All Saints Parish hosts Rose Festival blessing Fr. Paul Jeyamani, pastor of All Saints Parish in Northeast Portland, displays a plaque that accompanies a new rose bush gifted to the parish for hosting this yearâs Rose Festival blessing May 15. Rose Festival princesses and Rosarians, including Amy Arasmith (left), gathered for the annual celebration. (Courtesy Portland Rose Festival Foundation)
select Fr. Jeyamani and Rosarians plant a rose called âDay Breaker,â a fragrant, peachy-pink variety, during the annual blessing. (Courtesy Portland Rose Festival Foundation)
Father Paul Jeyamani, pastor of All Saints Parish, knew Portland’s Rose Festival had to do with the city’s fragrant roses and extravagant parades, but that’s where his knowledge ended.
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2021 Portland Rose Festival Court: Meet Princess Faith Isibor of Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Updated Apr 05, 2021;
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Junior Faith Isibor will represent Leodis V. McDaniel High School on the 2021 Portland Rose Festival Court. Born in Portland, she is the daughter of Josephine Ebagua and Eric Isibor. At Leodis V. McDaniel, Isibor is co-president of the National Honor Society and helped build a Passion Impact Club.
The festival made the announcement Monday during a Zoom presentation that included festival officials, school principal Adam Skyles and Isibor’s mentor and Royal Rosarian escort.
Isibor is the sixth princess to be named to the 2021 Rose Festival Court. The other court members named so far are:
Lakeridge, Valley Catholic seniors will represent Metro East and West on Rose Festival Court
Updated Mar 31, 2021;
Posted Mar 31, 2021
Lakeridge High School senior Jillian North (left) will represent Metro East, and Valley Catholic senior Lilianna Lili Rosebrook will represent Metro West.Courtesy of Portland Rose Festival
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Two more princesses were added to the 2021 Portland Rose Festival Court on Wednesday. Lakeridge High School senior Jillian North will represent Metro East, and Valley Catholic senior Lilianna “Lili” Rosebrook will represent Metro West.
North plans to study psychology at Portland State University and pursue a career as a marriage and family therapist. A competitive figure skater, she also works as a cashier at Fred Meyer. She is the daughter of Joanna and Jerry North.