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At St. Pat's, everyone was gemütlichkeit
by BILL BOWMAN
PUBLISHER'S PEN
In Munich, Germany, Oct. 6 marked
the end of one of their oldest and
most celebrated traditions, Oktober-
fest. However, at St. Patrick's Catholic
Church on Village Drive, last Sunday's
celebration of Oktoberfest marked over
four decades of food, fun, frolic, music
and beer — lots of beer, sauerkraut,
potato salad and sausages. All Bavar-
ian-style. is annual event, hosted
by the St. Pat's Knights of Columbus
organization, is a major fundraiser for
the church. Traditionally, Up & Coming
Weekly rarely writes about programs
and events that have already taken
place; however, this event was special
and so impressive I felt impelled to
make an exception and advise our read-
ers to put it on their calendars for the
first Sunday in October 2020.
I guess with this event coming on the
heels of the Fayetteville Greek Festival
and the International Folk Festival, it
made me cognizant and appreciative of
our incredibly diverse community.
Knight Fred Cutter was the chairman
of this year's festivities, and he and his
committee went to the far extreme to
capture the authentic ambiance and
culture of a true Bavarian festival, right
down to the decorations, food, music
and costumes. Surprisingly, many in at-
tendance dressed in traditional Bavar-
ian attire; the men wore lederhosen,
and the ladies wore colorful dirndls
— pronounced dern-DULL — which
is an ensemble that includes a blouse,
skirt and apron. e music was excep-
tional. roughout the evening, attend-
ees marched, sang and danced to the
Little German Band and Dancers out of
Raleigh. ey were quite talented, per-
forming songs, waltzes and polkas from
the Bavaria region of Germany that
energized and electrified the audience.
e German word "Gemütlichkeit" de-
scribes a state of belonging when being
surrounded by good friends, with good
music and good times.
So, nothing to do in Fayetteville?
What nonsense. There's plenty to do
here. And, the best common denomi-
nator all these community events and
venues have is the people themselves.
We encourage everyone to get in-
volved and get to know our residents
and our community. St. Patrick's
Oktoberfest is only one example of
the excellent events that define our
unique community.
ank you for reading Up & Coming
Weekly.
BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, UP
& COMING WEEKLY. COM-
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gweekly.com. 910-484-6200.
St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Village Drive celebrated Oktoberfest this past Sunday with a fun family affair.
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