The Italian Festival, absent from Worcester for several years, is set to return Aug. 21-23 to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel/St. Ann Parish. Proceeds from the three-day festival will be used to support the parish to pay for renovation and repair of the church, according to Jonelle Garofoli, vice chair of the Italian Festival Committee.

Masses are at 8 and 10 a.m. Aug. 23. Immediately following the 10 a.m. Mass, there is to be a traditional procession with the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which the parish Knights of Columbus are to carry from the church down Shrewsbury Street to East Park and back. First Communion students are invited to wear their first Communion outfits and confirmation students are also invited, along with everyone else.

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Source: http://www.catholicfreepress.org/