May 1, 2009
2009 Parish Socials/Events
May 14, 15 and 16
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville
Thursday serving Italian specialties, $8.50/adult, $4.50/children, Friday and Saturday serving fried chicken and dumplings, $8.50/adult, $4.50/children or prime rib, $9.75/adult, dinners include sides, dessert and beverage, dinners served in air conditioned cafeteria 4:45-7:30 p.m. each night; rides, quilts, silent auction, live music, video arcade plant sale, children’s games, Big Money Wheel and raffles.
May 28, 29 and 30
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Holy Rosary, Evansville
Family style dinners 5-7:30 p.m. nightly, dine in or drive thru carry out, serving fried chicken or roast beef, mashed potatoes, dressing, chicken and dumplings, green beans, slaw, dessert, $9/adult, $4/children, children three and under free; rides, games, bingo, quilt raffle, silent/chance auction, food booths; car/cash raffle, choice of Prius Hybrid, Rav 4 or Corolla S in choice of color or $20,000 cash, $3,000 second prize, $2,000 third prize, $1,000 fourth prize, $500 fifth prize, tickets $25/each, 5/$100.
June 4, 5 and 6
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Holy Redeemer, Evansville
Home-cooked meals served at 5-7 p.m. each evening; raffle prizes, rides, games, outside food booths, variety auction.
June 5, 6 and 7
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Catholic Community of Washington Summer Social
Fri. and Sat. Socialfest Beer Garden, 6 p.m.-midnight with beer, food and music; Saturday auction beginning 12:30 p.m., bingo beginning 6:30 p.m., food available; Sunday, serving all-you-can eat fried chicken and Arnold’s roast beef dinners 11 a.m-3 p.m. in air conditioned elementary cafeteria, $8/adults, $4/children six to 12, five and under free, carry out $7; bingo, children and adult games, grand raffle, homemade ice cream, hamburgers, Hispanic food, Amish quilt raffle, theme baskets, dunking booth, American Pie playing 3-5 p.m.
June 6 and 7
Saturday and Sunday
St. Agnes, Evansville
Grounds open Sat. 5-10 p.m. and Sun. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; pork chop dinner served Saturday 5-7 p.m., $8/adult, $4/children; chicken and ham dinners served Sun. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., $8/adult, $4.50 children; annual corn hole tournament; Sat. children’s social with games, horse and pony rides, children’s chance auction; raffle and food booths; giant chance auction, quilts, theme baskets, bingo, cake walk, money raffle with $7,750 in prizes.
June 6 and 7
Saturday and Sunday
Sacred Heart, Vincennes
Chicken or roast beef dinners 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Highland Woods; carry-out available; fricassee, hamburgers, cotton candy, theme basket raffle, skill games, quilt and cash raffles, bingo, country store, moon walk.
June 7
Sunday
St. Joseph, Jasper
Grounds open 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; chicken or roast beef dinners served beginning 11 a.m., $8/adult, $5/children under 10, dine-in, drive through, carry out; outside food booths, chicken noodle soup by the gallon and half gallon, theme baskets, country store, quilts, bingo in air conditioned Kundek Hall, games for kids and adults, The Good Time Band playing 50s, 60s, rock and country, 11 a.m-3 p.m., Grand Raffle with $7,500 in prizes; 5K run/walk, Sat., June 6, 8 a.m.
June 11, 12 and 13
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Holy Spirit, Evansville
Fried chicken or ham dinners served 5-7:30 p.m. on Friday in air conditioned cafeteria; rummage sale in gym 8 a.m.-8 p.m. each day; Thur. water balloon survivor race; Fri. corn hole tournament; Sat. Texas Hold’Em Tournament in cafeteria, Karaoke Idol Contest 6-9 p.m.; rides, games, food booths, gambling booths, nightly contest for kids and adults; cash, handcrafted wooden, quilt raffles.
June 13 and 14
Saturday and Sunday
St. Boniface, Evansville
Grounds open Sat. 5-9 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday serving grilled pork chop dinner with German or American potato salad, baked beans, potato chips, dessert, beverage 5-7 p.m., adults $8, kid’s plate of hot dog, baked beans, potato chips, dessert, beverage, $3; Sunday serving grilled or fried chicken dinners with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, slaw, dressing, dessert, beverage 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., adults $8, kid’s plate $5; quilts, bingo, Chinese auction, games, garden shop; Big Raffle with $1,500 first prize.
