St. Mary's Parish Fall Festival

03/05/2026

🎹🎶 DUELING PIANOS IS COMING! 🎶🎹

Get ready for a high-energy, laugh-out-loud night of music, fun, and friendly competition — all for a great cause! 🙌

Our Dueling Pianos Fundraiser is your chance to sing along to your favorite hits, enjoy an unforgettable show, and support our school at the same time. 💙

🎟️ Grab your tickets now before they’re gone!

🎵 Then drop your MUST-HEAR song requests in the comments below!

Will it be 80’s classics? Country throwbacks? Pop anthems? Rock singalongs? You request it… they play it! 🔥

Tag your friends, make it a night out, and let’s pack the house!

👇 Comment your song request + tell us who you’re bringing!

02/01/2026

🎹🎶 Come support St. Mary’s at our exciting DUELING PIANOS fundraiser! 🎶🎹

📅 Saturday, March 21st

📍 Kincaid American Legion | 800 Railroad Ave, Kincaid, IL

🕔 Doors Open: 5:00 PM

🍽️ Dinner: 6:00 PM

🎹 Show Begins: 7:00 PM

🎟️ $100 ticket includes dinner & entertainment for TWO!

🎤 Featuring the amazing HOWL2GO by Howl at the Moon!

💵 Live drawings to win cash throughout the night (you don’t need to be present to win!)

⚠️ We SOLD OUT last year—get your tickets early!

👉 Contact the Parish Office at 217-824-8178 or purchase through a school family.

01/14/2026

🎹 Save the Date! 🎹

We’re back for year 2—and it’s going to be even bigger and better!
Join us for our Second Annual Dueling Pianos Fundraiser, an unforgettable night of live music, laughter, and support for a great cause.

📅 Date: March 21, 2026
📍 Location: Kincaid American Legion
🎶 What to Expect: High-energy dueling pianos, audience favorites, and plenty of fun—all while supporting St. Mary School.

More details coming soon, but for now, mark your calendar and get ready for a night you won’t want to miss!

01/11/2026

Come and get it!!! Tomorrow at the KC in Taylorville!!

12/28/2025

🥞 SAVE THE DATE & COME HUNGRY! 🥞

The Knights of Columbus Council 2120 invite you to Breakfast at the Club — a delicious morning for a great cause!

📅 Sunday, January 11, 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 401 S. Walnut St., Taylorville
Enjoy a hearty breakfast with your choice of:

🍽️ Pancakes, sausage & scrambled eggs
OR
🍽️ Biscuits & gravy with scrambled eggs
☕ Milk, juice & coffee included!

💲 Adults: $12
💲 Kids 7+ & Seniors 65+: $8
👶 Kids 6 & under: FREE

Bring your family, invite your friends, and please support the Knights of Columbus as we continue serving our parish and community. Every plate makes a difference!

Mark your calendar now — we can’t wait to see you there!

12/25/2025

Join the Knights for this wonderful breakfast

Join us January 11, 2026 for this amazing breakfast!

11/11/2025

THANK YOU to everyone who came out and supported St. Mary’s at Glow Bingo!

What an incredible night, full of fun, laughter, and community spirit! Congratulations to all our winners!

A huge THANK YOU to our amazing Glow Bingo sponsors for making this event possible! We are so lucky to have such generous support in our community. 🙌
🟢 Computer Techniques, Inc. (CTI)
🟣 Franklin Storage
🟡 Briggs Family Farm
🟢 Dana Murray
🟣 Mark & Joanne Coady
🟡 The Dennison Family
🟢 Whole Family Wellness – Laci Watson
🟣 Bundles & Bliss – Abby Barlow

Your kindness and support make a real difference, thank you for helping us make this event a success!

11/05/2025

🎉✨ HELP US SELL OUT GLOW BINGO! ✨🎉

We’re down to the last 61 tickets, let’s make it a full house!

Grab your friends and family and join us for an unforgettable night of fun, prizes, and glowing good times at St. Mary’s Glow Bingo!

🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025
📍 Taylorville VFW – 515 N. West Ave
🕕 Doors open at 6 PM | Bingo starts at 7 PM
💰 Over $1000 in cash prizes!
🍔 Food & cash bar available
🎟 $25 in advance / $30 at the door

Let’s come together to support St. Mary School and have an awesome evening!
Please like, share, and tag your friends to help us sell out! 🙌

11/04/2025

🥞 Come Hungry, Leave Happy! 🥓

Join us for the Knights of Columbus Breakfast on Sunday, November 16 from 8 AM–1 PM at 401 S. Walnut, Taylorville!

