2015 Customary Ceremony Putting St. Peter To Bed

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GMG Exclusive…Celebrating 20th Anniversary of Women’s Seine Boats

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2015 Senior Women’s Seine Boat Crews

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Sista Crew’s “Oar Dacious” & “Xtra Oar Dinary”

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Junior Seine Boat Elimanition Race Winners Wise Guys & Dirty Oars

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Wise Guys & Dirty Oars Win today Elimination Race!

The Start….

Both Crews Row In  Tomorrow Fiesta Sunday Race against Defending Champs “Bad Intentions”

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“Cumpardes” Annual “Rizzi” Picking On Backshore

 

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Every year our cousins Joey and Larry Marcantonio  gather to pick “Rizzi” with their “Cumpardes” somewhere along the coastline of Gloucester each Fiesta Weekend!

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Fiesta Saturday Lunch at Bass Rock Ocean Inn

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2015 Women’s Seine Boat Champs “The Breakfast Club”

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2015 Junior Seine Boat Champs “Savages”

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“Savages”

Friday Junior Women Seine Boat Champs!

Tucker & Mara Destino Video & photo credit 

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Congratulations Ladies!

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Proud Mothers!

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Fiesta=Family Faith Friendship Food Fun & Tradition

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Gorgeous Night at Bass Rocks Ocean Inn 

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Cousin Joey Grilling the “Muddica Steaks”

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Cousins Home for Fiesta!

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Junior Seine Boat Practice Day 4 Photo Gallery

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Day 9 St Peter Novena Mass & Street Procession

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2015 Day 9 Last Rosary

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Novena Coffee

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Retired Gloucester Fishermen & their Wives

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Bridget Mathews Photo Selected for 2015 Fiesta Pin

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Gloucester Native, Bridget Mathews beautiful photo of last years 2014 St. Peter Novena Altar highlighting the “Oars” carried in Sunday’s Fiesta Parade was selected  by the Fiesta Committee to be the photo on this years 2015 “Fiesta Pin”

Bridget Mathews Photos from last nights Day 9 Rosary and procession to Beach Court, and St. Peter’s Club 

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St. Peter’s Window Adorned with New Drapery!

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Top Secret Contents!

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The Unavailing….

Out with the old and in with the new!

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Thank you Peter for all you do to make Fiesta Special, through your devotion to St. Peter!

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Peter Thank you for today! I enjoyed spending the morning with you, and I am honored to be be the one sharing your St. Peter Tradition!

Look for Part 2 video posting latter today!

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St. Peter Novena Night 8

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Rosie Verga offering blessings with Holy Water

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Children of the Rosary

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GMG’s Manny was in the house last night!

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Novena Confections

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Sista Felicia’s Cucuzzata Cookies

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Cucuzzata Cookies, are cookies made with a soft delicate dough filled with a Candied Zucchini filling. Zucchini Filling Recipe is also highlighted in “Sista Felicia’s Cookbook “Gifts of Gold”

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Sista Felcica’s Almond-Chocolate Torrone

 

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Sista Felicia’s Cucuzzata Cookies & Chocolate-Almond Torrone recipe’s are highlighted in “Gifts Of Gold In A Sicilian Kitchen with Sista Felicia; Harvest”

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During last night’s Novena I gifted a set rosary beads, to each my Commeritties in honor of “Cumnare Day” traditional celebrated in Italy on June 24 th each year. The beautiful strand of beads were gifted to me from Jennie Mooney of Michigan, shortly after the Feast of St. Joseph.  

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Faces Of the Rosary

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Guardian of St. Peter Joseph Orlando

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Fiesta Committee Members Michael Linquata and Al Millefoglie, break down tables after last night rosary, to prepar the The American Legion Hall for tonight’s Day 9 final Novean

Padre Pio…The final song last night!

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Day 2 Junior Seine Boat Practice

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Tuesday Morning Practice

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Ginger “Xtra Oar Dinary” Mascot

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St. Peter Novena Day 6

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The doors are open…all are welcome

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The prayer list read by Rosie Verga continues to grow every night…

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St. Peter Please Hear Our Prayers

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Faces Of The Rosary

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Novena Confections

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 Novena Coffee Time

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Do You Have Your Fiesta Whites Ready For Fiesta Sunday?

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The clock is ticking…Only 7 shopping days left to purchase your Fiesta Whites”!

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For generations it’s been customary to wear “White” clothing on Fiesta Sunday. As far back as l I can remember during the weeks leading up to fiesta in early June, our mother Pat, aunts, and grandmothers on both our paternal and maternal sides of our family shopped for Fiesta White clothing, for the entire family. They were not alone. Our entire Fishing Community was out shopping for white clothing. The Big question around town was “Do You Have Your Fiesta Whites and Wardrobe Yet?” Growing up the streets of downtown Gloucester on Fiesta Sunday looked like a sea of white. Last night while leaving the St. Peter Novena, I overheard a group of women talking about how they had their families, children and grandchildren’s “Fiesta Whites” all ready for next Sunday, along with their traditional Nautical theme outfits for Fiesta Saturday’s Races, on Pavilion Beach. I love that today this customary tradition continues!

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I look forward to capturing everyone again this year in their “Fiesta Whites” & Nautical Theme clothing at next Saturday Races and Sunday Parade…Get shopping, and smile for the camera!

Shop Local For Fiesta Whites! 

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Marshalls at Gloucester Crossing has a great selection of Fiesta Whites for men, women, and kids! 

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St. Peter Novena Day 3

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Video take on day 2 of the 2015 St Peter Rosary

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Last Night’s Head Table Leading the Nightly Rosary

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Rose Loiacono and Grace Favazza

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Grazia Taormina and Giovanna Taormina

Faces of the Rosary

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Kay Orlando (left)

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Sara Maniaci and Maria Sanfilippo 

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Fina Farrara

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Grace Ciaramitaro and Margarita Pellicca

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Sarah Favazza

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Passing on tradition to the next generation!

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Generations

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Novena Coffee Time!

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Florance Curcuru

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Grace Favazza

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Novena Pastries

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An up Close Look of the St Peter Novena Altar

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An up close look of the St Peter Novena Altar

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The Novena Committee welcome all to attend the Nightly Novena

7 pm 

The American Legion Hall on

Washington Street

Gloucester Ma.

Our Friend Desi Smith In Action!

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IMG_7467Last night GMG’s FOB Desi Smith stopped by the St. Peters Novena to take a few photos for the GD Times

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