Annual Spring Festival 

If you missed the announcement last weekend I’m happy to report that our recent CtR Spring Festival was a great success, netting more than $227,000 for the parish. That’s a Top 5 all-time result in our 34 years of hosting the Spring Festival! Thank you one and all who made it possible.

Leading the way was once again the live and silent auctions which brought in a whopping $115,831. Thank you to Bryan and Rachel Smyth, our auction chairs in their first year, and Dan Block and Briz Garcia, our auctioneering team, and especially all of our bidders and buyers. The raffle ticket sales for the new vehicle, along with the tickets and T-shirts, netted $54,105 and the flea market set an all-time record of more than $18,000 worth of items sold. I’m delighted as well that the wine pull from my cellar brought in nearly $4,000. In two years you all have greatly reduced my inventory. I don’t know that I’ll have any left to offer next year, but then again, the Lord continues to send rain and sunshine to grow grapes so maybe we’ll be OK in that regard. I hope everyone who bought a bottle has made plans to enjoy it soon, and if you need help consuming it, give me a call!

We enjoyed great weather and smooth operations all Festival weekend long, and every booth, ride and game did well in their results, but beyond that I think that everyone who attended had a great time. All of that was made possible to you, the parishioners of CtR, who gave of your time. Thank you again to everyone who volunteered in a booth, bought a ticket, or lent a hand in any way. We couldn’t have done it without you. As for what the parish does with the funds generated by the Spring Festival, it always goes to a variety of areas and ministries. We certainly will use it to help pay down our debt obligations on our construction loans, but we’ll also use some of it on capital improvements and updates to our physical plant.  

Let me again express my sincere thanks to our dedicated core committee, led by Mike and Camille Havelka, our general chairpersons. My sincere thanks to them and all of their great team. What a blessing they all are to our parish. And remember they are parishioners just like you and me. They give of their time and talent to make this possible, so be sure and thank them when you see them at church, and better yet, join them next year by getting involved and doing your part. It’s a community event and when we all participate as joyful stewards we are blessed beyond measure. We’re already looking forward to Spring Festival 2020!

Klein Funeral Homes & Memorial Parks

2K Reserve - Simply Beautiful Weddings
Beck & Masten GMC

• Signage in the auction stage area and bingo hall
• Inclusion in the auction brochure and church bulletin
• Promotion on the church website and festival bulletin boards
• Emcee announcement of level during auction
• Festival “thank you gift” consisting of two large festival shirts and two BBQ dinner tickets

Brown Dental, P.A.
A Friend of CtR

• Emcee announcement of level during auction
• Inclusion in the auction brochure
• Promotion of level in the church bulletin

Mary Smith
Tea for Two
A Friend of CtR
Wente Family

• Inclusion in the auction brochure
• Promotion of level in the church bulletin

TOTAL DONATIONS: $34,000

6-11 p.m. on Saturday, April 27
12 Noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 28
CtR Church Grounds

• 4:30 p.m. to midnight on Saturday
• 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday

• 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday only  

Our Live and Silent Auction is Sunday, April 28 under the big tent! Thanks to the generosity of our parishioners and community the auctions serve as the single largest fundraiser for our parish.

Donations needed
The Silent Auction is slated for 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. and is need of donations like themed baskets and collections, new retail items (fashion and home decor are popular!), and certificates for unique services. The Live Auction begins at 3 p.m. and benefits from donations of larger retail items (electronics, outdoor furniture, kids' amusements, etc.), vacation destinations, major event tickets, and home-improvement services.