Mid-Hudson St. Patrick's Parade committee

Goshen — The 31st annual Mid-Hudson St. Patrick’s Parade will be held Sunday, March 11, in Goshen, staring at 2 p.m. Nancy Corrigan MacDonald of Goshen, a founding member of the annual Irish Heritage Festival, is this year’s Grand Marshal. Three events will take place on the day. There will be a Mass, Grand Marshal’s breakfast and the parade. Parade day will kickoff with a 9 a.m. Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church, located at 71 Murray Ave., Goshen. The Mass will celebrate the parade and honor the Grand Marshal. The second event, the Grand Marshal’s breakfast, will be held immediately following the Mass at Kuhl’s Highland House 512 Highland Ave., Middletown. Tickets for this event are $20. Tickets must be purchased by March 3. No tickets will be sold at the door. For tickets, call either Tom McDonald at 845-469-9476, Bill O’Donnell at 845-469-9970, or Pat Lahiff 845-294-8698. The parade raffle will be drawn at the Breakfast. For raffle tickets, contact Jim Corcoran at 845-469-2815. The 31st annual Mid-Hudson St. Patrick’s Parade will top off the day. The parade will line up at the Orange County Government Center. The lineup time is between 1 and 1:30 p.m., with the step off at 2 p.m. Four divisions make up the parade, each division representing one of the four provinces of Ireland. The lineup is an assortment of Pipe Bands, bands youth and civic groups, fire companies, color guards, and the 12 local Irish clubs that sponsor the parade. The parade committee awards five trophies to marching units. There is a trophy for “Best Marching Unit,” “Best Color Guard Unit,” ”Champion Band,” “Runner-up Band,” and “Best Youth Group.” The line of march is still open for bands or marching units. For further information contact Line of March Chairman, Pat Lahiff 845-294-8698, or e-mail Pat at plahiff@hvc.rr.com.