Enjoy a delicious meal of pancakes,
sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee, hot cocoa, and tea — perfect before or after the All School Sing! 🎶

We hope to see everyone there, lots of good things happening at the KC!

Adults $12 | Kids (12 & under) $8

09/29/2025

Please add this to your Halloween schedule and join us for a fun evening!

09/20/2025

Dear St. Mary’s Family and community,

The 2025 St. Mary’s Fall Festival has come to an end, and my heart is overflowing with gratitude. What an incredible celebration of faith, community, and togetherness this year has been.

None of it would have been possible without the amazing Fall Festival Committee. There is so much, truly so much that happens behind the scenes. Minute by minute, hour by hour, this committee works tirelessly to make everything flow as smoothly as possible. And here’s the most beautiful part: every single one of them is a volunteer. They give their time, energy, and love freely, pouring themselves into this festival so that our parish and community can come together in joy.

If you haven’t had the chance to meet these extraordinary people, I encourage you to seek them out. Shake their hands. Tell them thank you. You will not find a kinder, more dedicated, or harder-working group of people, always willing to do whatever it takes to make things work.

I also encourage you to continue being a part of this incredible journey for St. Mary’s Church and School. There are many wonderful things ahead, and together we can keep building a community rooted in faith, love, and support. Please also help us encourage and support the Knights of Columbus as they work to get back together and build momentum again.

Here are some upcoming opportunities to gather and grow together:

Saturday, September 27 – St. Mary’s Golf Outing at Lakeshore Golf Course, starting at noon

Saturday, October 11 – Rosary Rally at St. Mary’s Church

Saturday, October 25 – Taco Night at the Knights of Columbus

Sunday, October 26 – Haunted Food Drive, hosted by the Youth Group (always a favorite!)

Saturday, November 8 – St. Mary’s Glow Bingo Fundraiser

Sunday, November 16-A yummy pancake, biscuit and gravy breakfast at the Knight’s of Columbus.

Keep an eye out in the bulletins and our FB page for more information.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you again, to the committee, to our volunteers, to our donors, and to every single person who came and supported the festival.
Your love, generosity, and presence are what make this tradition so special year after year.
With deepest gratitude and love,
Brenan Dennison

09/20/2025

I can’t thank everyone enough for the incredible donations and the amazing number of baskets we had for the Fall Festival basket raffle! So many people look forward to seeing these beautiful baskets and trying their luck at winning them, and you truly outdid yourselves this year. We’re excited to keep this tradition going!

Don’t forget, there will also be a basket raffle at the upcoming St. Mary’s Golf Outing at Lakeshore Golf Course on September 27th. Even if you’re not golfing, come by to check out the baskets and get your chance to win. A special thank you as well to the young people and families in our community for their generosity. The stewardship values learned at St. Mary’s shine through in the way they give back!

The following is a list of generous donations and the lucky winners!

1. Coal Miners Basket donated by Christian County Coal Miners Museum won by Jennifer Craig

2. Nativity donated by Mercado/Sison Families won by Courtney Haselhorst

3. Welcome to Taylorville donated anonymously, won by Mary Del Valle

4. Cooper’s Hawk Red Wine donated by Sandy Hooper/Sharon Peabody won by Mary Del Valle

5. Halloween basket donated by Don and Cathy Schaeffer won by Kate Force

6. Just Grillin donated anonymously; won by Barbara Appleton

7. Puzzles donated anonymously won by Carl Huntley

8. Nails donated anonymously won by Lola and Grace Peabody

9. Moved to Golf Outing

10. Four Pixies donated anonymously and won by Lala Waterman

11. Precious Moments Holiday donated by the Alumni
Committee/Bernie Salisbury won by Sharon Peabody

12. Spiderman basket donated anonymously; won by Gemma Buerk

13. Purse basket donated anonymously; won by Clarity

14. Fall/Halloween basket. Donated by Kathy & Lyle Parks, Dennis & Donna Schilling won by Deb Bolfing

15. Scarecrow donated by Barb Waddell, Diane Taulbee, Debbie Garrison, Dixie White, and Mary Jo Martin won by Yola Minnie

