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Free Annual Family-Friendly Community Event presented by St. Eugene Catholic Church

11/02/2026

Today we pray for all the faithful departed, entrusting them to God’s mercy.

We remember our loved ones, our departed brother & Sister parishioner's and those who have no one to pray for them. Our prayers express a love that continues beyond death and our hope in Christ’s promise of eternal life. Offer a prayer today for someone who has died. Consider attending Mass, praying the Rosary, or visiting a cemetery to pray for those buried there. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace. Amen.

11/01/2026

All Saints' Day is the Church's great family reunion — a reminder that holiness is not the exception, but our true common calling. On this feast, we honor all the saints, known and unknown, and lift our eyes beyond this passing world to the radiant cloud of witnesses who have run the race before us. Having lived the Beatitudes in joy, suffering, and quiet fidelity, they now intercede for us.

This feast strengthens our hope that Heaven is real and attainable, affirming the Communion of Saints that binds us together across earth and eternity. We are invited to respond not with distant admiration, but with joyful imitation — by attending Mass, seeking the saints' intercession, and choosing to take up one concrete habit of holiness in ordinary life every day, starting today.

10/10/2026

Nearly 8 dozen photos from the Sept. 26, 2026 International Food and Music Festival are now available on the Festival website (https://www.thefoodfestival.com/ifmf-photos-2026)

09/27/2026

Finally, we need to recognize the many other volunteers who were critical to the successful staging of the 24th International Food and Music Festival, some of whom started work on this already in March 2026. Pre-Festival activities included Festival planning, coordinating with the Town of Wendell, T-shirt contest & sales, raffle ticket sales, soliciting local sponsors, engaging Entertainers, creating and distributing flyers, running food booth logistics, and Festival website and page support. Day of Festival support included the Safety and First Aid Booth, food ticket sales, raffle ticket sales, Kids' Zone operation, decorations, set-up and tear-down, trash collection. These account for nearly another 1,000 hours of volunteer time. Finally, support from the pastor and parish office was critical.

Next year is the 25th International Food and Music Festival. If you are a parishioner of St. Eugene Catholic Church and have not been involved so far in volunteer support for the Festival, we would welcome your additional help with our special 25th Anniversary International Food and Music Festival in 2027. Look for the volunteer solicitation in Spring, 2027.

09/27/2026

There were 14 food or drink booths at the 24th Festival: Africa, America, El Salvador, Fair Favorites, Filipino, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Venezuela, Desserts, Drinks, and B**r Garden. The total volunteer hours devoted to these booths (before, during and after the Festival) was well over 1000 hours. Enormous thanks are due to everyone involved with the food booths. Special thanks are due to the two booths representing countries not present at any of the previous 23 Festivals: Korea and Venezuela.

09/27/2026

Activities for children in the Kids' Zone (led by Xenia Del Cid) at the 24th Festival included going on a Scavenger Hunt, exploring Engine 111 from the Wendell Fire Department, and splashing around in the Foam Zone. For better resolution versions of the video (HD, FHD and 4K) go to https://1drv.ms/f/c/1efe587fde634d65/IgDTtUdwl54uSq581o6L0mXNATT85J7Cnmcii9lFVmTVj1U?e=haZeiO

09/27/2026

Yesterday, Sept. 26, 2026, was a picture perfect day (albeit a bit windy) for the 24th International Food and Music Festival. Here are some photos from the opening of the Festival, including the Parade of Nations (led by Piper Kirk Van Hyning), Christine Rechenberg singing the National Anthem, and Fr. Frederic M. Mizengo delivering the invocation.

09/26/2026

Address

J. Ashley Wall Town Square
Wendell, NC
27591

Telephone

+19193657114

Website

http://www.thefoodfestival.com/

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