Saint Joseph Altar – March 17th @ 1:00 PM.
The Italian American Heritage Society cordially invites you to share in the time-honored tradition of the Saint Joseph Altar. The Saint Joseph Altar is Sicilian in origin. During a terrible famine, the people of Sicily pleaded to Saint Joseph, their patron saint, for relief. Saint Joseph answered their prayers and the famine ended. In gratitude, they prepared a table with foods they had harvested, and after paying homage to Saint Joseph, the food was distributed to the less fortunate. Blessing of the altar will be at 1:00 PM on Sunday March 17, 2013 at the Harley Davidson Building behind the Harley showroom at 333 Cahaba Valley Parkway North, Pelham, AL 35124 (Behind Cracker Barrel on Hwy 119). For more information please contact either Josephine Jovings at 205-423-5420 or Al Lamoureux at 205-942-1589 or 205-447-3454.