St. Patrick's Day Parade

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The 43rd Annual
Norfolk St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Lloyd Kremer had the honor of portraying "St. Brendan the Navigator" (born A.D. 484) in the 43rd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Norfolk, on a float sponsored by the "Irish in Virginia, Friends of St. Brendan." (All those past lives in the monastery have a way of catching up with you.)

St. Brendan of Clonfert is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed," also called St. Brendan's Island. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

St. Brendan went on a seven-year nautical pilgrimage, and is considered to have been the first European to have discovered America, five hundred years before the Vikings and a thousand years before Columbus.

"St. Brendan" rode on a boat in the parade. Many people requested a blessing, threw small gifts into the boat, or gave alms. (The alms went into the Fellowship collection basket.)

The crowd also credited him with stopping the rain which had dampened the earlier portion of the parade.


	St. Patrick’s Day Parade The 43rd Annual Norfolk St. Patrick’s Day Parade Lloyd Kremer had the honor of portraying "St. Brendan the Navigator" (born A.D. 484) in the 43rd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Norfolk, on a float sponsored by the "Irish in Virginia, Friends of St. Brendan." (All those past lives in the monastery have a way of catching up with you.) St. Brendan of Clonfert is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed," also called St. Brendan's Island. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. St. Brendan went on a seven-year nautical pilgrimage, and is considered to have been the first European to have discovered America, five hundred years before the Vikings and a thousand years before Columbus. "St. Brendan" rode on a boat in the parade. Many people requested a blessing, threw small gifts into the boat, or gave alms. (The alms went into the Fellowship collection basket.) The crowd also credited him with stopping the rain which had dampened the earlier portion of the parade.