Dear Friends of Carmel Mission,
I personally invite you to our 55th Annual Carmel Mission Fiesta on Sunday October 6, 2019 from 11-5 p.m. Our main goals this year are to bring the larger community together to celebrate and get acquainted in our breathtaking Carmel Mission Courtyard and raise much needed funds to benefit Junipero Serra School. The funds raised will directly support Principal Henderson’s vision of providing a solid Catholic based education to our younger community.
The 2019 Fiesta Committee is organizing a truly fun event!
The festivities will kick off with our annual procession from the Basilica following our 11:00 a.m. mass on October 6th. Accompanied by a Mariachi Band, I will lead our congregation to the courtyard. I encourage you to stay and join in the festivities by partaking in the made to order fresh food from food trucks, shop the local artisan wares, and enjoy a drink while watching the performance of Aztec Dancers followed by the locally famous Money Band. On the Junipero Serra School Grounds at the Kid Zone the popular DJ Frank will engage our kids in interactive games and award youth oriented prizes. I encourage you to bring your friends and family to enjoy!
Most importantly, we need your support to make this fundraising effort a success as this annual fiesta is a key event held to financially benefit Junipero Serra School. The proceeds from the raffle tickets will be used to support the Opportunity Fund which helps deserving students and their families afford a quality Catholic education. Proceeds will also be used to support Principal Henderson’s vision aimed at enriching the current educational program designed to cultivate, not only academic excellence and creative expression, but also guide positive character development incorporating Christian values of service and positive character development.
To reach this goal, I have enclosed two books of 5 raffle tickets each. I ask you to sell or purchase them for either 5$ per ticket or 5 for 20$. Please kindly purchase or sell them and return the proceeds to the JSS school office. Do not hesitate to ask for more when you return the proceeds! Principal Henderson will emcee the event and engage the crowd by drawing winners and awarding prizes through the afternoon. The Fiesta Committee is excited to announce it has secured the Grand Prize of $1,000 which was donated by Junipero Serra parents with local businesses and will be given away at the
end of the day.
I thank you for your membership of our wonderful parish community and your
continued support of our excellent parish school.
In the great love of Jesus Christ,
Fr. Paul P. Murphy
Pastor at Carmel Mission
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