28th ANNUAL MASS IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK Saturday, March 9, 2013 At St. Patrick's Church, 723 South 7th at Washington Street, Milwaukee The 28th Annual Special Mass To Honor St. Patrick took place on Saturday, March 9, 2013 , at St. Patrick's Church, 723 South 7th at Washington Street, Milwaukee. The Shamrock Club Choir sings the liturgy. The Shamrock Club Color Guard, Pipes and Drums pipe in the colors and stand as honor guard for the Mass. There will be a sign reader for hearing impaired. There are readings and songs in Irish and English. For more information, please contact Chuck McLaughlin at 414-771-0458, or at Chuck McLaughlin Mass Enquiries. POST MASS BREAKFAST A full breakfast takes place after the Mass in Parlor B. The cost is $7 per person. Please contact Glenn Nowak at gnowak4@wi.rr.com for reservations. For more information on the Mass and Breakfast, please go to Mass in Honor of St Patrick

MILWAUKEE PARADE DAY - MARCH 9, 2013 47th ANNUAL PARADE -- Downtown Milwaukee - Noon For questions, please call Denis Donohoe at 262-309-0723, or email him at Parade Director. We have the greatest parade in Wisconsin. In 2012, we had the most units ever, with the most floats ever. The entire event took one hour and fifteen minutes, with brisk marching the course of the day. PARADE ROUTE The 47h Annual Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick's Parade steps off at Noon from 3rd and Wisconsin in front of the Grand Avenue Mall. In 2013 we are back to our previous route, now that the Juneau Avenue bridger has been reopened. The parade proceeds east to Plankinton, north on Plankinton to Kilbourn, west on Kilbourn to Old World Third Street, north on Old World Third Street to Juneau to Water Street, south on Water Street to Highland. Parade Route Download a Copy of the 2012 Parade Brochure The St. Patrick's Day Parade takes place at our original home along Wisconsin Avenue. March 10 will see the Shamrock Club's return to Wisconsin Avenue for the ninth time in over two decades. This has been the largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in Wisconsin, and in 2012, was viewed by 85,000 spectators, who endured blistering cold winds and amazing sunshine. Parade Winners 2012 Winners for the 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade are as follows: Best Marching Unit -- Milwaukee Police Academy Best Musical Unit -- Navy Band of Great Lakes Naval Center Best Float -- Shamrock Club of Wisconsin - New Dublin Chapter Thomas J Smith Award for Best Irish Unit -- Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes and Drums Best Parade Unit -- Glencastle Irish Dancers Parade Directors Award of Merit -- Cronin Irish Dancers The downtown parade has been the largest parade of any type in Wisconsin for most of the past seven years, and this year we are staying true to that history. Check our parade site at Saint Patrick's Parade. Thanks for joining the Shamrock Club, and our partners, Westown, and Miller Lite, for what has become one of the largest St Patrick's Day Parades in North America. It is the greatest family friendly event of the season. We will host eight Irish dance schools, pipe bands, clowns, drill teams, marching bands, and the most Irish organizations in the greater Milwaukee area. It is a spectacle to behold, and a very Irish display of our honor to St. Patrick. It was a wonderful display of our Irish pride. The Milwaukee Chapter of the Friends of St Patrick and Milwaukee's Hunger Task Force will collect non-perishable food along the parade route again this year. Thanks to all who join us on the greatest day of the year. And thanks for being a part of Milwaukee's Irish history and present. And remember - Everyone is Irish for St. Patrick's Day!!! Check out the Parade site at Saint Patricks Parade Milwaukee Parade Contacts To contact our Parade Committee, please call Parade Director Michael Boyle - (414) 852-6622 or to Parade Administrator, Denis Donohoe, Parade-at-shamrockclubwis.com

Post Parade Party March 9, ICHC 1 to 6 PM For more detail on the Post Parade Party, go to Post Parade Party 2013 The Post Parade Party takes place on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 West Wisconsin. The party is a part of the Shamrock Club's events on March 9, including the Downtown Saint Patricks Parade Milwaukee. We are still setting our 2013 entertainment schedule. Confirmed entertainers are Tallymoore, Blarney, Barry Dodd, Tis, Cuil a Lin, the Caledonian Scottish Dancers, Cashel Dennehy, Kinsella and Cronin Irish dance schools. New this year is Hysterical Productions Are You Smarter Than A Scotsman 2013 Entertainment Schedule is Hallamor 2:00 - Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes and Drums 2:30 - Cronin Irish Dancers 3:15 - Cashel Dennehy 4:00- Tallymoore 5:15 - Kinsella Academy of Irish Dance Quinlan's Pub 1:00 - Cuil a Lin 2:15 -Barry Dodd 3:30 - Tis 4:45 - Are You Smarter than A Scotsman Upstairs 2:00 -Blarney 3:15 - The Caledonian Scottish Dancers 3:45 - Blarney Basement: Childrens Area 3:00 Eileen O'Rourke: Leprechaun Stories 4:15 Eileen O'Rourke: Leprechaun Stories

St Patricks Day Parades International Listings For a listing of St Patrick's Day Parades around the world, go to St Patricks Day Parades.

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