Global Fest
Please join us May 17th at GlobalFest
All proceeds benefit the school
GlobalFest is Saturday, May 17. Join us at St. Matthias Transfiguration School for a fun, family festival to celebrate the ethnic diversity of our community. Each class studies a country or state during the year and presents it with food, cultural information, music and dance at the festival.
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Join us at St. Matthias Transfiguration School for this fun, family festival to celebrate the ethnic diversity of our community. Attend the GlobalFest Mass at 5 pm followed by the festival at 6 pm. Entrance wristbands, at the presale price of $10 for adults and $6 for children, are now available at the rectory and the school. Lotsa Loot raffle tickets are now on sale for $5. Four $250 prizes will be awarded. Please purchase the tickets from a school family or at the rectory.
For GlobalFest, each class studies a country or state during the year and presents it with food, cultural information, activities, music and dance. Norway, Vietnam, Brazil, Guatemala, Germany,. Morocco, Spain, and Jamaica as well as New York and Hawaii are featured this year.
The ‘Round the World Lounge features beer and themed drinks from around the world, Karaoke and a children's dance in the gym, and a fabulous silent auction with more than 70 items including: overnight stay at the Ritz Carlton, overnight stay at the Doubletree in Skokie, sailing for six on Lake Michigan, Golf for Four at Kemper Lakes, a six-course steak dinner for 10 in your home catered by Terry Tuohy, a Reserved Parking Space in the Church Parking Lot, Happy Hour Party for 99 at 41°N Latitude, a Moroccan-style table, a martini or margarita party for 20 hosted by the Krebs and children’s “hand” painted chairs.
Our Mission Statement
We are a Catholic community of two parishes. We commit ourselves to celebrate our diversity, to give thanks for and preserve our rich traditions, to share our resources and to build a more collaborative faith community.
For detailed instructions refer to John 6: 1-13
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