Congratulations to our Multicultural
Festival Raffle Winners for 2022:
1.) 65″ SMART TV – BOBBY RAY #0643
2.) NINTENDO SWITCH – ELI ANGEL #4465
3.) DEWALT POWER TOOL & BIT SET – LESLEY DE LUNA #2816
4.) VISA $300 GIFT CARD – ANGIE SANDOVAL #3359
5.) VISA $200 GIFT CARD – DR. JOSEFA SANTIAGO #3984
6.) VISA $100 GIFT CARD – NINA SERVIN #3250
Also, Congratulations to our Festival Queen 2022 Yaneli Ballard and
to our Princess 2022 Julissa Ramirez for all their hard work, along
with their families. Thank you to Fr. Denzil Vithanage for his
guidance, our sponsors, Knights of Columbus #3404, Casa Morales
Restaurant, Jesus Mondragon & Angelina Jewelry, Brookshire
Brothers, Mexico Express, Lufkin Printing Company, Rubie & Jane,
Guessippina Bonner and Texas Urological Clinic – Dr. Shawn
Todd. Special “thanks” to Grand Knight Corry Lankford,
Martimiano Landaverde, Maribel Olivares, Russell Drapela & Band,
the CrimeStoppers Band, Juan Valdez & the Children’s Choir, Maria
Mendoza & Las Patricias Dance, Macrina Garcia & Yatzil Children’s
Dance, Sylvia Romero & Salvadoran Dance, and to the
Fire Department for Flag Presentation, all the Flag Carriers, our
Mass Servers & Photographers, and Ms. Pat Powell. To Veronica
Herrera & Family for helping to decorate the festival, it was
beautiful, & to Matt Cooney, for his masterful ties for our
backdrop! To all of Jaime Fernandez Crew, Carl Wallace, Miguel
De La Cruz, Rick Aguilar and all others for setting the tables,
canopies and chairs. To all who managed the food booths or game
booths- food was amazing and fun games were had by all, to
Mr. Armando Flores for setting up all the flags before and after,
thank you for all your hard work and last but not least to
Pat Williams, Felipe Rivera and his crew for picking up the trash and
every man, woman and child who stayed to help and clean up after
the festival, your hard work is duly noted and our counters Joe Flood
& Cathy Wallace who stayed after the festival to make sure we had
all monies in, and to the City of Lufkin, Rudy Flores, for the use of
the tent canopies and stage; and Abel Martinez, our
Announcer. And a huge thanks to all of you that participated &
offered your help in any way.
With a blissful and thankful heart, a big THANK YOU from the
2022 Multicultural Festival Committee, God bless you all!
Fr. Denzil Vithanage, Jaime & Lolita Fernandez, Maria De la Cruz
Ibarra and Edna & Luis Garza. 

Felicitaciones a nuestros ganadores de la
rifa del Festival Multicultural 2022:
1.) TELEVISOR INTELIGENTE DE 65″ – BOBBY RAY n.º 0643
2.) INTERRUPTOR NINTENDO – ÁNGEL ELI N.º 4465
3.) JUEGO DE BROCAS Y HERRAMIENTAS ELÉCTRICAS
DEWALT – LESLEY DE LUNA n.° 2816
4.) TARJETA DE REGALO VISA $300 – ANGIE SANDOVAL #3359
5.) TARJETA DE REGALO VISA $200 – DR. JOSEFA SANTIAGO #3984
6.) TARJETA DE REGALO VISA $100 – NINA SERVÍN #3250
Además, Felicitaciones a nuestra Reina del Festival 2022
Yaneli Ballard y a nuestra Princesa 2022 Julissa Ramírez por todo su
arduo trabajo, junto con sus familias. Gracias al p. Denzil Vithanage
por su guía, nuestros patrocinadores, Caballeros de Colón #3404,
Casa Morales Restaurant, Jesus Mondragon & Angelina Jewelry,
Brookshire Brothers, Mexico Express, Lufkin Printing Company,
Rubie & Jane, Guessippina Bonner y Texas Urological
Clinic – Dr. Shawn Todd . “Agradecimientos” especiales al Gran
Caballero Corry Lankford, Martimiano Landaverde,
Maribel Olivares, Russell Drapela & Band, the CrimeStoppers Band,
Juan Valdez & the Children’s Choir, Maria Mendoza & Las Patricias
Dance, Macrina Garcia & Yatzil Children’s Dance, Sylvia Romero &
Salvadoran Danza, y al Departamento de Bomberos por la
Presentación de la Bandera, todos los Portadores de la Bandera,
nuestros Servidores de Misa y Fotógrafos, y la Sra. Pat Powell. A
Veronica Herrera & Family por ayudarnos a decorar el festival, quedó
hermoso, y a Matt Cooney, por sus lazos magistrales para nuestro
telón de fondo! A todo el equipo de Jaime Fernández, Carl Wallace,
Miguel De La Cruz, Rick Aguilar y todos los demás por poner las
mesas, los toldos y las sillas.A todos los que administraron los
puestos de comida o los puestos de juegos: la comida fue increíble y
todos tuvieron juegos divertidos, al Sr. Armando Flores por colocar
todas las banderas antes y después, gracias por todo su arduo trabajo
y, por último, pero no menos importante. Pat Williams, Felipe Rivera
y su equipo por recoger la basura y cada hombre, mujer y niño que se
quedó para ayudar y limpiar después del festival, su arduo trabajo es
debidamente notado y nuestros contadores Joe Flood y Cathy Wallace
que se quedaron después del festival para asegurarnos de que
tuviéramos todo el dinero, ya la Ciudad de Lufkin, Rudy Flores, por
el uso de los toldos de la carpa y el escenario; y Abel Martinez,
nuestro Locutor. Y muchas gracias a todos los que participaron y
ofrecieron su ayuda de cualquier manera.
Con un corazón dichoso y agradecido, un gran GRACIAS del Comité
del Festival Multicultural 2022, ¡Dios los bendiga a todos!
Padre Denzil Vithanage, Jaime & Lolita Fernandez, Maria De la Cruz
Ibarra and Edna & Luis Garza

My dear St. Patrick’s Parishioners and Friends,To everyone who participated in our Multicultural Festival this past weekend, I want to express my deep gratitude for your presence and all of your hard work. I wish to particularly thank the Festival Queen and Princess and their families for their great fundraising efforts in support of our project to renovate La Sallette Hall.My sincere thanks to the committee members of the Multicultural Fiesta for all of their leadership and support in making the Festival the success that it was. I was also deeply touched by the dedication of all of our parish leaders, who accepted my invitation and came together to make it a great day, filled with music, dancing, children playing and so many other  activities which brought our parish and community together in fellowship and Christian love. I am also so grateful for the generosity of all those who contributed food for the Festival. We know food is always a great means to bring people together and all of the wonderful food from different cultures certainly did and was enjoyed by all! Thanks to all who donated their time and talent setting up and working at all the different activities and making it such a fun event. All in all, a little over $23,000 was raised. I am so deeply humbled and grateful to all of you for your hard work and efforts in making the Festival such a success. Your gracious support has made my spirit more prayerful and committed to my mission of serving you.

May God bless all of you and your families richly. Jesus loves you and so do I!

Fr Denzil Vithanage 

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