Saying 'yes' to the Communion dress
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
By Rose O’Connor | Correspondent
“I really like this!” Melodie Golding, a parishioner of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, squealed with happiness as she studied her reflection in the mirror.
To see photo gallery on this story, click here.
Her smile was as bright as the white dress and veil she donned at the First Holy Communion Dress Trunk Show held in the Cross and Shamrock Jan. 17.
The three-day sale trunk and sample sale was held Jan. 17-19.
Located in Hamilton Square, the Cross and Shamrock, is a family-owned and managed store in its 30th year of business and specializes in Irish imports and gifts and religious items. This year marks the 26th annual First Holy Communion Dress Trunk Show.
“We have at least 10 different designers at the trunk show and one of the designers makes dresses and veils especially for us in Ireland,” store owner, Ann Bauersachs, said as she and her store employees helped parents find the desired sizes and styles for their daughters.
Elizabeth Dykty and her daughter, Bridget, parishioners of St. Andrew Parish, Newtown, Pa., visited the Cross and Shamrock to specifically see the Irish styles.
“It is very exciting,” Elizabeth said, as she adjusted the veil on Bridget’s head.
“You rarely see this many dresses or have the opportunity to try this many dresses on,” she continued, gesturing to the potential purchases that were hanging on a door, waiting to be tried on.
As it is an exciting time for the children who will receive the Eucharist in the spring and their parents, it is also an enjoyable time for the Cross and Shamrock.
“This is kind of our ‘kick-off’ of Communion season, and we try to make it fun and festive for the kids and offer special discounts to the parents,” Bauersachs remarked.
The store also sells suits for the boys and “We recommend parents purchase the suits for their sons closer to the date of the First Holy Communion because they grow so fast,” Bauersachs offered.
As the students have been preparing for the reception of the sacrament, receiving their faith formation in their schools and parishes, the Cross and Shamrock also aims to help the parents by providing everything else they may need in one location.
“In addition to the dresses and veils we have everything from the invitations, banner kits and gift sets,” Bauersachs remarked.
As the young shoppers and their families prepared themselves to “say yes to the dress,” the sanctity and importance of the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist was not lost among the shoppers.
“It’s a very special time,” Anne Pierson, a parishioner of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton, reflected as she purchased a dress and veil that her daughter Hannah “loves.”
“It’s definitely exciting,” Pierson added of the upcoming celebration of the sacrament. “We’ve been waiting for this!”
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“I really like this!” Melodie Golding, a parishioner of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, squealed with happiness as she studied her reflection in the mirror.
To see photo gallery on this story, click here.
Her smile was as bright as the white dress and veil she donned at the First Holy Communion Dress Trunk Show held in the Cross and Shamrock Jan. 17.
The three-day sale trunk and sample sale was held Jan. 17-19.
Located in Hamilton Square, the Cross and Shamrock, is a family-owned and managed store in its 30th year of business and specializes in Irish imports and gifts and religious items. This year marks the 26th annual First Holy Communion Dress Trunk Show.
“We have at least 10 different designers at the trunk show and one of the designers makes dresses and veils especially for us in Ireland,” store owner, Ann Bauersachs, said as she and her store employees helped parents find the desired sizes and styles for their daughters.
Elizabeth Dykty and her daughter, Bridget, parishioners of St. Andrew Parish, Newtown, Pa., visited the Cross and Shamrock to specifically see the Irish styles.
“It is very exciting,” Elizabeth said, as she adjusted the veil on Bridget’s head.
“You rarely see this many dresses or have the opportunity to try this many dresses on,” she continued, gesturing to the potential purchases that were hanging on a door, waiting to be tried on.
As it is an exciting time for the children who will receive the Eucharist in the spring and their parents, it is also an enjoyable time for the Cross and Shamrock.
“This is kind of our ‘kick-off’ of Communion season, and we try to make it fun and festive for the kids and offer special discounts to the parents,” Bauersachs remarked.
The store also sells suits for the boys and “We recommend parents purchase the suits for their sons closer to the date of the First Holy Communion because they grow so fast,” Bauersachs offered.
As the students have been preparing for the reception of the sacrament, receiving their faith formation in their schools and parishes, the Cross and Shamrock also aims to help the parents by providing everything else they may need in one location.
“In addition to the dresses and veils we have everything from the invitations, banner kits and gift sets,” Bauersachs remarked.
As the young shoppers and their families prepared themselves to “say yes to the dress,” the sanctity and importance of the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist was not lost among the shoppers.
“It’s a very special time,” Anne Pierson, a parishioner of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton, reflected as she purchased a dress and veil that her daughter Hannah “loves.”
“It’s definitely exciting,” Pierson added of the upcoming celebration of the sacrament. “We’ve been waiting for this!”
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