The St. Irenaeus Fiesta Committee, the 52nd Annual Fiesta Olympiad will be held at St. Irenaeus Parish in Cypress from June 24-26. According to Co-Chairs of the Fiesta Committee, Christine and George Welsch, plans for the 2016 Fiesta at St. Irenaeus are going forward thanks to the offers of help from St. Irenaeus’ Knights of Columbus, Girls Scouts, parishioners, and other volunteers. About 24 people, including members of the Fiesta Committee and other volunteers, gathered at the Adult Education Building at St. Irenaeus on April 9th to prepare to send information about the Fiesta to over 4,000 families in the parish.
A letter from St. Irenaeus’ Pastor, Fr. Patrick Moses, and a book of raffle tickets was prepared for sending to all St. Irenaeus parish families. In the letter, Fr. Patrick invited everyone to come together as a community at the Fiesta and participate in the games, carnival rides, food booths, Bingo games, raffle prizes, and silent auctions while enjoying listening to music and other entertainment.
Since the Fiesta is also a big fundraising event to support the many financial needs and ministries of the parish, Fr. Patrick asked for parishioners for their support and involvement by buying or selling a book of raffle tickets, helping with the planning and operation of the Fiesta, and by planning to attend the annual celebration.
Each parishioner will receive one book of 40 tickets at $2.00 each, totaling $80 for one book of tickets, to buy for themselves or sell to others, for the opportunity to win the Grand Prize of $10,000 or the 1st Prize of $3,000, 2nd Prize of $1,500, or the 3rd Prize of $500. The drawing of the winning tickets for the $10,000 Grand Prize and other prizes will be held on the evening of June 26, 2016. The winners do not need to be present for the raffle drawing.
According to Christine Welsch, the Fiesta Committee will be at the patio of St. Irenaeus Church after Masses starting on Saturday, April 23 to accept ticket stubs and returns. They will also be collecting the names of volunteers who would like to Sponsor a booth, be a Booth Captain, help work in game or food booths, or help with setting up or taking down booths.
This is the 14th year that Christine and George Welsch have chaired the Fiesta Committee and they would welcome the help of anyone who would like to be involved with all the preparations that are needed for successful Fiesta. Christine said that her greatest joy is seeing all the families coming to enjoy the Fiesta and having fun visiting with everyone. For more information about the St. Irenaeus 52nd Fiesta Olympiad, contact Christine Welsch at 714-553-9910.