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We are very pleased to announce the 12th Annual St. George Middle Eastern Festival in West Saint Paul, Minnesota! July 19, 20 & 21, 2019 will be the best three days of your Summer, under the Big Tent at St. George! Admission is FREE! Join us for the finest in Middle Eastern Cuisine including roast lamb on the spit, gyros, chicken kabob, falafel, tabouli, hummus, kafta kabob and much, much more! Grab an ice cold beverage in the beer and wine garden. Enjoy live Arabic music and our very own St. George Dabke Dance Troupe. Our homemade pastries will melt in your mouth. Don’t forget children’s mini golf, games and more. Take home a souvenir from our authentic Middle Eastern Marketplace, bid on your favorite items in our daily silent auction and take a church tour while you’re visiting! There’s something for everyone at the St. George Middle Eastern Festival! See you there, this July 19, 20 & 21, 2019! Check us out online at www.mideastfest.com.

Theotokos Riverview Icon

The icon, “Theotokos Riverview,” was commissioned for St. George Antiochian by the faithful of St. Elizabeth OCA. The icon, written by Olga Ivkin, depicts an eschatological view of the City of St. Paul and the Mississippi River from the historic West Side/Riverview neighborhood. The following communities are included in the icon’s cityscape: St. George, West St. Paul,
St. Elizabeth, West Side, Holy Trinity, East Side, St. George, Summit. You can also see the St. Paul Cathedral in the icon, nestled among the skyscrapers. The icon presents Mary enthroned, holding Jesus coming in power—flanked by St. Elizabeth and St. George. Fr. Marc expressed his hope that the icon be a sign of our shared Orthodox ministry in St. Paul’s city. Our most sincere thanks and gratitude to Fr. Marc Boulos and the St. Elizabeth community for this wonderful gift!