Friday, November 1
Pawtucket
• St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church 39th Annual Bazaar and Food Fair to be held at their Parish Center located at 1 Saint Mary Way, 5 to 8 p.m.; FREE ADMISSION/WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. Full kitchen service and take-out available. Authentic Middle Eastern cuisine and pastry, homemade candy, homemade braided cheese, silent auction, penny social, vintage Christmas booth, and much more. Do your Christmas shopping here at St. Mary. Purchase raffle tickets to win fabulous prizes! There is something for everyone at St. Mary Church Bazaar. For more information, call the church at 401-726-1202 or visit stmarypawtucket.org.
Central Falls
• Holy Spirit Parish Bazaar will be held in Holy Spirit Church Hall at the corner of Dexter St. and West Hunt St. Central Falls, R.I. It is scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m.; Featured will be a Money Raffle ($2,500), Special Raffle: Home Theatre System + 200 gift card, Giant Penny Social Tables for adults and children with hundreds of gifts, Booths, and Games. The kitchen will be serving tasty meals, including favorites such as hamburgers, hot dogs, Dynamites, empanadas, tacos, Etc. FREE ADMISSION. Questions can be addressed at the Parish Rectory, 401-726-2600.
Cumberland
• St. Aidan Senior Club will meet for a Thanksgiving celebration, featuring a turkey dinner catered by Mickey G. The activity will be a paper raffle. Along with a paper product, members are requested to bring a non-perishable food item for the Cumberland Happy Basket program. The meeting will be held at St. Aidan Parish Center. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting will begin at 10 a.m. New members are always welcome.
Millville
• St. Augustine’s Parish, 15 Lincoln St., will host its 23rd annual “RAFFLEMANIA” at the parish hall. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and the raffles will begin at 6:30 p.m. The kitchen will be serving dynamites, homemade soup, chicken salad sandwiches, hot dogs, and pizza. A special baked table will feature desserts. “RAFFLEMANIA” is an evening of chance. There are 12 block raffles with 10 prizes, featuring gift certificates and baskets in each block, and one block of only gift certificates. There is a Grand Raffle with 3 money prizes, a 50/50 Raffle, Special Raffle, Pot of Gold Raffle, a Quilt Raffle, a Penny Social and lastly, a Free Raffle, where all adults will have a chance to win a prize just for attending. In all, there are over 250 prizes being raffled. Come join us for a fun evening. If you would like to purchase Grand Raffle tickets, or have a question about “RAFFLEMANIA”, please contact Ann Lesperance at 508-8836873.