A ONE-DAY programme of events will take place in Fenit on Thursday to celebrate St Brendan.
Tomorrow is the centrepiece of the St Brendan the Navigator Festival which has been happening all over Kerry these past days and weeks.
The day will start with a 5.30am Sunrise Gathering at Locke’s Beach in Fenit and will be followed by a Dawn Service for Health and Wellbeing with Father Francis at 6am.
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Later in the morning, there will be a Fitness Session with George at the beach. There will be a Mass at St Brendan’s Church in Fenit at 10am led by the students of St. Brendan’s National School. Visitors will also be able to enjoy a Treasure Hunt with Mary and Claudia from the Playground at 11am
The Official launch of the St Brendan Audio Guide by John Griffin will take place at St Brendan’s Statue at 12noon.
An ‘Art Session with Amanda’ is scheduled for Locke’s Beach at 6pm, and the day winds down with a Procession of Lights and Flags that will lead the way to St. Brendan’s Statue to mark the “Keeper of the Flame” event.
The day then concludes with the St Brendan Perpetual Trophy Sailing Race at 7.30pm, with music and the presentation of the trophy taking place at the West End in Fenit.
All these events are free of charge. Friends and families are extremely welcome. For more information of other events, visit www.saint-brendan.org or the Facebook Page “Saint Brendan the Navigator”
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