As most of you have heard by now, we are having our Parish Festival on October 24, 25, & 26, and many of you must have wondered why we are having this festival. The short answer is that it is in honor of our Patron Saint: St. Martin of Tours, Bishop, whose feast day is November 11
th. Due to weather concerns and the availability of the company that provides all of the big rides, we have settled on the end of October.
The whole purpose of our Parish Festival is to celebrate our Patron Saint; to give thanks to God for his intercession this year, and to pray that he continues to intercede for us before our Lord. It is a time to get all of our different ethnic communities together and remind ourselves that we are ONE Church, and ONE Parish, united in our journey to God. We play, dance, sing, eat, and above all pray together at this feast, which is first and foremost a celebration of our unity and love for each other, a love that is protected by the intercession of St. Martin.
Since this is a celebration of the ENTIRE parish, we need your help to make it a success! We need help with music, setup, cleanup, cooking, and many more things. While it is a festival, it is also a fundraiser, so we need help selling tickets for the rides (the parish receives more for pre-sale tickets) and the $5,000.00 raffle. We are going to have a great time together, so let’s start spreading the word and buying our tickets! St. Martin of Tours, pray for us!