Fall Gathering

Every fall, CHECH families gather to open the school year together with faith, food, and fellowship.

Saturday, September 26

Family Picnic and Folk Dance

Dinner on the lawn, folk dancing under the pavilion, and the whole collective together on one Saturday evening.

When

Saturday, September 26
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Where

Spring Valley Village City Park Pavilion
1025 Campbell Rd

Cost

$30 donation per family
Give more if you can

Deadline

Mass beforehand

Our Lady of Walsingham is minutes away. Confession at 3:45 p.m., anticipatory Mass at 4:30 p.m.

What we provide

Pizza, salad, drinks, and desserts. Meghan Frato will teach family folk dances after dinner.

What to bring

Blankets and lawn chairs, outdoor games like frisbees and soccer balls, and friends and family.

3:45 p.m.

Confession at Our Lady of Walsingham

Minutes from the park. Optional, and a good way to begin the year.

4:30 p.m.

Anticipatory Mass

Also at Our Lady of Walsingham, leaving time to reach the pavilion without hurrying.

6:30 p.m.

Dinner on the lawn

Pizza, salad, drinks, and dessert. Spread out a blanket, find your people, let the children run.

After dinner

Folk dancing with Meghan Frato

Every dance is taught from the beginning. No experience needed, no partner needed, and the little ones are usually first on the floor.

9:00 p.m.

Good night

Many hands make short work of the pavilion. Stay a few minutes if you can.

A $30 donation per family covers pizza, salad, drinks, and dessert. You're welcome to give more. Gifts above the minimum cover families for whom $30 is a stretch and keep us from charging by the head. If $30 isn't workable right now, email [email protected] and we'll register your family.

In the comments box, give us two numbers

How many are coming, and how many will be eating. Those are often different. We order pizza to the eating count, and every slice we don't need is money that could have gone somewhere better. Bringing your own food, or eating beforehand? Say so there too.

$30

Donation per family

Saturday, September 26
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Spring Valley Village City Park Pavilion

Registration closes September 23

Headcount changed? Email [email protected] before the 23rd and we'll adjust the order.