St. Joseph's R.C. Church Holds 3rd Annual Carnival
Photos Melissa Mennona

The Rev. John Harrington, pastor of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, and the Rev. Lawrence Gellel.

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 43-19 30th Ave., Astoria, held its third annual parish carnival September 20 through 23. The festivities were held in honor of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, and a high point of the event was a procession through the streets of the neighborhood with the statue of St. Padre Pio on Saturday, September 22.

The carnival provided all comers with amusement rides, midway style games of chance, casino games, raffles, food and fun for all ages.

- Melissa Mennona

the Rev. Lawrence Gellel. Children of all ages enjoyed the rides The statue of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina was brought back to St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church after it was paraded through the surrounding streets on Saturday, September 22.