Fall Fest 2011 Family, Faith & Fellowship
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Dear St. Henry Parishioners,
Our Fall Festival Committee has been busy planning for another great celebration. Mark your calendars for September 17th & 18th! We need help with setting up for the festival on Saturday and take-down on Sunday. We want everyone of all ages to be involved!
This year’s festival weekend will be filled with great food, music, fun, and prizes for the whole family. We need your help! Ways that you can participate in the festival include signing up to work a shift at a booth, help in the dinning room, serve the turkey dinner, donate cakes, pies, crafts, silent auction baskets and prizes.
Sign up to volunteer as an individual, family, or small group of friends by calling a Contact Person listed below. ***Please call them and volunteer to work for a shift before they have to call you!***
ST HENRY ~ A PLACE WHERE ALL ARE WELCOME
The Festival begins Saturday at 5:00pm as we celebrate with a bilingual Mass, and then, join us in the parking lot at 6:00 for our Free Community Street Dance. We will keep the music playing from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. with Soundspark Entertainment.
Saturday evening booths open at 6 pm. The outdoor concessions run a “One Hour Dinner Special”, and we also have the Chili Contest. Enter your secret chili recipe to qualify for great prizes awarded to the top 3 wildest and mildest chili contestants! Have dinner with your favorite parishioners and invite your neighbors, friends & family members too!!
Our Knights of Columbus will host a Beer Tent and pull-tabs. Come and check out our Saturday evening events, as well as “glow in the dark jewelry”. The Social Hall is home to our Texas Hold’em Tournament at 7 p.m. (reserve your spot in advance!)
The festival continues on Sunday, with morning masses, and a home-style Turkey Dinner from 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Come and join us for a wonderful meal (dine in or take out) and then play BINGO, a few new games, and check out the Silent Auction, Country Cupboard, Sweete Shoppe, and much more!
At 12:00 p.m. we will enjoy “S.A.L.T.” ~A contemporary worship team from St. Henry’s ~ featuring easy listening Christian and secular music.
The Grand Raffle drawing is at 5:00 p.m. We have over $6,200 in prizes!
The Fall Festival is a major fundraising event for St. Henry’s and we need every household’s help. Get your whole family involved… Saturday morning we start with construction and set-up of the outdoor tents and dinning room work. Volunteers are needed for light weight work in the dinning room and the heavy weight work of moving lumber and setting up booths/tents outside.
***You can also bring in your donations at this time.***
Construction and Tear-down is a vital part of the festival. If a few people brought hammers, power drills, wire cutters, and brooms ~ that would be great! About 40 volunteers can make it all happen in just 2 to 3 hours. Contact Person: No Chairperson yet!
Grand Raffle: Every parish family is assigned a book of 30 raffle tickets to be picked up in the Gathering Space. Our Festival is a huge success if each family buys or sells their tickets. **When they are sold, simply place your check/cash and ticket stubs in an envelope marked Fall Festival in the mail or collection basket during mass. You may use your home address labels! By turning your tickets in early, you will qualify for our Early Bird drawings. Please return any unsold tickets ~ each ticket is individually numbered & must be accounted for! Contact Person(s): Kay Schroden, 263-3045. Looking for a new chair for next year!
Chili Contest: Make a crock of your best Chili and drop it off at the Chili Booth before our 5:00 Mass. Chili judging is right after mass. We have two categories…Wild and Mild. Be creative!! Prizes are given to the top three winners in both areas. (Label your crock pots & lids!) Contact Person(s): Ross & Susan Holmes, 263-7855 and Jeff & Joan Larch, 295-6791
Texas Hold’em Tournament: Saturday, 7 pm. Reserve your spot! Contact Person: Dan Holthaus, 295-2458
Turkey Dinner: is back by popular demand! Pies are needed for dessert. If you enjoy baking, or prefer to donate a purchased pie(s), bring them to the social hall during the Fall Festival weekend prior to the Sunday morning 10:30 mass. Please sign up to work a shift in the kitchen or dining room. Garden Tomatoes welcome!
Dinner Ticket prices: Adults/Teens ~ $10, Kids ages 5 to 12 ~ $8, Preschoolers $5, Takeout Orders Avail. $10
Contact Person(s): Kitchen: Michael Cruser, (763)-354-6195
Dining Room: John & Shelia Sornsen, 263-8128
Children’s Games: Fun for everyone! Call us and sign up to work a 2 hour shift! Saturday evening and Sunday events are planned. New or gently used prize donations are always welcome in the donation box by the office! Contact: Jeff & Kathy Jones, 295-0482
Cake Walk: Everyone loves to win a cake! Your cake contributions are greatly appreciated for this fun activity. Boxes for your baked or purchased creation will be in the Gathering Area after all masses in September. Please drop your cake off in the assigned room on Saturday, or deliver it to the booth by 10:30 before attending mass.
