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Bless Fest

Bless Fest 2024

Bless Fest

2nd Annual Mercy Parish Bless Fest

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The Bless Fest will be this coming weekend, May 4th & 5th at Mercy Parish!


Family admission is $5

 

Games - plan to attend the Bless Fest and bring your children to enjoy all the games. There will be a section for toddler games with Duck Pluck, Go Fish and Treasure Hunt.  For older kids up to adults, games include the Ring Toss, Ping Pong Ball Toss, Duck Race, Cake Walk and Face Painting/Glitter Tattoos!

 

Food - Mercy’s Knights of Columbus will be grilling brats, burgers and hot dogs.  Food lines open both days at 11am – come hungry!

 

Vendors – There are 19 vendors coming to the fest, from woodworking to stained glass and sewing crafts.  In addition to these, Mercy volunteers will be hosting the Silent and Ticket Auction items, Mercy Crafts, Popcorn/Cotton Candy/Pastries, Longaberger Baskets.

 

Prize Drawings - The 50/50 Raffle and Sweepstakes winners for $500, $1,000 & $3,000 will be drawn at 3:15pm on Sunday, May 5th.

 

Live Entertainment – you won’t want to miss this! We will have three different bands performing on both days under the big tent.

 

Hiptide is a local group that will be singing songs of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Our very own Ricky Zalamea is a long-time member of this group.

Performance Times:  Saturday, 10:30-11:30am and Sunday, 1:30-2:30pm


Mercy Five, our Mercy Parish Music Ministry group, will be singing ministry songs mixed with occasional secular music. You might recognize these members from your weekend choirs and/or our Ignite the Spirit events.

Performance Times:  Saturday, 12:30-1:30pm and Sunday, 12:30-1:30pm


Last but certainly not least, there will be musical performances by the Mercy Parish Band, consisting of youth from Mercy that attend school at Liberty, James Clemens and JPII. This is a large ensemble that has been working hard under the leadership of Evan Curtis, the Liberty Band Director. See if you recognize any of the names below and come prepared to be entertained by these talented musicians!

Performance Times:  Saturday, 1:30-2:30pm and Sunday, 10:45-11:45am

 

Mercy Parish Band Members

Flute - Victoria V, Money Conrad (JPII), Anna Stewart

Clarinet - Cannon S, Gretta W, Scarlett J, Luis

Bass Clarinet - Sherry Yu, Alex Dobbins

Saxophone - Jack W, Caden W

Tenor Sax - Aiden J

Baritone Sax - Trey T (JPII)

Tuba - Cecily B

Euphonium - Ronan S, George Detweiler (JPII)

Percussion - Charlie Z, Sophia S, Ashton B

Horn - Quinn Z, Isabella W, Nikki B

Trumpet - Caleb W, Claire E, Bryce S, Christian S

Trombone - Will K, Max P, Liz L 

 

If you have any questions, please email mercyfest@mercyparish.church.


2024 Bless Fest Flyer
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Auction Item Donations

Key fundraisers at the Bless Fest are the Silent and Ticket Auctions.  We depend on donations from businesses, Parish Ministries and parishioners.

What can you donate?  Gift cards to dinner, movie passes, gift baskets, etc., – use your imagination!  

Questions? Email Andrea Batt, battandrea399@gmail.com. She will be happy to coordinate your donation turn in. The earlier we have your donations, the better prepared we will be to display them.


Be a 2024 Bless Fest Sponsor

The goal of the Bless Fest is to raise Capital Campaign funds to support our new church construction. In an effort to defray operating expenses and increase profits raised for this yearly event, we will be offering different levels of sponsorship. Would you like to be a sponsor for the Bless Fest in May? Sponsor levels are as follows:  Gold - $1,000, Platinum - $500,  Silver - $250 or Bronze - $100. If none of those amounts fit your budget, any amount received will be applied to support the Bless Fest.  If you are interested in helping, please drop your donation in the offertory basket in an envelope marked with your Name and ‘Bless Fest Sponsor’ or mail your check to the church (10509 Segers Rd, Madison, AL 35756) with that information on it so your donation can be accurately reported.


Mercy Craft Tent Donations

Thanks for your interest in craft donations for the Mercy Parish craft tent at the Bless Fest, where 100% of the purchase price goes to our Capital Campaign fund. To help us with planning table layout and displaying all crafts, it will be helpful to know what type and how many items will be donated.  

If you are planning on donating items, please email the following information to Caryn MacDonald (carynjmacdonald@gmail.com) now through April 15th:

  1. Description of item(s). Include a picture, if possible.

  2. Number of item(s).

  3. Donor Name, email address and phone number.

  4. Item value.


If you are unable to email this information, please call the Parish Office at 256-325-0695 with your contact information and that you are interested in donating a craft for the Mercy Parish tent at the Bless Fest. You will be called back to gather the required information on your donation.  


Craft donations can be turned in between Apr 20th-28th.  More details on this will be emailed to you in mid-April.  


Unsold Items will be returned to the donor, if possible, or donated to St. Vincent DePaul Thrift Store.




Vendor Application and Information - Registration for 2024 is now closed


Wish List 

The official wish list for the Bless Fest has been finalized and can be found at the link below.  We would appreciate any help you can give us by purchasing an item and having it shipped to Mercy Parish at 10509 Segers Road, Madison, AL  35756 or ship to your home and drop off in the office any time.  Thank you so much for your generosity; we will see you at the fest May 4th & 5th.


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