St.Brendan Celebrates Wedding By The Sea
Posted August 28th 2023

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wedding of the Sea, presented by the St. Brendan the Navigator Parish, is quickly becoming a Seven Mile Beach tradition. Three years ago, Father Bill Kelly held the island’s first outdoor Mass to celebrate the Wedding of the Sea, establishing a new annual Aug. 15 event for the parish. This year’s ceremony, held at the 82nd Street recreation fields, drew a good crowd. The day’s events began at 10:30am with Mass, followed by a procession to the beach. Father Kelly was rowed out into the ocean on a lifeguard boat by members of the Stone Harbor Beach Patrol and blessed the sea as he tossed a wreath into the ocean. While Father Kelly would have preferred calmer waves during his trip, the weather made for a perfect day. |