All Are Welcome at the Festival!
The St. Joseph Parish Festival is a time for parishioners, their families and friends, and the entire community to come together and celebrate.  We welcome all people and all age groups into our midst to share our love and faith in God.

Saturday, August 7  5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Outdoor Mass, Live Band, Dance, Pig Roast
This year’s Festival begins with an Outdoor Mass on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. under the big tent.  Immediately following Mass will be a live band dance to the music of Metro Jam, one of the most popular bands in the Twin Cities well known for their high energy and top notch musicianship.  Saturday night will also feature a Pig Roast, Tacos and lots more food; beer, wine and sodas; the annual hula hoop contest, pull tabs, games and more.   



Sunday, August 10  11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Chicken Dinner, Games, Bingo, Silent Auction, Live Band, & Much More!
Our Famous Chicken Dinner with potatoes, gravy, dressing and all the trimmings will again be available in the Social Hall.  Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children, 4 and under are free.  Outside under the big tent enjoy the music of Alpensterne, a German band that plays a wide variety of songs sure to please everyone.  The S.G. Edelweiss Dancers will entertain us with traditional German and Austrian folkdances.  Check out the Silent Auction which has many exciting offerings or try you luck in the Bingo Tent – where every game has a winner!  Additional outdoor activities include the Confetti Bowl, Cake Walk, Water Balloons and Games for all ages, Refreshments and Lots More Food!   

Click here for a complete line up of activities and events.


Grand Raffle
The Grand Raffle is one of the most popular events of the Festival.  The Grand Prize Yamaha Grizzly ATV is back for an encore performance – this year bigger and better with the 550 model.  Additional prizes include $7,000 in cash, Vikings and Twins tickets and many more items.  Total prize value exceeds $23,000 – the highest amount ever!  Tickets are $5.00 – an outstanding value!  Raffle tickets are available in the Parish office.

There are still opportunities to sponsor a raffle prize.  If interested please email us or contact Tina Summerville (763-571-5495) or John Carney (651-481-8497)

Click here for a complete list of Grand Raffle Prizes.

Silent Auction – Donations Needed!
The Silent Auction is looking for donated items with values of $20 and up.  Single items are always welcome, or get creative and put together a theme basket.  Need a basket idea, the Silent Auction has a tree full of suggestion tags (available throughout July in the Gathering Space) to help create baskets of goodies.  Just pick a tag and bring a basket full of items related to the suggestion or just bring the items back without the basket within the next two weeks and we’ll be happy to include them in this year’s version of our Silent Auction.  Drop them off by the suggestion tree or in the Parish Office during office hours.   


Volunteers Needed
Many volunteers are needed to make our Festival a success.  How to get involved – Sell Raffle Tickets, Bake a Cake for the Cake Walk, Bake a Pie for the Chicken Dinner, Help Setup and Takedown Tents and Booths, Work a shift on Festival Weekend.  Signup for Festival Weekend Shifts after Masses in July or by email or contacting the Festival Volunteer Coordinator – Eileen Couture at 651-786-2587.
   
Click here for a complete list of volunteer and donation ideas.





Need More Information
For more information or to join the Festival Committee please email us or contact Committee Chair John Carney at 651-481-8497.  The committee is always open to new members and new ideas.  It takes many people to run an event of this size – we have a lot of fun and we are proud of our Festival!   

Click here to view photos from the 2008 Festival

Click here to view photos from the 2007 Festival
            (photos by Joe Twohy)