Fourteenth Annual
Lebanese Food & Cultural Festival

SAINT ELIAS MARONITE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Celebrating 14 Years of Food, Fun and Faith

 


(No Admission Charge)  
  
FRIDAY, APRIL 20th and SATURDAY, APRIL 21st, 2012

10:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.

 
MENU

#1 THE BEIRUT CLASSIC - Deluxe Baked Kibbee Plate
Baked kibbee, grape leaves, spinach pie, rice, green beans (Ioobia), Lebanese Salad, pita bread

$16.00

#2 DJAJ MISHWI - Grilled Chicken Plate
One-half grilled lemon chicken, rice, green beans (Ioobia), Lebanese Salad, pita bread

$14.00

#3 Baked Kibbee Plate
Baked kibbee, rice, green beans (Ioobia), Lebanese Salad, pita bread

$14.00

#4 SIAME - Vegetarian Plate
Two spinach pies, rice, green beans (Ioobia), Lebanese Salad, pita bread 

$10.00

                      

A-La-Carte Items

 

DESSERTS

 BAKED KIBBEE SANDWICH

 $ 8.00

 BAKLAWA (walnut, pecan, pistachio)  (ea.)

$  2.00

 FALAFEL SANDWICH

 $ 8.00

 CASHEW FINGER

$  2.00

 TABOULEH

 $ 6.00

 PLAIN KAAK (per pack)

$  2.00

 LEBANESE SALAD

 $ 3.00

 DATE KAAK (per pack)

$  2.00

 HOMOUS & PITA BREAD

 $ 3.00

 BIRD'S NEST

$  2.00

 PITA BREAD (per slice)

 $ 1.00

 BURMA

$  2.00

 TRADITIONAL FLAT BREAD

 $ 2.00

 HARRISSI

$  2.00

 FLAT BREAD with laben and mint

 $ 3.00

 HOMEMADE ZLAYBAH (Lebanese doughnut)

$  3.00

 MEAT PIE

 $ 3.00

 MAMOUL (date & walnut)

$  2.00

 SPINACH PIE

 $ 3.00

 LEBANESE ICE CREAM

$  3.00

 GRAPE LEAVES (3)

 $ 3.00

 DESSERT SAMPLER

$15.00

 

To place order for Friday Lunchtime Delivery to
Downtown and Southside Areas
Place order from 9:00am April 16th until 5:00pm April 19th by ...

Ordering online here:  follow this link  

OR

 BY CALLING     252-3867

  (Minimum Order $75.00)
 

ADVANCE ORDERS ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR TAKE OUTS OR DINING IN AT THE CHURCH.

During the Festival, be sure to visit our

Heritage Room

Special exhibits featuring Lebanese artifacts, history and demonstrations

St. Elias Booth

Hats, T-Shirts, Cups, Books, etc.

Father Mitch Pacwa of EWTN

On Saturday, April 21 at 11:00am Fr. Mitch Pacwa will give a 30 minute talk on the

Church in the Middle East inside the St. Elias Church. Immediately following his

talk a church tour will be offered.

Daytime Church Tours

Showcasing the beautiful Stain Glass Windows of St. Elias and our newly renovated interior.
Self-Guided tours 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. both days, except during Saturday Vigil Liturgy 5 - 6 p.m.
Guided tours start on Front Steps of the Church at each top-of-the-hour

beginning at 11:00 a.m. ending at 7:00 p.m.

Traditional Lebanese Dancing by our youth on inside stage

         - Friday evening beginning about 6 p.m.

        - Saturday afternoon and evening beginning about 12:30 p.m.

 

Lebanese Band

Amin Sultan from New York on outside stage in the tent each evening from 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.!

 

Silent Auction - 
Starts Friday night at 5 p.m.

and closes Saturday at 8:30 pm

 

NEW EXPANDED PARKING: We will have two offsite parking lots available for use Friday evening and all day and night Saturday.            From UAB remote parking lot 1 - located at 608 8th Street South directly across University Boulevard next to the car dealership and                   From UAB parking lot 15R on 10th Avenue South next to the Epic School parking lot.

 

 

Saint Elias
Maronite Catholic Church
836 8th Street South
(located near the corner of
University Boulevard and 8th Street South)

Click here for driving directions

 

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Download Festival Flyer in PDF format  here 

Download Press Release in PDF format  here

List of local charities the Festival has supported since 1999,   Click here

 

Visitors since March 26, 2005:
 

Background music:
Fayrouz (Keboush)
  Ragheb Alameh (Moghram Yalail)