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Parish Feast & Procession

Our Parish feast is held on the third weekend of July on the Church grounds. Our feast is a three day event: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It is held on the Parish grounds behind the Church. The dates of the feast in 2023 will be July 21, 22, 23. We have live music every night  along with special activities for the children. Below is a description of the main elements of the feast along with a slide show.

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Food:
The heart of any Church festival is the food. We have a variety of Portuguese and American food. Some of our most popular items are the Portuguese steak sandwich, cacoila sandwich, stuffed quohogs, and linguica sandwich. Last year we added clam chowder to the menu along with our popular clam cakes.



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Malassadas:
A Portuguese feast means one thing for many people: Malassadas. We have them every night of the feast until they run out. Get there early. Each Portuguese Parish in the diocese thinks that their Malassadas are the best, but we know that ours are the best . . . so we think.


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Games:
We have a variety of games for children and adults. Of course the most popular game is the Portuguese Bazaar in which you can win a variety of prizes.


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Procession:
Our procession is on Sunday afternoon. While our procession is not the longest in the diocese it is one of the finest. Like any Portuguese procession we have Portuguese marching bands along with the statues of the saints being carried by the men (and women) of the Parish. What makes our procession especially beautiful is that a large number of children are dressed up as saints. After the procession, the festival grounds open with the food, games, music, and malassadas.