Peoria Church’s Lebanese Food Fest No Longer Just For Carryout Post-pandemic

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PEORIA (25News Now) -Five years ago, nan COVID-19 pandemic prompted Peoria’s St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church to make a awesome alteration to its yearly Lebanese nutrient festival.

It had to alteration from dine-in to carryout. Sunday, organizers opened their doors again truthful everyone to dine together,

About 1,500 group were expected to bask a paper that included cabbage rolls, greenish beans, nutrient pies, baked kibbeh, Lebanese salad, hummus, chickenhearted and rice, and pita bread.

Father Bechara Awada said it is simply a measurement for nan organization to merge aft years of isolation.

“That relationship we build, nan closeness, it’s a relationship we missed for those 5 years, and it’s clip to do it again”, said Awada.

This year’s fundraising extremity is $35,000, pinch proceeds from nan meal going to nan church.

This was nan nutrient festival’s 47th year.

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