Contact Person(s): Ben & Mary Roberg, 763-639-7166
Bottle Blast: This event is a favorite! We are looking for lots of good ideas for prizes. Just fill a bottle or two with some kind of goodie, or donate purchased bottles of fun things. Start looking now for unique bottled items to donate; you’ll have as much fun getting the bottles ready as someone will playing the game! Drop off your bottles in the assigned room or at the outdoor booth before 10:30 mass on Sunday. * Donate any small toys, games, gift certificates…Anything that you can fit in a bottle, jar, or container!
Contact person(s): Kevin & Shannon Meierhofer, 763-295-0565
Country Market: Hosted by CCW. This booth specializes in offering your donated, home-made jams, jellies, pickles, canned goods, honey, gourds (you get the idea) – anything that you have in abundance and would like to share. We’re also looking for donated craft items such as sewn items and/or primitive bird houses. We’ve seen some very special items in the past! Your contributions are appreciated by all—especially by your friends that don’t cook, sew, or garden! Contact Person(s): CCW President: Janelle Hazuka, 295-4891
Sweet Shoppe: Hosted by CCW. We are looking for your homemade specialties. Give everyone the opportunity to savor your treats! Please drop off your donations of candies, cookies, bars, bread, rolls, and popcorn balls wrapped up and priced; ready to sell at St. Henry’s before the 10:30 a.m. mass on Sunday, September, 18th. Contact Person(s): CCW President: Janelle Hazuka, 295-4891
Silent Auction: Thank you for all of your past generosity and your continued contributions. Bring a basket (or other container) filled with a theme of goodies or services offering your expertise. Be creative. Think outside the box (basket)! Then watch the fun as your fellow parishioners bid on the entries. Call to help if you have a knack for wrapping things, or a question about this event! Contact Person(s): No Chair people!!! This booth’s profit is approximately $5,000 to $7,000. Contact Person(s): Melissa Anderson (763)263-6952, Linda O’Donnell (763)614-9429, Renee Baier (763)878-2387, and Rachel Schultz (763) 295-5837
Fry Bread: Back by popular demand! Sign up for a 2 hour shift to make/sell this popular sweet treat.
Contact Person: Louise Fasen, 262-4318
Hispanic Booth: Sponsored by our Latino parishioners and friends. Saturday evening and Sunday help needed.
Contact Person: Max & Sara Diaz, (763) 614-4383
50/50 Drawing: $1 ticket gives you the chance to share a 50/50 payout with the church at posted times throughout the festival. Contact Person(s): Marla Scherber, 878-2381
Teen Zone: Bring your competitive edge to play Kinects Video Games, a Text Message Contest & Human Pac Man!!! Come chill and play games with us!! Contact Person: Youth Minister; Kym Allex, (763) 271-3092
Christian Singles: can gather & socialize and share a chocolate hug/kiss! Contact Person(s): Gregg Steele, (763) 263-7540
Outdoor Food Concessions: offers you food without having to leave our activities. (Hotdogs, Brats, Chips, Pop, Candy, etc.) Sign up to volunteer for a 2 hour shift and make a new friend! Contact person(s): Saturday ~ Jerry Nelson, 263-6106
Sunday ~ Contact Person(s): Melissa Anderson, 295-8409 and Julie Spiers, 295-2960 Walking Tacos!!
Beer & Pull tabs: Are hosted by the Knights of Columbus on Saturday night and Sunday. Sign up to work.
Contact Person(s): Pat & Mary Simondet, 263-7607
BINGO: all day Sunday…win cash! Hosted by “K of C”. Contact Person: Ross Holmes, 263-7855
Publicity: If you have time to put up a few flyers in Monticello or neighboring communities, I’d love your help! Do we have any parishioners that drive a delivery route that can help? * Post a flyer at work in the lounge!
Contact Person(s): Leo & Kay Schroden, 263-3045
Most of all… please come and enjoy this year’s Fall Festival. Tell your friends and family about it. We have a lot of events planned and WE WANT YOU to be a part of our church family’s celebration!
The Steering Committee,
Kent & Julie Vickerman, 263-6211 Paul & Beth Ireland, 263-1342 Scott & Sara Watters, 263-3994
