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Latrobe congregation invites members of partner parish for Mardi Gras gala

Jeff Himler
Jeff Himler
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Seraphina LaFosse, 5, of Latrobe, shows her colorful mask to her brother, Jon-Luke, 2, who wore his during the fourth annual Mardis Gras festivities on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at St. John the Evangelist Church in Latrobe.
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Seraphina LaFosse, 5, (left) of Latrobe, enjoys a nacho snack as her brother, Jon-Luke, 2, samples a pancake during the fourth annual Mardis Gras festivities on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at St. John the Evangelist Church in Latrobe.
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Dom Camarote, 75 (right), of Latrobe, wears a colorful jester’s cap as he moves through the serving line at the fourth annual Mardis Gras festivities on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at St. John the Evangelist Church in Latrobe.
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Ed Stynchula of Unity flips pancakes on the grill for guests attending the fourth annual Mardis Gras festivities on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at St. John the Evangelist Church in Latrobe. Stynchula and his wife, Karen, organized the kitchen staff for the event.
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Father Eric Dinga (left) pastor of Latrobe’s St. John the Evangelist Church and its partner parish, St. Rose in Derry Township, is decked out for the occasion as he chats with Stephanie Bosco of Ligonier Township, who helped organize children’s activities at the Latrobe church’s fourth annual Mardis Gras festivities on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020.
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Mickey Frisky (right) of Latrobe chats with Sandy Walker of Derry Township as they prepare to hand out strings of beads to visitors at the fourth annual Mardis Gras festivities on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at St. John the Evangelist Church in Latrobe.
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Pat Darbous (right) of Latrobe, who coordinated activities and decorations, reads lettering on the shirt of fellow volunteer Mary Pescatore of Unity Township, which invites those attending the fourth annual Mardis Gras festivities on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at St. John the Evangelist Church in Latrobe, to “let the good times roll.”
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Volunteer Judy Spillar (left) of Latrobe serves sausages to Matt Dalton, 13, of Unity at the fourth annual Mardis Gras festivities on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at St. John the Evangelist Church in Latrobe. Dalton is a member of Boy Scout Troop 304, which is based at the church.

Volunteers prepared enough pancakes and sausages to serve an expected 120 guests Tuesday at the fourth annual Mardi Gras dinner at St. John the Evangelist Church in Latrobe.

This year, the Catholic congregation invited members of a partner parish, St. Rose of Derry Township, to partake of the pre-Lenten festivities.

Four traditional king cakes were served, with the lucky guest who uncovered a baked-in baby figurine collecting a prize. There were drawings for other prizes and to select this year’s Mardi Gras king and queen.

The children attending snacked on nachos and tested their skills at word games and a bean bag toss.

Preceding the dinner, palm fronds saved from last year’s Palm Sunday observance were burned to provide ashes for distribution to the faithful on the following day, Ash Wednesday.

Jeff Himler is a TribLive reporter covering Greater Latrobe, Ligonier Valley, Mt. Pleasant Area and Derry Area school districts and their communities. He also reports on transportation issues. A journalist for more than three decades, he enjoys delving into local history. He can be reached at jhimler@triblive.com.

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