Liturgy for Peace & Justice
Liturgy for Peace and Justice
Liturgy for Peace and Justice
Sunday, August 16 | Service begins at 9:30 a.m.
The Milwaukee Irish Fest Liturgy for Peace and Justice will be held on Sunday at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on the south end of the Henry Maier Festival Park.
The service will begin at 9:30 a.m. with musical selections from the Irish Fest Liturgy for Peace and Justice Choir at 9:00 a.m.
Plan to arrive early to allot enough time for parking and walking to the amphitheater. People may also be dropped off near the south end roundabout.
This year's Liturgy for Peace and Justice celebrant is Most Reverend Alexander Aloysious “Alan” McGuckian.
Sunday, August 16 Gate Admission Promotion—South Gate Only
Sunday, August 16
Donate Nonperishable Food Items—Free Entry—South Gate Only
- 8:00 a.m. - The South Gate entrance opens for Mass
- 9:00 a.m. - Irish Fest Liturgy for Peace and Justice Choir
- 9:30 a.m. - Mass service begins
*Location: American Family Insurance Amphitheater - 11:00 a.m. - Free admission with donation of nonperishable food items ends
- 11:00 a.m. - Irish Fest opens - all gates
Donate nonperishable food items between 8 and 11 a.m. at the South Gate entrance to receive free admission. The festival opens at 11 a.m. For anyone who donates food and chooses not to attend Mass, enjoy food from Ward's House of Prime (right inside the South Gate area), Catalano's Fruit Stand, and a Paddy's Cafe pop-up with morning buns, doughnuts, and refreshments until the festival opens at 11 a.m., or receive a hand stamp to return at any time on Sunday until 9 p.m.
All nonperishable items will be donated to the Hunger Task Force. The Hunger Task Force kindly asks for a minimum of three donations, preferably of cans of healthy fruits and vegetables or any non-perishable healthy food items.
About Most Reverend Alexander Aloysious “Alan” McGuckian
The new Bishop of Down and Connor has chosen the motto "Et velle et perficere" ("God puts both the desire and the action into you"), which is a passage taken from St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians 2:13-16: “It is God for his own loving purpose who puts both the will and the action into you. Do all that has to be done without complaining or arguing, and then you will be innocent and genuine, perfect children of God among a deceitful and underhand brood, and you will shine in the world like bright stars because you will be offering it the word of life.”
Bishop McGuckian was born in County Antrim, the youngest of 6 children. Two of his brothers are Jesuit priests.
Bishop McGuckian completed a Bachelor of Arts in Latin and Spanish from University College Dublin, a Bachelor of Philosophy from Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, and a Master of Divinity and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from Regis College, Toronto. He subsequently completed a Master of Arts in Irish translation from Queen's University, Belfast.
Bishop McGuckian translated the autobiography of Ignatius of Loyola into Irish under the title Scéal an Oilithrigh. He also co-authored the drama 1912—A Hundred Years On with Presbyterian historian Philip Orr in 2011, which looked at the experiences of the Ulster Covenant and the wide Home Rule movement from both nationalist and unionist perspectives.
Prior to his current appointment, Bishop McGuckian was appointed Bishop of Raphoe (Letterkenny and Donegal) by Pope Francis on 9 June 2017. His appointment made him the first member of the Jesuits to be appointed a bishop in Ireland.
He was appointed Bishop of Down and Connor (Belfast) by Pope Francis on 2 February 2024. In his first address following his appointment, he expressed his hope that the restoring of the Northern Ireland Executive would help the most vulnerable in society.
