The Novena (nine evenings of prayer) that marks the beginning of Gloucester’s annual St. Peter’s Fiesta concluded on June 20 with a procession down to Beach Court and then back to the St. Peter’s Club on Rogers Street. The festival runs through Sunday, June 25.

Photos copyright by Greg Cook.

Passing out cake at the end of the St. Peter's Fiesta Novena Mass in Gloucester, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
Passing out cake at the end of the St. Peter’s Fiesta Novena Mass in Gloucester, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
St. Peter's Fiesta procession, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
St. Peter’s Fiesta procession, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
Trying to catch confetti during the St. Peter's Fiesta procession down to Beach Court, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
Trying to catch confetti during the St. Peter’s Fiesta procession down to Beach Court, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
The junior guardian of the St. Peter statue during the procession down to Beach Court, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
The junior guardian of the St. Peter statue during the procession down to Beach Court, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
The St. Peter's Fiesta procession returns from Beach Court, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
The St. Peter’s Fiesta procession returns from Beach Court, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
Returning the St. Peter statue to his window in the St. Peter's Club on Rogers Street at the end of the procession, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)
Returning the St. Peter statue to his window in the St. Peter’s Club on Rogers Street at the end of the procession, June 20, 2017. (Greg Cook)