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a culturally rich and diverse Catholic family; through our worship, educational, youth and outreach ministries, we endeavor to welcome, to love, to evangelize and to serve, making Jesus Christ present in Word & sacrament.
Join us for our second annual Multicultural Festival on Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 12 Noon to 7 pm in the large hall of our Parish Center at 17 Winter Street. Food will be on sale from the various cooks of our parish from all around the world! Food tickets can be purchased for $1 each at the event. On the weekends before September 14th, tickets can be purchased at the discount rate of 25 tickets for $20 after Masses.
The DJ for the day is Tiago Carvalho. At 2:30 pm, the Eucuadorian Choir will sing native melodies for a half hour. A Brazilian folk dance group will also perform during the day. There will be theme baskets raffled, lottery ticket baskets, and a battery operated youth sports car (gently used but with a value if new of $250 to $350). Tickets for the car are $10 each, 3 for $25 or 5 for $40.Travel the World! Without a Passport Join us for our 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival Saturday, September 14th From 12 Noon to 7 pm Large Hall in the Parish Center Music & Dancing — Brazilian Folk Dancing DJ: Tiago Carvelho — Coro Ecuatorianio Raffles (Theme baskets & lottery tickets) USA: BBQ pulled pork, cornbread, corn on the cob, coleslaw, mac ‘n’ cheese — $12 Mac ‘n’ cheese — $5 Hot dogs with fixin’s — $3 Popcorn — $2 Portugal: Tripe with rice — $20 Roasted Chicken with French Fries & Salad — $15 Ecuador: Papas Fritas/Fried Potatoes — $8 Pollo Asado/Roast Chicken — $12 Carne Asado/Roast Sirloin — $12 Costilla/Ribs — $12 Mixto (Beef/Chicken/Pork) — $15 Cuy Asado/Roast Guinea Pig — $40 All plates include potatoes, rice, salad and roasted maize Chivil/Stuffed plantain mix boiled in a banana leaf — $2 Humitas/Ecuadorian tamales — $3 Empanadas/Fried Stuffed corn pocket w/meat or cheese — $3 Bolo/Freeze pop — $1 Espumilla/Merengue dessert — $2 Fruta/Fruit — $3 Guatemala: Pupusas/Stuffed tortillas — $2 Pellenitos de platano/Plantains — $2 Dobladas rellenas de carne /Meat stuffed tortillas — $4 Taquitos dorados/Small filled tacos — 4/$5 Guatemalteco pan, pastelitos/native bread & sweets — $2 Brazil: Pasteles (queso e carne) $8 or 2/$15 Caldo de Cano/Agua panela Soda, water, desserts Parishioners are invited to donate desserts for a sweets table, please label for any allergies Food Ticket Pre-sale after Masses: 25 tickets for $20 ($25 value): Weekends of Aug 24, & 25, Aug 31 & Sep 1, Sep 7 & 8 |