Bristol church’s three-day Feast begins Friday

By Manuel C. "Manny" Correira
Posted 5/25/18

The big news for St. Elizabeth Church parishioners this year is the establishment of a newly named committee … the United Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit and the Holy Trinity, which was …

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Bristol church’s three-day Feast begins Friday

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The big news for St. Elizabeth Church parishioners this year is the establishment of a newly named committee … the United Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit and the Holy Trinity, which was previously known as the Holy Ghost Committee and Holy Trinity Committee. The name may have changed, but the dedication and devotion of its members from past years should remain unmatched. Two separate feast events are now rolled into one.

According to Fernando Brum, 48, president of the new committee, the church will continue to honor the religious and festive events which were the Holy Ghost Feast and Holy Trinity Feast.

“One of the main reasons for the change was that we weren’t getting as many names for the drawing of the Sunday Domingas,” he said. “This is a new experience for us.”

Mr. Brum, who formerly served as president of the Holy Trinity Committee, takes on a huge responsibility for a parish whose ties to the old Holy Ghost Feast go back more than 100 years, and 31 years with the Feast of the Holy Trinity.

“Hopefully, everything goes for the best,” said Mr. Brum. “This will benefit the church.”

As one might expect, this new collaboration will again depend on the unwavering commitment of many feast workers and directors.

“I’m hopeful this will continue on for many years,” said Mr. Brum. “In addition, we’re always looking for young people to come in and join the new committee to offer new ideas. That’s important.”
He also promised that this year’s newly named feast will continue its tradition of solemn religious reverence and sumptuous Portuguese and American food during the three-day event.

“It’ll be the same great food that people have been accustomed to all these years,” he explained.

The 2018 Feast will be held Friday, May 25, Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27, on church grounds, starting with the opening of the Feast on May 25, at 7 p.m. with live entertainment by Marc Dennis. Auctions will be held at 8 p.m., and Portuguese food will be served all three days.

On Saturday, May 26, the Bodo leite parade will start at 5 p.m. at 138 DeWolf Ave., proceeding to State Street and Wood Street. The parade will end at St. Elizabeth’s Church. That will be followed by festivities with the group, Edge, and auction of gifts at 8 p.m.

Highlighting the feast will be the solemn procession on Sunday, May 27, led by Mordomos Carlos and Sonia Medeiros, starting at 9 a.m. It will leave from Gil’s TV and Appliances on Metacom Avenue and proceed to Wood Street and finish at St. Elizabeth’s Church for a Mass and Crowning ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
Directly after Mass, a procession will form leading back to the church auditorium, where the traditional “Holy Ghost” soup will be served to all. Later, there will be music by D.J. Duo Sound and a concert by the St. Elizabeth Band along with auction of gifts.

The final event will be the drawing for the Domingas and Mordomo of 2019 at 9:30 p.m.

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