IT’S FESTIVAL WEEK!!!
Electrician Needed: We are looking for a licensed electrician who can assist with the festival setup. This person will assist with the necessary electrical setup alongside another electrician and be available to troubleshoot any electrical issues that may arise while the festival is operating. If you would like to help with this task, please contact Stephanie Wood at stepwood77@yahoo.com.
Cake Baking & Decorating: Help is needed Wednesday, August 6 & Thursday, August 7 to bake and decorate all the cakes for the cake booth. Adult volunteers should arrive at 9:00 a.m. & students should plan to arrive at 9:45 a.m. both days. If you have a hand mixer, please bring it with you on Wednesday. This is a great opportunity for teens to earn service hours for school! We will need our home bakers to don those aprons and whip up some tasty cake creations for the booth as well. Cakes can be dropped off in the parish office beginning Wednesday August 6th. If you have questions, please contact Carol Neitman at carolneitman@gmail.com.
The Major Raffle: Prizes for this year will be 1st prize; $3,000 cash; 2nd prize: $700 cash; 3rd prize: $300 Cash. Tickets are $2 each, or a book of 6 tickets for $10. Tickets are available for pickup in the Narthex for parishioners to take home and sell to family, friends, co-workers, etc. The drawing will take place on September 13 after the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Stop by the raffle booth during the festival to take chances on other great prizes!
Festival Volunteer Sign-ups: The volunteer sign-up sheets are available in the Narthex this weekend. Stop by after Mass to select a location, day, and time slot. Volunteer signups are also available online at https://bit.ly/StC-festival-25 or by using the QR code below. It takes hundreds of volunteers to make the festival a success, so please consider signing up for a time slot, or two, to help the parish!
Ride Wristband Presale Tickets: Sales will take place after all the Masses this weekend. The discounted presale price is $20 for one person, one day. This Monday, August 4th will be the final day to purchase wristbands at the discounted price. Presale tickets can be purchased in the Narthex after Masses or in the Parish office. If purchased during the festival, the wristbands will be $25.
Quilt Raffle: The Quilt Group will be selling raffle tickets after all the Masses this weekend. Tickets will also be available to purchase at the quilt booth during the festival. Tickets are $2 each or 6 for $10. The winner will be drawn at the festival on August 9.
Set-Up Volunteers: We will need help setting up this week. Tuesday and Wednesday are the evenings that we need the most help. See below for details of what work is planned each evening. Anyone who has basic tools, such as hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc., is welcome to bring them to use as we get things assembled. This is a great opportunity for teens to get service hours, and we would love their help! Contact festival directors Cody and Stephanie Wood at stephwood77@yahoo.com with any questions.
- Monday August 4 – Need a small group of people to get equipment out of the festival storage container and get it up to the festival area. We will pull out electrical equipment, sort wiring, set the light poles, and begin hanging lights on the fencing.
- Tuesday August 5 – Setting up tables and chairs, beginning to string lights on tents
- Wednesday August 6 – Build booths, string lights on tents, and put the grill canopy together
- Thursday August 7 – Make any adjustments, add tables, final details, etc. after the booth chairs check their booth setups
Dessert Donations: Donations of desserts for the food tent can be dropped off this week (August 4-8). Please no desserts that contain nuts or need refrigeration.
Fish Breading: Volunteers will be needed on Friday, August 8, beginning at 9:00 a.m. to bread the fish that will be cooked in the food tent. Volunteers can meet in the parish kitchen to help.