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St. Mary has a shamrockin’ good time

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Dance Saturday, March 12.


  • By Kristen Herhold
  • | 10:54 p.m. March 12, 2016
  • Longboat Key
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St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church was filled with green at the Men’s Club annual St. Patrick’s Dance Saturday, March 12.

Guests ate a corned beef on rye sandwiches and danced the night away to music by Patsy & Majella. The dance is the Men’s Club biggest fundraiser of the year.

Event coordinator Phyllis McGuire and Men’s Club President George Noble
Event coordinator Phyllis McGuire and Men’s Club President George Noble
Ed and Jan Davin
Ed and Jan Davin
Jack and Carole McMahon
Jack and Carole McMahon
Ken and Maryann Simpson
Ken and Maryann Simpson
David and Judy Felts
David and Judy Felts
Don and Anni Burbank
Don and Anni Burbank
Event organizers Phyllis and Jim McGuire
Event organizers Phyllis and Jim McGuire
Frank and Ellie Pugliesi, Msgr. Gerry Finegan and Frank Cerullo
Frank and Ellie Pugliesi, Msgr. Gerry Finegan and Frank Cerullo
John and Faith Quinn, Marie Halpin, Maggie and Bill Urban and Marie and Gary Luck
John and Faith Quinn, Marie Halpin, Maggie and Bill Urban and Marie and Gary Luck
Sally Kall, Flo and Don Richer, Terry Kall and Sue and Dick Antonello
Sally Kall, Flo and Don Richer, Terry Kall and Sue and Dick Antonello
Vinny and Donna Flynn and Adriana and Alex Hoggard
Vinny and Donna Flynn and Adriana and Alex Hoggard
Jimmy Loftin and Ingrid Wisniewski
Jimmy Loftin and Ingrid Wisniewski
Clara McGonigle, Dionne Reinert and Christine Winchester
Clara McGonigle, Dionne Reinert and Christine Winchester
Esther Cook and Peggy Zonca
Esther Cook and Peggy Zonca
Marie Riesen, Dan and Kathy Milo and Rick Riesen
Marie Riesen, Dan and Kathy Milo and Rick Riesen
Sandra and Mark Schaefer
Sandra and Mark Schaefer
Ann Marie Dickson and her brother, John Joyce, dance.
Ann Marie Dickson and her brother, John Joyce, dance.
Majella and Patsy Carroll perform.
Majella and Patsy Carroll perform.
Beverly and Frank Stellon dance.
Beverly and Frank Stellon dance.
Ann and Joe O’Hara dance.
Ann and Joe O’Hara dance.
Dick and Kathy Warren
Dick and Kathy Warren

 

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