JOIN US AT THE HOLIDAY AT HOME PARADE…

Calling all MGFP Parishioners to walk with us and help decorate the first-ever float of the Mother of God Family of Parishes!

7:00 AM: Special Parade Mass, Church of the Ascension

Offered for family of Les Conover, Float donator

8:00 AM: Help decorate our float!

9:30 AM: Help us walk in the parade!

Theme: Looking for the Lost Sheep of Kettering

We are hauling a 54-foot livestock trailer driven by our shepherd, Father Tom!

Please contact Cathy Magness at cmagness@mgparish.org for more information!

The Holiday At Home celebration began on Labor Day, 1959, under the sponsorship of the Kettering YMCA which held the event to promote a membership drive. It was known then as “Kettering Day.” The YMCA board accepted a suggestion from President Robert Eichenlaub to plan a community parade and program. The event’s first year success was so great that it was deemed worthwhile to conduct for a second year. Many leaders of the community and the YMCA worked together to organize a parade and evening program. From this well-organized beginning, Holiday At Home was refined and enlarged to the present Labor Day weekend festival that is now enjoyed by thousands of south suburban residents and visitors. The name, Holiday At Home, was selected through a contest. It promotes the idea of staying at home over the holiday weekend, rather than becoming part of the large group of travelers at that time. Kettering is used in the name to indicate the location; however, the festivities are intended for all of the communities south of Dayton. All southern communities and townships are invited to share in the Holiday At Home activities and to become part of the organization.

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