August 5, 2012 - New York Mills, NY - Sacred Heart-St. Marys

On Sunday The Red Band was invited to play outside its’ “ethnic zone”.

We performed in a Church Procession at New York Mills Sacred Heart-St. Mary’s Our Lady of Czestochowa. This was the weekend of their Polish-American Festival.

We assembled and waited at the front door of the Church and when the 11am Mass ended we played “Marche Reale” as the doors opened.

Out came the Parishioners carrying an assortment of flags and banners, followed by a large group of people dressed in beautiful, brightly colored Polish outfits.

Next were the Clergy carrying a censer of fragrant incense and holding the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

The Icon was brought to the Parish from Poland by the current Pastor, Fr. Arthur Krawczenko.

The Procession circled the Church three times in honor of the Holy Trinity.

We then followed everyone back into the Church where we lined up in the back to play our final selection “Inno E Viva Maria”

VIVA LA BANDA ROSSA!!!

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Our Lady of Czestochowa