- April 18, 2024
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Attendees could pick up beads as they entered.
Joyce Mazurek and Joyce Welch
Michon Anderson, Bah Hero and Barbara Hero
Becky Jones and Sue Reese
Bob Mazurek and Sparky Pashkow
An elaborately decorated table welcomed guests to snack on appetizers.
Mardi Gras trivia was on all the tables.
Charlie Shook and Lois Finley Shook
Gold dominated the event.
Karen Pashkow and Peggy Lammers
Elegant masks and jewelry in the purple, green and gold theme were everywhere.
Attendees sat down to play bingo.
Linda and Walt Focht
Jim Mason and Erika Matheis
Tom and Sue Reese
Five in a row on NoLa bingo.
The Rev. Bill Friederich on the Mardi Gras throne.
Steaming jambalaya was served fresh.
The Mardi Gras mermaid was pulled around on a "float."
Bah Hero and Bill Friederich
If you couldn’t be in New Orleans on Mardi Gras, the Longboat Island Chapel was the place to be.
Elaborate decorations were scattered throughout the social hall, including on the massive table of sweet and savory treats. Attendees — many masked and barely recognizable — mingled with each other as jazz music played throughout the hall.
Bah Hero, wife of the Rev. Bill Friederich, cooked up pots and pots of classic Mardi Gras cuisine, including jambalaya, red beans and rice and cornbread. Everyone dove in after playing New Orleans-themed bingo and before moving onto other games.
“I remind you that tomorrow we have Ash Wednesday services,” The Rev. Bill Friederich reminded the assembled group. “So you can repent for all the fun tonight.”
