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The 112th Annual Festival
"In Honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel"
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
*** July 10, 11, & 12, 2009 ***

Friday, July 10, 2009
Novena Mass at 6:00pm [See Novena information below]
Festival Grounds open at 6:00pm with carnival rides, kiddy city fun for the tikes,
     food prepared by parishioners (pasta, sausage and pepper sandwiches, pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries,
     popcorn, snow cones, and the ever popular fried pizza (a.k.a., elephant ears or pizza frita)), cake stand,
     lemon shakes, soda pop, beer garden, and more
Card games in the Community Center
Instant Bingo tickets on the Festival Grounds
50/50 raffle, and hourly Main raffle drawings [see Grand raffle information below]
Tonight's Band: the Ernest T. Band
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Novena Mass at 5:00pm [See Novena information below]
Festival Grounds open at 6:00pm with carnival rides, kiddy city fun for the tikes,
     food prepared by parishioners (pasta, sausage and pepper sandwiches, pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries,
     popcorn, snow cones, and the ever popular fried pizza (a.k.a., elephant ears or pizza frita)), cake stand,
     lemon shakes, soda pop, beer garden, and more
Card games in the Community Center
Instant Bingo tickets on the Festival Grounds
50/50 raffle, and hourly Main raffle drawings [see Grand raffle information below]
Tonight's Band: the Cedar Creek Band
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Novena Masses at 8:00am and 11:00am  [See Novena information below]
     Mt. Carmel Procession following the 11:00am Mass [NOTE: change in Mass time this weekend******]
     Cavatelli dinner in the Community Center from 12noon to 4pm [$7.00 per dinner - includes salad, bread, dessert]
Festival Grounds open at 5:00pm with carnival rides, kiddy city fun for the tikes,
     food prepared by parishioners (pasta, sausage and pepper sandwiches, pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries,
     popcorn, snow cones, and the ever popular fried pizza (a.k.a., elephant ears or pizza frita)), cake stand,
     lemon shakes, soda pop, beer garden, and more
Card games in the Community Center
Instant Bingo tickets on the Festival Grounds
50/50 raffle, and hourly Main raffle drawings [see Grand raffle information below]
Tonight's Band: the Blues Project Band

Our Festival concludes tonight with the GRAND RAFFLE drawing at 11:00pm followed by
     the best (and only)  FIREWORKS in the city of Ashtabula!!!

Grand Raffle information


Prizes for this year’s main raffle

$5,000.00 Cash    1st Prize     Seller $100.00

$1,500.00 Cash    2nd Prize   Seller $50.00

$1,000.00 Cash    3rd Prize    Seller $50.00

$500.00 Cash       4th Prize    Seller $25.00

New this year: The Top Total Ticket Seller Wins $200.00


During the festival, on Friday and Saturday at 11:00pm, there will be a $100.00 drawing.
     The winner Must Be Present to win (the nightly drawing is limited to 3 chances to find a winner).
          The seller of the winning ticket will also receive $50.00.

There will also be a $50.00 hourly drawing each night (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) at 8:00pm, 9:00pm, and 10:00pm.
     Winner Must Be Present to claim the cash.
          (There is No seller prize for the Hourly Drawings. There will be only one drawing per hour).

On Sunday Night, at approximately 11:00pm, We Will Have Our Main Raffle Drawing.
     Winner need not be present to win the Main raffle.

[NOTE: Winners of hourly or nightly raffles will still be eligible to win the Grand raffle. These tickets will go back in the barrel.]

 

Novena Information

The Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel runs from July 8-16.

The Novena Mass schedule is as follows:
      Wednesday, July 8 - Novena Masses at 8:00am and 7:00pm in the church
     Thursday, July 9 - Novena Mass at 7:00pm in the church
    Friday, July 10 - Novena Mass at 6:00pm in the church [1st Night of the Festival]
    Saturday, July 11 - Novena Mass at 5:00pm in the church [2nd Night of the Festival]
    Sunday, July 12 - Novena Masses at 8:00am and 11:00am in the church
               The Festival Procession follows the 11:00am Mass
               Annual Cavatelli dinner from 12noon to 4:00pm in the Community Center
               Festival grounds open at 5:00pm for the final night of the Festival
               Grand raffle drawing and Fireworks conclude the festival at 11:00pm
     Monday, July 13 - Novena Mass at 7:00pm in the church - with former Pastor, Fr. Phil Rogers
     Tuesday, July 14 - Novena Mass at 7:00pm in the church
     Wednesday, July 15 - Novena Masses at 8:00am and 7:00pm in the church
     Thursday, July 16 (Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Parish Patronal Feast Day)
                   - Novena Mass at 7:00pm in the church

PARISH COMMUNITY POT LUCK PICNIC

FOOD, FUN, and FELLOWSHIP!! The Parish Life Community is hosting a Parish Community Potluck Picnic on Saturday, July 18, 6pm to dusk (following the 5pm Mass), all welcome! The main dish (hot dogs, hamburgers, etc.), beverages, and games will be provided. Please bring a side dish to share; however, the side dish is optional. See you there!


If you can't join us for the Novena Masses, click on one of the links below to download the Novena prayers.
     You can pray the Novena at home each day (please offer your petitions for good weather for our festival).
          * Novena prayers in Microsoft Word format (*.doc)
          * Novena prayers in PDF format