Festival News 

Volunteer Form

Festival Coordinator, Joe Lutz

2008 St. Ferdinand Family Festival
Friday, August 8, 6:00 - 11:00 pm
Saturday, August 9, 5:00 -11:00 pm
Sunday, August 10, 3:00 - 10:00 pm

Dinners
Friday 4:30 - 8:00 pm - Italian Buffet
Saturday 4:00 - 8:00 pm - Chicken BBQ
Sunday 1:00 - 8:00 pm - Turkey or Ham dinner

Face painters Needed
Teens and adults are needed to paint the faces of children. If you are able to volunteer, please complete a volunteer form and return it to the rectory.

Boxes, Boxes, Boxes
Do you or anyone you know have cardboard wardrobe boxes from a recent move? The White Elephant is in need of these as well as other size boxes in good condition. Please drop the boxes off at the education building after Monday, July 7.

Pies needed for Sunday festival dinner
We are in need of homemade, bakery or store bought pies for the Sunday Festival Dinner. Pies can be dropped off Sunday, August 10, by noon in Oldenski Hall kitchen.

Handcrafted Items Requested for Boutique
The Festival Boutique stand relies on the handcrafted items made by our parishioners. Knowing the time and effort that goes into these items, why not start now so your specialty is ready in early August.

White Elephant needs your donations
As you go through your closets, attic, garage, and basement, please remember St. Ferdinand, and consider donating your new or gently used items to the White Elephant. We will accept items Monday, July 7 through Friday, August 1. Your loving donations are a huge part of the success of our sale each year and we greatly appreciate your effort. Please remember, we are unable to accept: clothing, large exercise equipment, computer CPU's, or computer monitors that are more than five years old, construction materials, gasoline containers, and paint cans.

Please Help In The Kitchen
Preparations for the Sunday Festival Dinner will begin on Monday, July 28, after the morning Mass and continue each week day, except Friday, until the festival. If you are available during the morning, please consider lending a hand. All are welcome and thank you ahead of time for helping!

Country Kitchen
Cookies, cakes, pies, any baked goods, jams, jellies, fresh produce, flowers and plants are all welcome additions to the Country Kitchen Booth. Please bring your donations directly to the booth on the days of the festival.

Festival Small Raffles
The festival is August 8-10! We are asking for donations to assemble baskets for the Small Raffle Booth. New items are being accepted at the rectory now, and no donation is too small. Some suggestions include gourmet food items, kitchen items, sporting goods, toys, baby items, bottles of cheer, candles, household items, craft items, picnic items, Steeler, Pirate or Penguin memorabilia, gift certificates or lottery tickets. In addition, we are in need of large baskets. If you have any that are no longer of use to you, will you please donate them to our raffle booth?

We Need You!
The White Elephant really needs your help. Please come join us and experience the camaraderie and satisfaction of seeing the results of your help for the Church! We are in need of help to sort & price from July 7 through August 1 on: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00 am-2:00 pm and Tuesday & Thursday, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm. Any amount of help you can give, even if it is only a few hours, will really make a difference and be greatly appreciated. Never done it before? No problem! Our core team of workers is here to help get you started, answer questions, and provide on-the-job training! Call Charlotte at 724-776-9112 if you have any questions.