Our Armenian Food Festival takes place Saturday–Sunday, October 24–25. Preparations begin in July, and parishioners are warmly invited to help us prepare the food that makes the Festival possible. Specific volunteer sign-ups will be shared separately.

July

• Wednesday, July 15, 1–4 PM — Choreg dough preparation
• Thursday, July 16, 10 AM–3 PM — Shape and bake choreg
• Friday, July 17 — Apple strudel preparation (ACYO; time TBD)
• Sunday, July 19, 12–4 PM — Cook apple strudel
• Friday, July 24, 6–9 PM — Cheese boreg preparation with ACYO
• Sunday, July 26, 12:30–4 PM — Form cheese boreg

August

• Friday, July 31, 6–9 PM — Prepare frozen luleh kebab
• Sunday, August 2, 12:30–4 PM — Form and freeze luleh kebab
• Sunday, August 9, 12:30–3 PM — Bag frozen luleh kebab

September

• Saturday, September 5, 9 AM–2:30 PM — Prepare kufta pore
• Sunday, September 6, 12:30–3:30 PM — Scoop, form, and freeze kufta pore
• Sunday, September 20, 12:30–5 PM — Prepare kufta shells
• Tuesday, September 22, 5:30–9 PM — Shell and bag kufta
• Wednesday, September 23, 5:30–9 PM — Shell and bag kufta
• Sunday, September 27, 12:30–3:30 PM — Finish bagging kufta, if needed

October

• Sunday, October 4, 10 AM–1 PM — Booth setup
• Sunday, October 4, 12:30–3:30 PM — Prepare khadyif
• Saturday, October 10 — Prepare kourabia
• Sunday, October 18, 11 AM–2:30 PM — Set up hall tables
• Wednesday, October 21, 10 AM–3:30 PM — Prepare sarma
• Thursday, October 22, 10 AM–5 PM — Prepare sarma and shish kebab
• Friday, October 23 — Prepare fresh luleh kebab, eggplant salad, and eech
• Saturday–Sunday, October 24–25 — St. John Armenian Food Festival