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Happy Friday St. Mary Families!

One week from today, our ordinary parking lot will transform into the place to be in Shrewsbury. This joyful event brings our parish family together in hard work and friendship and one that benefits both our parish and parish school.

With 1 week until the big event, MANY volunteer shifts are still open. Please consider donating the gift of time to this worthy event even if it's just for a few hours. We create short shifts (about 2 1/2 hours each) with the hope that they will better fit into the busy schedules we all have. Volunteer shifts include:

Friday, 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday, 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday, 11:45 AM - 2:15 PM
Saturday, 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Saturday, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday, 11:45 AM - 2:30 PM
Sunday, 2:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Peter Larkin, a Family Festival Committee Member, shares a few highlights of the weekend below and how you can help!

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers make the Family Festival possible and WE NEED YOU!

Our critical needs during the times above are for volunteers to help with the Inflatables, Games, Children's Activities and our Outdoor Food Court.

Inflatable volunteers take tickets/check wristbands and monitor the children entering and exiting the inflatable for safety. It's exciting for the kids and can be a little fast-paced, but a chair can be provided so that you do not need to be on your feet the entire time. This is perfect for high-school students to adult. Click here to volunteer.
Children's Activities volunteers assist children with various crafts and activities. A complete list of crafts and activities are on our parish website here. This is perfect for grade 5 students to adult. Click here to volunteer.
Games volunteers take tickets, help children play the games, and distribute game prizes. This is a fast-paced on your feet opportunity and is perfect for grade 5 students, families who want to volunteer together, and adults. Click here to volunteer.
Outdoor Food Court volunteers prepare and serve food (Hot dogs, hamburgers, cotton candy, popcorn, etc.) and drinks and receive and process all payment methods. Click here to volunteer.

There are several additional opportunities that are available as well, but we ask you to consider volunteering for one of the areas above first that are the biggest draw for our festival-goers.

Student volunteers can receive credit towards service hours. A generic service credit form will be available at the volunteer tent as you check-in or bring your own for us to sign.

You can find more information on the parish website. Please email stmarysfamilyfestival@gmail.com with any questions, or if you need assistance in registering.

Thank you in advance for committing to support this parish event.

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