BRIDGEPORT- More than 12,000 visitors turned out on the weekend of June 9, for the annual Feast of St. Anthony held at St. Margaret Shrine in Bridgeport.
The event raised a record breaking $200,000 to help fund a visitors center and gift shop and ongoing masonry repairs of the shrine and grottoes on the grounds.
“The festival grows bigger every day. We drew people throughout the region and I’m very grateful for the success of the event,” said Deacon Don Faust, Administrator of St. Margaret Shrine.
The weekend featured Italian food and specialties, music, family fun and carnival rides. Sunday’s festival began with an outdoor Mass and procession.
The St. Anthony Chapel at the shrine is open seven days a week, 24-hours a day for prayer .
(St. Margaret Shrine is located at 2523 Park Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06604-1402. For information on its daily Mass schedule and visiting the shrine, call: 203.333.9627 or email: saintmargaretshrine@gmail.com. Vist the Website at: stmargaretshrine.org.)
