2026-2027 Pastorate Fundraisers

• Enjoy old-fashioned carnival games for all ages, with fun prizes and a bounce house for the kids.
• Raffles & Silent Auction: Try your luck with our raffles and discover great items in our auctions. You could go home with an exciting prize while supporting St. Joseph Parish!

Help us celebrate three decades of Country Fair memories. Look for special anniversary displays, photographs, and other surprises throughout the Fair.

A successful Country Fair takes an entire community. Whether you can give an hour, donate an item, bake a cake, build a raffle basket, or become an Anniversary Sponsor, there is a place for you!

More than 200 volunteer shifts are needed to make the Country Fair possible. There are opportunities before, during, and after the Fair, including:
– Games
– Grandma’s Attic
– Book Nook
– Sweet Shoppe
– Raffle Baskets
– 50/50 Raffle
– Silent Auction
– Kitchen & Food Court
– Parking
– Set-up
– Clean-up
– And more!

You do not have to commit to an entire day. Give as much or as little time as you can. Sign up with a friend and make volunteering part of your Fair-day fun!

SIGN UP COMING SOON – For questions or assistance with signing up, email fgenaujr@gmail.com 

30 Sponsors • $300 Each • $9,000 Goal

Help us celebrate this milestone by becoming one of our exclusive 30 for the 30th Anniversary Sponsors. We’re looking for 30 individuals, families, and businesses willing to contribute $300 to help make our 30th Anniversary Country Fair a success. Anniversary Sponsors will receive special recognition as part of our 30th Anniversary celebration.

There are many ways to donate and help stock the Fair! Fair Sponsors & Silent Auction Help offset Fair expenses and advertise your business with a tax-deductible donation of cash, goods, or services.
Examples include:
– Gift certificates
– Professional services
– Sporting event tickets
– Travel experiences
– New home and garden items
– Designer handbags, new or gently used
– Sports memorabilia
– Handcrafted items
– Instructional lessons
– And other unique items

Contact fgenaujr@gmail.com if you need assistance with pickup.

Sponsor Info coming soon

Donate Game Prizes
Our Games Committee needs:
– Small new or gently used toys
– Gently used stuffed animals
– Name-brand 2-liter bottles of soda
– Assorted mugs, glasses, and cups
– Walmart and Dollar Store gift cards

Donate Jewelry for Grandma’s Attic –
Grandma’s  Attic is always a Fair favorite!
We welcome gently used jewelry and other appropriate accessories.

Donate Books
The Book Nook welcomes gently used:
– Books
– CDs
– DVDs
– E-readers
No VHS tapes or magazines, please.

Donate to Grandma’s Attic
We’re looking for gently used and new treasures, including:
– Household goods
– Holiday décor
– Sports equipment
– Toys and games
– Antiques
– Jewelry
– Purses
– Hats, scarves & accessories
– Puzzles
– And more!
No clothing, please. Items should be in good working order/good re-sale condition.

“And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.” —Hebrews 13:16

Homemade baked goods and food donations are an important part of the Country Fair.
Please watch for the Sweet Shoppe & Food Court SignUp Genius for current needs and instructions.

Baked goods should include an ingredient list. Gluten-free baked goods and home preserves/canned items are welcome. Please include ingredients with all homemade food donations.

Raffle baskets are one of the Fair’s favorite traditions!
You can:
– Create an entire themed basket
– Donate items for the committee to combine into a basket
– Donate gift cards for inclusion in a basket

“For God loves a cheerful giver.” — 2 Corinthians 9:7

Try your luck in our 50/50 Raffle!
More information to come!

September
50/50 Raffle Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets will be available after weekend Masses and at the Parish Office during the week.

October 1
Game Prize & Jewelry Donations Begin
Drop off game prizes and jewelry for Grandma’s Attic at the designated Parish Center collection area.

October 11–16
Fair Set-Up & Donation Drop-Off
Volunteers begin transforming St. Joseph into the Country Fair!
Set-up includes:
– Grandma’s Attic
– Book Nook
– Silent Auction
– Games
– Raffle Baskets
– Food/Kitchen preparation
– And more!
Donations for these areas may be dropped off at the designated Parish Center locations during posted hours.

October 16–17
Sweet Shoppe & Food Court Donations
Perishable food and baked goods may be dropped off according to the current SignUp Genius
instructions.
Please have all day-of food donations delivered by 8:30 am

Saturday, October 17
COUNTRY FAIR DAY!
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Come enjoy the 30th Annual St. Joseph Country Fair!
Volunteers report for their scheduled shifts beginning at 8:30 am

After the Fair – Sunday, October 18
Clean-Up- Help us leave St. Joseph return to normal operations and activities!
Clean-up begins immediately after the Fair and continues during designated Sunday clean-up
hours.

“Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which the compassion of Christ must look out on the world. Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which he is to bless us now.”— Saint Teresa of Ávila