Parish Information

Chicken B-B-Q

Fundraiser

It’s the Fourth of July and you can smell the aroma all around town. That’s because it’s rodeo time and the St. Paul Parish has the coals burning and the chicken on the grill! Mmm, good!

Each year the parish and school families come together in this little town to put on a delicious dinner that gets talked about until next year. It’s the annual St. Paul Parish Chicken BBQ.

This event has gone on for generations and although the menu has changed over time, the great taste has not. People line up for a taste of our finger licking good chicken, coleslaw and garlic bread.

The proceeds from the dinner go to the parish but in turn also get used to help subsidize the parochial school. It is the major fundraiser for the church.

The St. Paul community is divided into four groups defined by the location of your home. Each group has assigned chair people that rotate on a two-year basis. These chair people will also be in charge of coordinating their team during the winter to help work a shift at a parish breakfast. Each year the groups also rotate one month forward, so that each group gets a chance to work a different time of the winter.

Extra hands are always needed during this busy time of the year, so if you have a couple of free hours to contribute during the rodeo and Fourth of July, we can surely find an open shift for you. If you have questions, contact the parish house at 503.633.4611. Someone will return your call with a name of the current chairperson(s) for the year.