Celebrate Under the Harvest Moon At Holy Family's Homecoming 2011

Holy Family Catholic Community in Inverness will be celebrating its homecoming, Oct. 14-16. Last year’s inaugural Holy Family’s Homecoming attracted hundreds and attendance is expected to surpass that this year.

The weekend includes a new “Little Black Dress” event with dinner and dancing.

“Holy Family is a parish that is truly a family. Members continually extend their collective arms outward to the surrounding communities, inviting people to join in worship, festivities and celebrations,” stated Father Terry Keehan, pastor of Holy Family Catholic Community, in a press release from the church. “The Homecoming is an invitation to come home to the Church and celebrate the bounties of the harvest season and have some fun.”

Held in the church’s Multitorium, the weekend kicks off with the Harvest Moonlight Dinner and Dancing Friday evening at 6 p.m.

The “Little Black Dress” festivity features a gourmet, plated dinner with complimentary wine and a cash bar. The Jeff Poindexter Jazz Ensemble will entertain during the cocktail hour, followed by dancing instruction by local professional dance instructors and music by Madison (1950s to 1980s music) and disc jockey Expo Taghap, the press release states.

Tickets for this event are $75 per person; $125 per couple and $600 for a table of 10.

The weekend will continue with free events Saturday and Sunday. “Rock Out Under the Harvest Moon” begins Saturday, following the 5 p.m. Mass. The fun, family evening will feature one of the largest dessert bars in Chicagoland. This grand dessert bar will offer more than 24 feet of homemade delectables, free for your sweet tooth’s enjoyment.

The day also also feature music by the Second Time Around Band, wine tasting by Dobby’s World Wide Liquors and food and wine for purchase from area restaurants and wine distributors.

Sunday’s free festivities begin following the 9 a.m. Mass. A scarecrow festival for children will be held in the courtyard. Following the 4 p.m. Mass, teens and their families are invited to enjoy a dinner together to end the harvest weekend celebration of homecoming.

“The new dinner/dance is sure to be an enhancement to the weekend and is a perfect way to kick off the Homecoming,” stated Father Terry Keehan. “However, the enormous dessert bar is one of my favorites of the event—I can’t wait to see what is offered this year!”

About Holy Family Catholic Community Holy Family Catholic Community is located at 2515 West Palatine Road, Inverness, IL. For more information, call 847-907-3440 or visit www.holyfamilyparish.org