• Michael White, FOX10TV named Grand Marshal for the 2012 Blessing of the Fleet
  
  On Sunday, May 6, 2012, the Grand Marshal will ride in the Land Parade that begins at 2pm at the Bayou La Batre Civic Center and ends at the church dock on the bayou, where the Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony immediately follows. 
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  2012 Fleet Blessing Queen and Her Court
  
  
  
  
  Amelia Nolan, Courtney Moore, Elizabeth Landry (Queen), Sarah Johnson and McKenzie Perry
  
• Blessing
  The Blessing of the Fleet by the Most Rev. Thomas J. Rodi, Archbishop of Mobile will take place immediately following the 2pm Land Parade.

• Music and Entertainment
  
  The festival begins on Friday night with a traditional Vietnamese Dance and continues through the weekend with arts & crafts, children's activities, gumbo cook-off, bingo, land and boat parades and lots of music. See the event schedule here>>
  
• St. Margaret's Ladies Sodality Blessing of the Fleet Quilt
  
  A Tradition and Work of Art since 1988 Raffle tickets can be purchased all weekend and a drawing will be held at the annual Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday at 4pm. more>>
• Traditional Bayou La Batre Seafood - shrimp, oysters and fish along with a full Vietnamese menu prepared by "the locals", Baja Fish tacos and other mexican food by "The Cruzin' Taco", hamburgers, hot dogs and desserts!

Fleet Blessing Prayer
"May God in Heaven fulfill abundantly the prayers which are pronounced over you and your boats and equipment on the occasion of the Blessing of the Fleet. God bless your going out and coming in; The Lord be with you at home and on the water. May he accompany you when you start on your many journeys: May he fill your nets abundantly as a reward for your labor; And may he bring you all safely in, when you turn your boats homeward to shore.... Amen"