Italian Feast and Festival honoring the Madonna Della DiFesa this afternoon at 5 p.m. in the "festival field" on Sherman Avenue behind the church. Here are the details for the Our Lady of Grace Italian Feast and Festival's second night, Sept. 9: Where: Our Lady of Grace Church, 4 Lafayette St. (off George Waterman Road) When: 5 to 11 p.m. Parking: A free parking lot is available across the street from the church; parking available along George Waterman Road. Tickets: All rides and food require tickets, available for purchase under the main tent. Food tickets are 50 cents each; book of 20 tickets is $10. Note: Cash only. No credit or debit cards accepted.  Need cash on the way to the feast? See …

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Our Lady of Grace Church and Photo Gallery: Our Lady of Grace Feast Preparations

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Our Lady of Grace Feast — Sept. 8

The annual Italian Feast and Festival kicks off tonight at 5 p.m.

  • THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
  • Joseph Hutnak
  • Thursday, September 8, 2011

Our Lady of Grace Church opens its 2011 Italian Feast and Festival honoring the Madonna Della DiFesa this afternoon at 5 p.m. in the "festival field" on Sherman Avenue behind the church. This marks the 103rd year since the founding of the feast society, named for the hilltop in Italy where, according to legend, four men who had seen the Virgin Mary in a dream later met each other on the hilltop and discovered skeletons, the remains of a chapel, an altar, and a marble inscription — as they had been promised in their dream. Here are the details for the Our Lady of Grace Italian Feast and Festival's opening night, Sept. 8: Where: Our Lady of Grace Church, 4 Lafayette St. (off George Waterman Road) When: 5 to 10 p.m. Parking: A free parking …

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Our Lady of Grace Church

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