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Prepare for the pig
Avoca parish will throw popular feast BY JOSH MCAULIFFE Special to the triboro banner
Avoca’s Queen of the Apostles Parish’s barbecue is back with its unique spin on this summertime tradition. The parish will host its annual all-you-can-eat Pig Roast on Sunday, July 7, noon to 4 p.m. at the Parish Hall, 742 Spring St. in Avoca. Takeout dinners will be available all day, and seating will be available under an outdoor tent. As always, the menu includes a whole pig roasted over a spit, as well as wimpies, hot dogs, corn on the cob, potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans, fruit salad, desserts, soda and water. Attendees are also welcome to bring their own alcoholic beverages. In addition, there will be a cash prize grand raffle, numerous basket raffle items, children’s games, a bake sale and live music by the local band Hometown Boys. The parish will also honor veterans currently featured in the borough’s Hometown Heroes banner project. The service will begin around 3 p.m. Tickets to the event are $20 for adults, $10 for children 6-12 and free for children 5 and younger. They can
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be purchased in advance or at the event. For more information and/or advance tickets, call the parish office at 570-457-3412 or visit Queen of the Apostles’ Facebook page. An active parish, Queen of the Apostles hosts several fundraisers throughout the year, including a night at the races, a chicken barbecue and a golf tournament. The parish also held a yearly summer festival, but decided to scale that back when manpower became an issue. That’s when the idea for the pig roast came about, said event chair Jimbo McMahon. “That was probably about seven years ago. And it’s been a big success. We usually sell about 400 tickets,” McMahon said. “Obviously, we do a whole pig, about 150 pounds. And sometimes that’s not enough and we have to add 10 or so pork loins to it.” A local resident well versed in the art of low-and-slow barbecue donates his services to the cause. He lights the pit about 9 p.m. the night before the event, and the pig cooks on the spit throughout the night. The barbecue sauce recipe is a well-kept secret. Some patrons like their pork slathered in it, while others are content to eat theirs without it – both versions are available, McMahon said.
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Paul Franeschelli helps out in the kitchen at Queen of Apostles pig roast. “It’s all-you-can-eat, so people can keep coming up with their plates. Most people get their $20 worth,” he said. In the end, the Pig Roast always nets substantial fundsprofit for the parish, which uses the proceeds for general maintenance and renovation projects. “It’s a nice event for the parish,” McMahon said.
If you go What: Queen of the apostles parish’s annual all-you-can-eat pig roast When: Sunday, July 7, noon to 4 p.m. Where: Queen of the apostles parish hall, 742 Spring St., avoca Details: tickets to the event are $20 for adults, $10 for children 6-12, and free for children 5 and younger. they can be purchased in advance or at the event. For more information and/or advance tickets, call the parish office at 570-457-3412 or visit Queen of the apostles’ Facebook page.