June 14
Sunday
St. Rupert, Red Brush
Annual dinner 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; serving fried chicken or grilled pork chop, dumplings, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, slaw, desserts, drink; $7.50/adult plate, $4/child plate; carry out available.
June 14
Sunday
St. Francis Xavier, Old Cathedral, Vincennes
Held in air-conditioned parish center from 11 a.m-2 p.m.; serving chicken or ham dinners, $8/adult, $4/children 12 and under; raffle with prizes including cash, queen size quilt, Best Chair recliner, handcrafted decoy, Delta table saw, Echo string trimmer, porch swing, fishing equipment; country store, theme baskets, jubilee jars, cakes, pies, stained glass specialties.
June 18, 19 and 20
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
St. John the Baptist, Newburgh
Pork chop dinners Thursday, fried chicken dinners Friday and Saturday served with corn, green beans, mashed potatoes, dessert, beverage, serving 4:30-7:30 p.m. in parish center, $8/adult, $4/children, under three free; bingo Fri. and Sat.; carnival rides and games, silent auction, hamburgers, grilled chicken sandwiches, strombolies, banana splits, root beer floats; Thurs. talent show, Fri. live music by Chuck Grady, Sat. DJ with dance music from 70s; quilt raffle, cash raffle with grand prize of $10,000.
June 19 and 20
Friday and Saturday
Christ the King, Evansville
Fiddlers or pulled pork dinners Friday, fried chicken or pulled pork dinners Saturday, dinners include dumplings, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, slaw, applesauce, rolls, dessert served 5-7 p.m. in air-conditioned cafeteria, $9/adult, $4/children 10 and under, carry out available; inflatables, face painting, children’s games, cash raffle, basket and quilt raffles, silent auction.
June 19 and 20
Friday and Saturday
Corpus Christi, Evansville
Grill favorites (chicken, sausage burgers, hot dogs) served Friday, pork chop dinner with all the trimmings and pizza served Saturday; children’s games, inflatables, Chinese auction, instant win, talent show, entertainment with Chuck Grady; electronics raffle, quilt raffle, theme basket raffle; pony rides on Saturday.
June 25, 26 and 27
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Good Shepherd, Evansville
Fried chicken and smoked pork chop dinners nightly, 5-7 p.m. in new parish hall, double serving line, $9/adults, $4/children four to 12, children three and under eat free, carry out available in cafeteria; $10,000 Colossal Cash Raffle, $5,000 first prize, $3,000 second prize, $1,000 third prize, $500 fourth and fifth prizes; silent auction, Texas Hold’Em, ice cream, rides, quilts, bingo, food booths, lemonade.
June 27 and 28
Saturday and Sunday
St. John the Baptist, Vincennes
Serving pork chop dinners on Saturday and fried chicken dinners on Sunday; fricassee by the bowl or carryout, also jumbo hamburgers, raffle, country store, various fun booths and theme baskets; grounds open at 11 a.m.
June 28
Sunday
St. Nicholas, Santa Claus
10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Santa Claus Community Center on SR 245; serving half grilled chicken, baked potato, green beans, slaw, bread, dessert, beverage/ $8.50; hamburgers, raffle with over 75 prizes and $1,000 cash grand prize, cake walk, country store, children’s games.
July 10 and 11
Friday and Saturday
Nativity, Evansville
Friday serving catfish filet dinners, Saturday serving fried chicken dinners, dinners served 4:30-7 p.m., carry out available; Big Rides, games, food booths, bingo, crazy auction, theme baskets, quilt and cash raffles.
July 12
Sunday
St. Matthew, Mount Vernon
Grounds open 11 a.m-9 p.m.; serving fried chicken or pork chop dinners with all the trimmings in air-conditioned dining room from 11 a.m-2 p.m.; hamburgers, brats, walking tacos; afternoon and evening bingo, adult games, big money raffle, kid’s games, video games, slot car racing, quilt and basket raffles, Chinese auction, children’s Chinese auction.
