ALERT: Save St. Brigid's
NEWS FLASH: “The Council of United Emerald Societies, which brings together tens of thousands of long-established organizations, has warned the Catholic hierarchy that St Brigid’s, in lower Manhattan, represents an important part of Irish American heritage.” Read the Irish Echo Story
Join us in Court: Tues., June 13 at 2:00PM – Appellate Division of the NY Supreme Court – 27 Madison Ave at 25th St.
“BARDS FOR ST. BRIGID’S”
WHAT: Benefit Reading by Irish literary lights to help save NY’s historic Irish Famine Church from demolition
WHO: Pete Hamill, Malachy McCourt, Colum McCann, Peter Quinn, Thomas Fleming, Joe O’Connor, T.J. English, Anne Maguire, Kathleen Hill, Sorcha Dorcha, Thomas Kelly, and Marion R. Casey will join Larry Kirwan, Black 47’sfront man, in an evening of readings, opinions, music and more. Isaiah Sheffer, founder of “Bloomsday on Broadway” will read from James Joyce’s Ulysses. Surprise guests and additional notables will also join the “Bards.”
WHEN:Thursday, June 15, 2006, starting at 7 PM (doors open at 6 PM)WHERE:Connolly’s 45, 121 W 45 Street, between 6th & 7th Ave, 3rd floor event room (212- 597- 5126)
Tickets: www.savestbrigid.com
General Admission: $20.00
Brigid Benefactors: $100.00
Cannot Attend: Please Donate
WHY:Now in imminent danger of demolition, St. Brigid’s Church on Avenue B and 8th Street is in the heart of New York’s immigrant gateway neighborhood, the Lower East Side. Built by Irish shipwrights, St. Brigid’s created a community in America for Irish famine refugees and has played a similar role to successions of new Americans from around the world.In response to the 2004 decision of the Archdiocese of New York to close the parish and demolish the church, parishioners, neighbors and other concerned citizens organized the Committee to Save St. Brigid’s. Through the Committee’s dogged efforts in the courts, demolition has been delayed, but the future of the building and all it represents is very much in peril.The Committee to Save St. Brigid’s will host “Bards For St. Brigid’s” to raise critical funds needed for the eleventh-hour fight to save one of New York’s most historic churches from the wrecking ball.”Bards For St. Brigid’s”Thurs., June 15, 7 PM,Registration begins at 6 PM3rd floor event room at Connolly’s 45,121 W 45 Street,between 6th & 7th Ave.(212- 597-5126)Subways: Times Sq. – 42nd St. stops
CONTACTSMary Ann Pierce 212-928-9995
Carolyn Ratcliffe 212-674-4057
http://www.savestbrigid.com/