Upcoming Parish Festivals

Friday, October 27

Opole • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish hosts family fun night from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the church. Event includes games for all ages, food, beer, bingo and bake sale.

Saturday, October 28

Bluegrass • St. Hubert Parish Harvest Festival — from 9 a.m. to noon in the faith formation building — features breakfast and lunch including caramel rolls, pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, potato salad and pies. Event includes crafts, bake sale, produce, bingo, silent auction, jar bar and Christian Woman’s and parish outreach booths. Parish cookbooks will be available.

Chokio • St. Mary’s Parish Fall Bazaar is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event includes food, baked goods, crafts and grab bags for kids. Raffle drawing (quilt, cash, gift certificates, prizes) at noon.

Waite Park • St. Joseph Parish hosts Fall Fest Dinner and Dance at the Moose Lodge (1300 3rd St. N.) starting with a social hour at 5 p.m. followed by a baked chicken dinner at 6 p.m. and music by the BLT Tribute Band from 7 to 11 p.m. Event includes free drawings throughout the night and a silent auction from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets ($20 per person) available at St. Michael Church (1036 Co. Rd. 4, St. Cloud, or call 320-251-6923). Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 13 by 11:30 a.m. No tickets sold at the door.

Sunday, October 29

Belgrade • St. Francis de Sales Parish serves sausage and pancake supper from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. at parish center (across from church).

Breckenridge • St. Mary of the Presentation Parish Fall Festival begins with Mass at 10 a.m. at the church. Booths open in St. Mary’s School (across from church) at 11 a.m. Roasted turkey and pork dinner with all the trimmings from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cash raffle at 1:30 p.m.

Eden Valley • Assumption Parish serves Roast Beef Fall Dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the handicapped accessible church. Children’s meal and takeout available. Event includes raffle.

St. Cloud • St. Anthony Parish hosts quilt bingo and raffle at 6 p.m. Shredded roast beef sandwich plate for sale at 5 p.m. ($40 package includes 35 quilt prizes, 3 bonus games and blackout for cash.)

Staples • Sacred Heart Parish Fall Dinner begins with Mass at 8:30 a.m. followed by chicken and roast pork dinner with homemade pie from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event includes cash bingo starting at 11 a.m., produce, plant and bake sales. Raffle drawing at 1 p.m.

See the online “Events Calendar” at thecentralminnesotacatholic.org for additional festival information.