Creole Festival is the annual Church fair of Holy Ghost Catholic Church.  It features many of cultural and culinary traditons of the Creole culture in the form of zydeco music and food.

Holy Ghost Catholic Church Raffle

Proceeds To Benefit

Holy Ghost One In The Spirit Campaign

To Be Given Away

1st Prize– 500 lb. Calf

2nd Prize- $750.00 Cash

3rd Prize- $350.00 Cash

4th Prize- $200.00 Cash

Drawing Sunday,

November 29, 2020

Donation: $2.00

Raffle books will be sold after all weekend masses and will be available at the parish office during normal business hours.

Dear Parishioners & friends of Holy Ghost Catholic Church,

Opelousas, Louisiana:

If you remember, last month I mentioned that I, along with the Creole Festival Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Parish Council officers would be meeting to discuss how we would handle this year’s Creole Festival. After much consideration surrounding the pandemic, it was determined that unfortunately, we will not have our festival as we had in the past. Our festival usually raises between $75,000 - $90,000 each year. This amount is generated from the sale of raffle tickets, food and drinks, from sponsorships, donations, and of course, the sacrifice and hard work we put into it. 

This year we are asking that each family prayerfully consider continuing to participate in our raffle by purchasing or selling 5 raffle books. We are also asking each person to donate $50 in lieu of the tickets you might have purchased at the festival or the donation you might have made.  Raffle tickets will be available beginning next weekend and at the Parish Office at the regular office hours.

Funds raised will be used to pay our insurance for the year, which is $75,000. Any remainder will be used for daily operations of the church and any other needed maintenance. 

Let us pray through the intercession of St. Joseph whom our diocese honors this year in a very special way through the celebration of the year of St. Joseph that God in His abundance blesses this effort and brings it to fruition. 

Thank you in advance for your continued support!

Sincerely yours,

Lambert A. Lein, SVD

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Highlights from 2018 Creole Festival

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Contact

Marian Gallien

337-308-1776

2019 CREOLE FESTIVAL

SPONSORS

Ignatius T. Castille Insurance, Inc.

$1000.00

St. Landry Bank & Trust Company

$1000.00

Snyder Insurance Agency, Inc.

$1000.00

Senator Gerald Boudreaux

$1000.00

Ms. Jimmie Lynn Williams & Ms. Deborah Holloman

$1000.00 plus

Williams Progressive Insurance

$1000.00

Governor John Bel Edwards

$1000.00

2018 Creole Festival Sponsors

W W B & Associates LLC

Snyder Insurance Agency, Inc.

St. Landry Bank & Trust Co.

Ignatius T. Castille Insurance, Inc.

Senator Gerald Boudreaux

  Safety Video  (Safe and successful Parish Festivals and preventing Trips, Slips and Falls)   

 Click on the  link above to watch  Safety videos.  All Creole Festival workers/volunteers are required to watch it.  After clicking on the link, please choose the above mentioned two videos.           ________________