Our Lady of Fatima Festival 2012

CONTACT INFO :

OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH OUTDOOR PARKING LOT
438 Winsor Street.
Ludlow, MA 01056-3531.
UNITED STATES.
Phone : (001) (413) 583-2312.
Fax : (001) (413) 547-0207.
E-mail : fatima7687@charter.net .
Website : www.ourladyoffatimaparish.org .
GOOGLE MAP.

Note : Phone, Fax, E-mail and Website informations are those of Our Lady of Fatima Parish's main office.

DESCRIPTION (in Portuguese language) :

Situado nas instalações da sede da Paróquia e da Igreja e ao lado do Lugar Sagrado, o Parque de Estacionamento da Paróquia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima será o local escolhido onde vai decorrer a programação musical das festividades em honra de Nossa Senhora de Fátima, onde se encontrará também o palco dos concertos onde atuarão os artistas previstos nessa programação.

Proprietários : José Mário Alves, José Rodrigues e Fernando Silva.

ABOUT THE EVENT :

OUR LADY OF FATIMA FESTIVAL 2012.

This year, the Our Lady of Fatima Parish puts on its 64th anniversary.

For more than 60 years, the Our Lady of Fatima Festival in Ludlow, MA has brought Portuguese-Americans together from all over New England.

The Our Lady of Fatima Festival is an annual celebration of four days held in honor of the Virgin Mary, and is noted for being one of the most significant Portuguese-American cultural events in the country as one of the Pioneer Valley's
largest ethnic celebrations. It draws thousands of visitors to activities such as the outdoor Mass, candlelight procession and musical performances.

The Festival event goes all weekend with one of the highlights being Sundays annual walk through several closed streets in Ludlow.

And whether they come every year, or this was their first time, many say they're now dedicated to the centuries old tradition.

Norberto Bergantim from Taunton, MA says “Our faith, Our Lady of Lord’s Faith. It’s a Portuguese tradition. So as you can see, it brings thousands of people here every year, so i get to bring people over, i'm a driver. I do it every year, so it's fun.”

The procession is an honor to the Virgin Mary.

Start Time : 11:00 AM.
This is an all day FREE EVENT !

Outdoor Concert and Festival - All Ages - Portuguese Foods and Drinks Available.

Several outdoor parking lots are available around the event venue : Lusitano Club's Parking Lot, 385 Winsor Street - Tony & Penny's Restaurant's Parking Lot, 18-98 Canterbury Street - Ludlow Funeral Home's Parking Lot, 2-36 Newbury Street - 26-98 Cambridge Street - 1-99 Merrimac Street.

Jorge Ferreira's Live Performance is sponsored by Dunkin Donuts.

Exclusively, all festivities and shows of Sunday September 2nd (including Jorge Ferreira’s concert) will be broadcast live on Massachusetts college radio "WTCC FM" (90.7 FM), owned by the campus of Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA ! DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY !!

Website : www.wtccfm.org - To listen online, click here !

Organized by :

OUR LADY OF FATIMA'S EVENTS COMMITTEE
438 Winsor Street.
Ludlow, MA 01056-3531.
UNITED STATES.
Phone : (001) (413) 583-2312.
Fax : (001) (413) 547-0207.
E-mail : fatima7687@charter.net .
Website : www.ourladyoffatimaparish.org/CommitteeMembers.pdf .
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Note : Phone, Fax and E-mail informations are those of Our Lady of Fatima Parish's main office.

DESCRIPTION :

The work of Our Lady of Fatima’s Events Committee’s members consists in planning and organizing all festivities of the Our Lady of Fatima Annual Festival.

Members :

Presidents : Alcino Pereira, António José Carvalho and Pedro Almeida.
Assistants : José Mário Alves, José Rodrigues and Scott Ganhão.

LINEUP :

At 11:00 AM : The First Part.
- Open Air Mass in Portuguese.

At 12:30 PM :
- Memorial Garden - A Prayer Celebration for All Those That Are Remembered in the Garden.

At 1:00 PM :
- The Chapel of the Shepherds - International Nativities Expo. Open.

At 3:00 PM :
- Portuguese Folk Dancing.

At 5:30 PM :
- Drawing of Annual Feast Raffle - 1st Prize : Round Trip to Portugal, Courtesy of Ludlow Travel Agency.

At 6:30 PM :
- Open Air Mass Followed by Candlelight Procession Celebrated by Boston Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley.

At 8:00 PM :
- American singer Joey Medeiros (of Portuguese descent), from California.

At 9:15 PM : The Second Part.
- JORGE FERREIRA's CONCERT !!!

At 12:00 AM :
- Music and Amusements Close for the Evening.

At 1:00 AM :
- Pavilion Closes.