16. Halloween basket donated by Barbara and Bob Appleton; won by Mary Del Valle

17. Moved to Golf Outing

18. Wine & Snacks donated by Kay White won by Nancy Mateer

19. Soup’s On donated by Amor Sison, Edna & Tabby Mercado won by Barbara Appleton

20. Christmas Musical basket donated anonymously won by Steve Brown

21. Precious Moments Seasonal donated by the Alumni
Committee/Bernie Salisbury won by Nancy Sims

22. Bundles & Bliss donated by Clint and Abby Barlow won by Evyn Robinson

23. Moved to Golf Outing

24. Fall basket & Sign donated by Gemma Burke won by Barbara Appleton

25. Coke-A-Cola donated anonymously by Andrea Gundry

26. Moved to Golf Outing

27. Floral donated anonymously by Mary Del Valle

28. Pamper Me, donated anonymously won by Layla Waterman

29. Moved to Golf Outing

30. Moved to Golf Outing

31. Kitchen Helper, donated anonymously, won by Peg Fry

32. Pancake basket donated by Paula & Dana Murray won by Andrea Gundry

33. Kids’ Fun donated by The Skinner Family won by Mary Del Valle

34. Moved to Golf Outing

35. St. Mary Doll Uniform, Rosary, Precious Moments Warrior Figurine, and set of religious books donated by the Alumni Committee and Amy Graham. Won by Andrea Gundry

36. Big Game/Fun Basket donated by the Engeling, Anslem, and Pickett Families won by Mike McClure

37. Christmas Throw/Cocoa donated anonymously won by Mike McClure

38. Fall Wreath donated by Barbara Trainer won by Nikki Lane

39. Let’s Eat! Donated by Robert & Laura Oyler and The Dandelion won by Theresa Nelson

40. Moved to Golf Outing

41. Moved to Golf Outing

42. Thankful & Blessed donated anonymously, won by Gina Johnson

43. Baking Up Some Goodies donated by St. Mary’s School Sixth Grade Class Students won by Susan Torcelli

44. Little Red Wagon and Toys donated anonymously and won by Hayden Tomlin

45. Happy Easter! Donated anonymously and won by Alan Mills

46. Girls Just Wanna have Fun! Donated anonymously and won by Cheryl Haines

47. Halloween basket donated by Don & Cathy Schaeffer, won by Andrea Gundry

48. Cooper’s Hawk White Wine donated by Sandy Hooper & Sharon Peabody won by Stephanie Althoff

49. Lulu’s Candles donated by Olivia Woodward won by Jace Wagoner

50. Moved to Golf Outing

51. Fall Flowers & Gift Cards donated anonymously; won by Irene Rickman

52. Wine & Chocolate basket donated by Mary McCarthy, and won by Anna Masset

53. Easter’s On Its Way! Donated by The Jared Goodman Family won by Christi Nelson

54. Moved to Golf Outing

55. Fun In the Sun! Donated by St. Mary’s Teachers; won by Gina Johnson

56. Lilo & Stitch basket donated by Briar & Barrett Dennison and Bev Graham won by Elouise Fahl

57. Dog Décor basket donated by Briar & Barrett Dennison and Bev Graham won by Angie Dyer

58. Skinny Syrups & Dips donated by the Adermann Family; won by Gemma Burke

59. Lullaby Baby Basket donated by Lola and Grace Peabody won by Olivia Briggs

60. Movie Night donated by Briar & Barrett Dennison and Bev Graham won by Jim Taulbee

61. When Life Gives You, Lemons donated by Briar & Barrett Dennison and Bev Graham won by Randy & Kathy Richardson

62. Yum! Yum! Bubble Gum! Donated by Briar & Barrett Dennison and Bev Graham won by Ella Ralph

63. Whiskey and Snacks donated by Knights of Columbus won by Mary Del Valle

64. Mary Kay Make Up donated by the Ryan Family won by Sloan Ryan

65. Faith and Comfort donated by the Meads Family won by Gina Jones

66. Bundle of Joy donated by the Meads Family won by Barb Duncan

67. Cold Hard Cash donated by the Catholic Daughters of America won by Catherine Fassero

68. Crock Pot & Fixings donated by Kirsten Nelson won by Helen Kennedy

69. Stuffies & Lovies donated by the Frey Family won by Andrea Gundry

70. Make Me Beautiful donated by The Briggs Family won by Camilla Meads

71. Labubu basket donated by Briar & Barrett Dennison won by Hannah Bracht

72. Cup O’ Joe donated by The Coffee Can won by Kay Cole

73. Cooper’s Hawk Wine donated by the Hadley family; won by Gemma Burke

74. $35 Gift Card to Fur Love donated by Steve and Sheri Craggs (Fur Love) won by Linda Stone

75. Garden Trellis & Planter donated anonymously won by Brenan Dennison

WOW! Congratulations to all!