A festival for the faithful

St. Elizabeth Church, a religious landmark since 1919, will host the 70th anniversary of the Fiesta de las Sierras

By Justin Chapman, Pasadena Weekly, 10/6/2005

St. Elizabeth Church, a religious landmark since 1919, will host the 70th anniversary of the Fiesta de las Sierras in the church grotto and parking lot Friday through Sunday.

This annual fiesta is a major fund-raiser for the church's capital campaign, through which several essential building upgrades at the school were possible. Proceeds will also benefit the pending renovations to the historic Wallace Neff-designated Parish Church.

There will be carnival rides, including a giant slide and Bounce House, and games such as the Dunk Tank and Cake Walk.

Burgers, hot dogs, Mexican Cantina, Filipino skewers, cotton candy, corn on the cob, crepes and more food from around the world will be offered along with beer and wine. On Sunday night there will be a BBQ dinner.

Live entertainment will include DJs, Mexican folk dancing and the Manning boys with Irish dancers.

They will also raffle off a 42" high definition plasma flat screen TV for $10 a ticket.

"Most importantly, this community event brings together the good people of Altadena and Pasadena for an exciting weekend of food, fun, and fellowship," said David Fields, an organizer of the event.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church is located at 1879 N. Lake Ave., Altadena. For more information, call (626) 797-1167.