July 12
Sunday
St. Bernard, Rockport
Grounds open 11 a.m.-6 p.m., serving all-you-can-eat chicken and roast beef dinners in air conditioned gym starting at 11 a.m.; mock turtle soup by the gallon or bowl, food court with hamburgers, brats; games, bingo, Big Money Raffle with chance to win $1,000, quilt raffle, silent auction; classic car raffle of 1966 Big Block Corvette convertible; classic car cruise in.
July 16, 17 and 18
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
St. Theresa, Evansville
Chicken and roast beef dinners and homemade desserts served cafeteria style 4-7 p.m. each night (two serving lines) in air conditioned cafeteria, carry out available; sausage burgers, fish sandwiches, bar-b-q pulled pork sandwiches, corn on the cob; rides, bingo, Krazy Auction, silent auction, Water Wars water balloon booth; theme baskets, quilt, money wheel and big raffles; Grandma’s Attic rummage sale; produce stand; music by Byron Rohrig Fri. night, cruise-in Sat. night.
July 19
Sunday
Sacred Heart, Evansville
Chicken and ham dinners serve in air-conditioned cafeteria beginning 11 a.m.; theme baskets, quilts, Chance Auction, patio booth, children’s games, games of chance, horse and pony rides 1-5 p.m., bingo, food booths; over $2,000 in cash and prizes given away in big raffle.
July 19
Sunday
St. John Chrysostom, New Boston
Picnic 11 a.m.-5 p.m., serving fried chicken dinners in air-conditioned Father Heck Hall; soup by the gallon or bowl, bingo, children’s games, country store, raffle.
July 19
Sunday
St. Thomas, Vincennes
Beginning 11 a.m.; serving chicken dinners, old time fricassee, hamburgers; children’s games, theme baskets.
July 26
Sunday
St. Joseph, Vanderburgh County
Chicken dinner served country style beginning 11 a.m. in air-conditioned cafeteria, carry out available; quilts, bingo, games, food, wheels, Grand Raffle.
August 2
Sunday
St. James, Haubstadt
Serving chicken or beef buffet dinners starting at 10:30 a.m., air-conditioned Madden Hall, carry out available; burgoo (bring containers) sold beginning 7 a.m.; handmade quilts, bingo, adult and kids’ games, paddlewheel, silent auction, county store, food booths, theme basket raffle with over 35 baskets; kids’ pedal tractor pull at approximately 3 p.m.; $25 hourly attendance prizes starting at noon; raffle with prizes totaling $1,500.
August 8 and 9
Saturday and Sunday
St. Philip, Posey County
Roast beef and ham dinners served Saturday, 5-7 p.m., chicken dinner served Sunday, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., $8/adult, $4.50/children; bingo, handmade quilts, big paddle wheel, silent auction, food booths, children’s games, inflatables, big money and special raffles; corn hole tournament Sat. night.
August 9
Sunday
Mary, Help of Christians, Mariah Hill
Mariah Hill Picnic; family-style fried chicken dinners with desserts served 11 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. in air-conditioned dining hall, carry out available; Mariah Hill soup by bowl or bulk (bring containers), hamburgers, ice cream, country store, quilt raffle, crafts, children’s games, bingo, combination raffle.
August 16
Sunday
Precious Blood, Jasper
Serving family-style fried chicken dinners, carry out fried chicken and hamburgers available; bingo, children’s games, teens grand raffle, special quilts raffle, basket raffle.
August 29
Saturday
Mount St. Francis, Ind.
Mount St. Francis Center for Spirituality Picnic, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; silent auction with prizes including two vacations and dinner prepared in your home by two professional chefs, cash raffle with prizes totaling $7,000 and grand prize of $5,000.
August 30
Sunday
St. Martin, Whitfield
Men’s Club Seventeenth Annual Hog Roast, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EST, $6/adults, $3/children; carry out available.
August 30
Sunday
St. Vincent de Paul, Vincennes
Pork chop sandwiches, hamburgers, fricassee; games for children, theme baskets, country store, novelty booth; beginning at 10 a.m. at Highland Woods.
September 12 and 13
Saturday and Sunday
St. Wendel, St. Wendel
Saturday night, serving smoked pork chop dinners, 5 to 8 p.m.; Sunday, serving fried chicken dinners 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Grand Raffle, quilts. Wood crafts, bingo, basket-of-plenty, adult and kid’s auction, kids’ games, inflatables.
