The 4th Annual
DETROIT ROMANIAN FESTIVAL
4 & 5 October 2008
 

THANK YOU to everyone who helped produce our 4^th Annual Festival! First of all, it was another successful opportunity to open the doors of the Cathedral and to reveal the truth and beauty of our Orthodox faith to people from across the metro area. That’s our mission in this community. And, second, it was a means of highlighting the wonderfully rich Romanian heritage of our Founders and of our faithful members.

This annual event is a vital fundraiser for our parish and, necessarily, a huge undertaking for us. Each year, every effort is made so that the experience gained from the festival will benefit next year’s festival. So, could more have been done? Could more have helped? Could even more have attended (including our own people)? Could it be made even more successful? Sure. With more volunteers, more sponsors, etc. we trust that more can and will be done.  In fact, the wheels are already turning for next year's 5th Festival!

In the words of our guests, their impressions were, “What a great Festival!” “I’m happy that you’re keeping the Romanian traditions alive.“ “Everything was so nice.” “Your church is just beautiful.” “We had a great time.” “The food was wonderful.” “I absolutely love the display of costumes.” “This was very, very nice.”

Those involved can rest now. Our 4^th Festival was “A Good Thing” anyway you look at it, so Thank You to Chairman John E Lazar, Co-Chair Dn Sabin Pop, the cooks, our generous Sponsors, the ad book supporters, all who attended, and everyone who worked so hard in a hundred different areas! God will reward you.   

Father Laurence

Marius prepares new flowers outside		Mike Kalugar Sr in the courtyard		Pat Klus arranges the fresh 'uscatele'
Kitchen workers with (supervisor) Psa Eleonora		Hundreds of fresh placinte were made		Dan Chivu & Mimi Barbu smile for the camera
Bob Charlier & Virgil Barbu Sr		Elizabeth Teodorescu & Mihaela Charlier		Livia & Dan make huge batches of mamaliga
Prsa Lazar with grandson & great grandchildren		Zoita Totan rolls dough for the placinte		Preoteasa Anita Lazar in costume with guests
Lisa Gallu at the main entrance table		Anna Chivu at her first festival with John E Lazar		Part of the rare costume exhibit in the library
Luminita Pop at "Buna's Bakery"		Gideon Cook & Paul Hunt on the grills		Ron Muresan at the "Crama" wine cellar
More costumes that were displayed all weekend		Part of the display of provincial costumes		Raffles for special prizes were held
Guests visiting the museum display		Sharon Ivascu & Lillian Fedorovici in costume		The giftshop was busy all weekend
John E & Diana at the Placinte booth		"Romanasul" group performing a dance		Even the youngest show their Romanian pride
Parishioners proudly wore their national costumes		Psa E Lazar with granddaughter Ana & Christine Placinta		More costumes show the variety of Romania
Expert babysitter Christine with Anna		Friends smile as they enjoy the festival		Some of the children from the "Miorita" play
		Our heritage is alive and well in our children