Annual St. Andrew Heritage Festival
Join us September 7 & 8 for our Annual Heritage Festival!
This year’s festival is Saturday, September 7 from Noon to 8 PM and Sunday, September 8 from Noon to 5 PM.
Each year since around 1989, St. Andrew has opened our doors to welcome our neighbors near and far to celebrate with us as we share our parish community’s rich and widely varied cultural heritage.
While originating in Antioch, the Antiochian tradition is also a “pan-orthodox” tradition, reflecting many different people, languages and cultures. We have parishioners from Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Romania, Russia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Columbia, Argentina, Serbia, and—you guessed it—from Kentucky (and all over the US).
We fire up the grills, fry the falafel and crank up the music. The entertainment ranges from Syrian, Palestinian and Serbian folk dancing, to Irish step dancing and Bluegrass (Kentucky!).
The menus vary from year to year, but you’ll almost always find falafel and kibbeh, gyros and dolmas, pierogi and cabbage rolls, Russian tea cakes and baklava. (Such great baklava!) And so much, much more.
Each festival also includes tours of the church which are not to be missed: St. Andrew is home to one of the greatest bodies of iconography in North America.
Come for the Falafel, stay for the Faith
More important than our food and music is the faith that underpins it all. We encourage you to “Come and See”—step inside the church and learn about this faith we share that has been largely unchanged for over 2000 years.
We hope as you hear the music and see the icons and learn about our tradition, you’ll experience a glimpse of our love of God, and feel welcome to return to discover more, or to come and worship with us.
This year’s festival is September 7 from 12-8 PM and September 8 from 12-5 PM. See you there!
Menu
INSIDE
Pierogies (3) – $5
Dumpling stuffed with potato and cheese served in onion and butter sauce
Cabbage Rolls (1) – $5
Cabbage leaves stuffed with beef, pork, and rice
Grape Leaf Rolls – $5
(5 without meat) (4 with meat)
Tender grape leaves stuffed with rice, mint, tomato, onions and lemon juice –with meat, stuffed with seasoned beef and rice
Tabouleh – $4
Parsley and bulgur wheat salad
Kibbee – $4
Ground sirloin with bulgur wheat stuffed with coarse beef
Spanikopita – $5
Seasoned spinach and feta cheese folded in filo dough
Spinach Pies (2) – $5
Homemade Bread stuffed with seasoned spinach
Gibanica – $5
Filo dough layered with cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, and eggs
Imjadra – $4
Lentils and rice
Hummus – $4
Ground chick peas and tahini seasoned with lemon and garlic
Fattoush – $4
Middle Eastern tossed salad with roasted pita bread
PATIO
Chicken Gyro – $10
Chicken sandwich with Tzatziki Sauce (yogurt cucumber sauce)
Kielbasa Sandwich – $10
Sausage covered with sauerkraut
Falafel Sandwich – $10
Vegetarian spicy, dried, ground chickpea and parsley patty with tomatoes, cucumber, and tahini sauce
Gyro Sandwich – $10
Lamb & Beef sandwich with Tzatziki Sauce (yogurt cucumber sauce)
Hamburger Sandwich – $10
PASTRIES
BAKLAVA (piece)
Ma’mool
Easter cookie shaped in crowns of thorns
Kolachi (Nut Roll)
Sweet bread with nut, egg whites, and sugar paste; rolled and baked. Slice to serve.
Knafa
Shredded wheat stuffed with ricotta and mozzarella and sweet Arabic cheese served warm with syrup
Katieaf
Pancake dough stuffed with walnuts and dipped in syrup
Entertainment Schedule
SATURDAY
1:00 PM
St. Andrew Slavic Dancers
2:00 PM
Liturgical Choir Concert (in Church)
3:00 PM
McTaggart Irish Dancers
4:00 PM
Barely Shaken String Band
5:00 PM
St. Andrew Slavic Dancers
6:00 PM
Barely Shaken String Band
Church Tours – 1:30 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:00PM
SUNDAY
1:30 PM
St. Andrew Slavic Dancers
2: 15 PM
Middle Eastern Music
3:00 PM
Liturgical Choir Concert (in Church)
4:00 PM
St. Andrew Slavic Dancers
Church Tours – 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM