Join us as we prepare for St. John’s Armenian Food Festival, October 24–25.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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. Sign up to volunteer for upcoming Food Festival preparation sessions.
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
Please note that the Kufta preparation schedule was updated on September 1, 2026. We are grateful for everyone’s help as we prepare Kufta for festival pre-sales and the Food Festival.
- Saturday, September 5, 9 AM–2 PM — Prepare kufta pore
- Sunday, September 6, after church — Scoop, form, and freeze kufta pore
- Sunday, September 20, after church — Prepare kufta shells
- Sunday, September 27, after church — Prepare kufta shells
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