St. Paul Church hosts first Dining for Diversity dinner

By PAM SCHIFF
Posted 6/26/19

By PAM SCHIFF The love of food crosses all boundaries. Every country and culture brings its own unique cuisine to the world's table. To celebrate that diversity, the parishioners of St. Paul Church in Cranston held their first multicultural dining event

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St. Paul Church hosts first Dining for Diversity dinner

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The love of food crosses all boundaries. Every country and culture brings its own unique cuisine to the world’s table.

To celebrate that diversity, the parishioners of St. Paul Church in Cranston held their first multicultural dining event – dubbed Dining for Diversity – on Friday, June 14.

Parishioners prepared all of their favorite dishes for friends and neighbors to sample. Some of the countries represented were Mexico, Poland, France, Canada, South Korea, Portugal, Bolivia, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Iraq and the Netherlands.

The event’s planning committee members were chairperson Mark Habershaw, Julie Bradley, Connie Pastore, Sue Bowler, Marie Magee, Rahil Nano, Michael Park, Fran Rowell and Angela Vario.

“We began meeting about one month prior to event. Although not specifically intended as a fund raising event, but rather a social/fellowship event, any proceeds will be used to support various parish ministries,” Habershaw said.

Habershaw said he was pleased with the success of the inaugural event.

“In short, it was a great event that accomplished the intent of fostering fellowship and celebrating the diversity of our parish community,” he said.

Five-year-old Charlie Weber was there because his grandmother Elizabeth Cimini had prepared two dishes – one to honor her late husband and the other for her grandfather. However, Charlie deviated from the family offerings and picked the bangers and mash – of which he ate two full plates – as his favorite.

“I was impressed with the number of people who came and how delicious the food was,” Cimini said.

Jane McNulty, a member of the church for more than 60 years, prepared her Irish bread recipe, which her aunt brought over from County Leitrim in Ireland.

“This is such a wonderful event,” she said. “We all can get together, it is so inclusive, all the generations. I am truly enjoying this evening.”

To learn more about St. Paul Church, visit saintpaulcranston.org. 

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