Carnival Hours

The Incarnation Church Carnival is coming soon and this year for the first time it will be held under the parish pavilion.  We still have a tent and we still have all of the food and games you remember but it just looks different.

This is a time when we celebrate as a community and invite all of our friends and neighbors. All are welcome and thousands come to be with us.

The success of our carnival is in the hundreds of volunteers who help with the construction and staffing of the booths, bake the food, organize the games and clean up the trash.

If you worked on the Carnival last year you will probably be contacted about serving again.  If you have never worked on the Carnival, consider joining us this year.  If you are not sure, contact Carnival Co-Chairmen Norma and Paul Hunter on 813-854-1171 or at paul.hunter8@verizon.net

Volunteers Needed – All hours spent working on the carnival count toward community service hour commitments.  Consider the following:

Construction of the Carnival  begins on Saturday, March 1 when we had our traditional “Grand Opening” of the storage trailers.  Putting the booths together is like a big puzzle. The plastic pipe is not heavy but we have hundreds of parts. We need your help to solve the puzzle. Contact Construction Chairman Nate Bailey directly on 393-8373.

Donations Needed - If you have anything in your closets, attic or garage that you would like to donate to the biggest garage sale in Town & Country, we would like to have it for our Thrift Store.  We will start accepting donations in St Michael’s Hall on April 16th.     

Business Owners who would like to contribute products or services as a donation will be publicly recognized. We will also promote all Corporate Sponsors if you would like to display a sign or banner under the pavilion.

Pre-Ride Ticket Sales – Remember that HALF-PRICE tickets will be available for sale after all masses outside St. Michael’s Hall.  They will also be sold through the school during the week and are available at the rectory.   For those families with young people who want to “Ride until they drop”, we will again be offering Unlimited Use ride bracelets that are good for all hours that the carnival is operating.

Raffle Ticket Sales – Don’t forget those Raffle tickets that you received in the mail.  Please return your signed stubs either by placing them in an envelope with your donation in the collection basket or returning them to the rectory. Raffle tickets paid for before March 19 will be eligible for the $500 “Early Bird Drawing on Sunday March 23.  All tickets will qualify you for all of our other “Early Bird” prizes throughout the Carnival as well as the Grand Prize Drawing on Sunday night. (First Prize - $4000, Second Prize - $1000, Third Prize - One Carat Diamond Cocktail Ring).  As with all of our raffles, winners need not be present to win.