It’s time for the Mardi Gras Mask-A-Rave! The event that brings fellowship, glamour, games and food to St. Richard’s Church family and friends while seeking to bring good to our parish home.

And boy, does our home need some help, and YES we can have a great time helping out.

With record attendance, last years’ party playfully raised the funds to purchase the new chairs for the social hall. (Those are nice chairs – aren’t they?). THIS year, we have a more serious and pressing problem. The flooring in the school/education wing is desperately in need of repair. With cracked and breaking tiles, we are mandated to cover this floor, as soon as possible. These facilities are our parish’s responsibility and we will carpet these hallways – and do so with a Fat Tuesday celebration!

So we're rolling out the red carpet – just for you! We’ll have all the usual games, social hour and dinner you’ve come to expect at the Minnesota Valley Country Club. But new this year, we will conclude the night with a dance facilitated by a DJ and light show.

Dust off your party clothes, don your masks and mark your calendars! Every dollar raised during this year’s event will go to purchase carpet squares to carpet the hallways.

Please learn more about this critical need at www.strichards.com/mardi-gras or stop by the table in the narthex after Mass. Take a peek at the carpet samples, too. We’ll be sure to have a vote on colors like we did the social hall chairs - your input is very important.

So, on Saturday, February 7, let’s rally, revel and Mask-A-Rave - and bring safety and new beauty to our parish home. Everyone who uses this part of our parish from the school children to scouts to choirs and renters will be grateful and you will have a memorable evening.

The price is still lowered, and with music, Best Mask contest, dancing, and a King and Queen, this festive evening is open to all parishioners and their guests. We’d love to see more new faces this year.

Thank you for supporting St. Richard's Church in this unique way! See you at the Mask-A-Rave on February 7!