September 13
Sunday
St. Bernard, Snake Run
Church picnic; chicken dinner; quilt raffle, bingo, children’s games, craft stand with auction baskets, country store.
September 13
Sunday
St. John the Evangelist, Daylight
First annual summer social from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., serving fried chicken, homemade dumplings, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, slaw, desserts, beverage from 10:30 a.m-1:30 p.m., $8/adults, $4/children 12 and under; mock turtle soup by gallon or bowl, pulled pork sandwiches; bingo, children’s games and inflatables, adult games of chance, dunking booth, wheels, wacky basketball shoot, baseball speed challenge throw; country store.
September 13
Sunday
St. Mary, Ireland
Chicken and roast beef dinners served family-style in community center beginning 10:30 a.m.; homemade chicken noodle soup and outdoor chicken dinners, hamburgers; country store, bingo, quilt raffle, children’s games and activities, theme baskets, children’s games, grand raffle; shaded picnic grounds.
September 19
Saturday
St. John the Apostle, Evansville
Grounds open 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; dinners, music bingo, inflatables, games, kiddie booth, hot dogs, hamburgers.
September 20
Sunday
St. Mary, Huntingburg
Annual picnic begins at 10:30 a.m.; chicken and roast beef dinners; quilts, bingo, game booths, food booths, country store, silent auction, grand raffle, live entertainment.
September 20
Sunday
Schnellville
Fried or barbecued chicken dinners with desserts beginning 11 a.m. in air conditioned dining room; quilt raffle, canned homemade soup, sandwiches, games, coin toss, baby contest, kiddie tractor pull, 3-on-3 basketball tourney, country store, religious store, grand raffle, live entertainment; four mile country run/walk beginning at 9 a.m.
September 27
Sunday
Holy Family, Jasper
Serving chicken or roast beef dinners with all the trimmings beginning 10:15 a.m., dine-in, carry out, drive through services available; mock turtle soup and sandwiches; quilt wheel, Special Quilt Raffle, bingo and Pull Tab Bingo, country store, country kitchen, Mason jar stand, meat wheel, splatter boards, kid’s korner and games, Grand Raffle with cash and prizes totaling about $10,000; elevator access.
September 27
Sunday
St. Philip, Posey County
Men’s Club annual burgoo and raffle; carryout begins at 8 a.m., serving burgoo, hamburgers, pies and drinks in cafeteria 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; raffle with grand prize of $20,000, 21 other prizes, drawing at 1:30 p.m., tickets $20 each, only 3,000 sold; proceeds to benefit St. Philip School and St. Philip Church.
October 4
Sunday
St. Raphael, Dubois
Chicken and roast beef dinners with famous dressing served family style 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in air-conditioned cafeteria, carry out available; country store, bingo, children’s games, large raffle, ham shoot at noon, splatterboards, Showdown Poker.
October 4
Sunday
St. Martin, Chrisney
Grounds open 11 a.m-5 p.m.; serving Norb’s Famous Soup, Larry’s BBQ pork chop dinners; bingo, Chinese auction, silent auction, big raffle.
October 17
Saturday
St. Joseph, Dale
Centennial celebration 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; grilled pork chop or chicken dinners with Creek fries, green beans, applesauce; enchiladas, rice, sopapias, hamburgers, Polish sausage, French fries, lemon shake ups, elephant ears; 5K run, children’s games, peddle pull competition, cake walk, country store, hay rides, quilt and grand raffle.
October 11
Sunday
St. Anthony, St. Anthony
Grilled pork chop and chicken dinners at St. Anthony Community Center beginning 10:30 a.m.; hamburgers, desserts, cash riffle, quilt raffle, themed baskets, kids’ games.
October 25
Sunday
St. Peter Celestine, Celestine
Fried chicken, sausage or hamburger dinners served starting at 10:30 a.m., handmade quilt raffle, grand raffle, bingo, beef and ham shoot starting.
November 14
Saturday
Holy Cross, Fort Branch
Casino night; casino games, monkey races, bingo, 7-card Stud, Texas Hold’Em, paddle wheel, Chinese and silent auctions; serving fried chicken, German potato salad, baked beans, slaw, chips, cash bar.