St. John Vianney Parish Festival

09/08/2025

2025 SJV FESTIVAL RAFFLE WINNERS:

Grand Prize- $10,000: Terri MacDonald
2nd Prize- $1,000: Sarah & Scott Lichti
3rd Prize- $500: Janis Desserich
4th Prize- $400: Dale Jaworski
5th Prize- $300: Michael Deyman
6th Prize- $200: Aimee Friar

Thank you to all who came out and supported the 2025 SJV Parish Festival! We had another outstanding year where we continue to raise cruicial funds to support SJV. Our event could not be a success without your support.

Mark your calendars for next year's festival on September 12-13, 2026!

09/07/2025

Good morning! A beautiful Sunday is in store for the SJV Festival. Swing over and enjoy all that festival has scheduled:

11:30- 1 PM: The Taste of SJV
11:30- Close: Food and Beverage Tent
12-4 PM: Kids Games
1 PM- Close: NFL Football Games
4:15 PM: Grand Prize Raffle Drawing (tickets still available!)
4:25- Close: Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers

09/06/2025

Here's what's cooking and on tap this weekend! Join us... live music tonight from 6- 11 as well as both the MSU and Michigan games at 7:30!

09/06/2025

We're open for 2025! The beers are flowing, the grill is cooking, and the kids games are running. Get out here and enjoy a weekend of all things SJV.

09/05/2025

Looking to drop a few dollars and soak a fellow SJV supporter on a cool, fall-like weekend? Stop by the dunk tank, Saturday 4:30-7 PM! For $5, you get 6 tosses. See the games tent for tickets.

Scheduled Lineup:

4:00 PM- Steve Chwalek, SJV school dad, festival co-chair.

4:30 PM- Dave Erdmans, SJV teacher (1986-1997) and parishioner.

5:00 PM- Dan Weibel, SJV school dad, festival co-chair, and Mayor of the Village of Ars.

5:30 PM- *OPEN* (Know any good candidates to fill this slot? See a festival committee member!)

6:00 PM- Jenna Mastellone, SJV Principal and SJV Class of '99.

6:30 PM- Jim Hurst, SJV dad, Theology teacher, and Director of Youth Ministry.

09/01/2025

It's festival week at St. John Vianney! We have a fantastic weekend of fun on tap as a celebration of all things SJV. Festival is a homecoming for our parish and school community. Invite your SJV friends, past and present, school families, as well as your neighbors to come home for the social event of the year!

New for 2025- we will be keeping the refreshment tent open Sunday afternoon for the Lions vs. Packers game at 4:25.

08/31/2025

Announcing our featured movie for 2025... Night at the Museum!

The movie will be shown in the courtyard between the parish office and ramp. Showtime will be around 8 PM as it gets dark. See you there!

08/27/2025

Congratulations to Brian Stoll, our final raffle early bird winner for 2025! Brian wins $50 for selling all of his raffle tickets and getting them turned in.

We can't wait to see YOU on September 6 and 7 for the 2025 SJV Festival!

08/21/2025

Make your plan to join us for a weekend of fun, September 6 and 7! We have planned a jam-packed schedule of events that everyone can enjoy. All are welcome- invite your SJV friends, past, present, and future- home to celebrate our parish community!

08/18/2025

Catching up on two weeks of raffle early bird winners!

Congratulations to Kristine Heintzelman, a winner for $75!!

Congratulations to Paul and Barb France, this past week's winners for $50!

Thank you all for your support of the SJV Festival.

08/16/2025

It's Festival kick off weekend!

Stop by our table in the vestibule after all masses this weekend to sign up for the many volunteer opportunities, purchase raffle tickets, or have your festival questions answered.

To sign up online:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4FADAB2FA3F85-57542077-sjvfestival #/

Help us make the 2025 SJV Festival a success as we celebrate our great parish community!

It's time for the SJV Festival! It takes many volunteers over the weekend to make the event a success for our parish community. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up to help. Thank you in advance for your time and dedication.

08/07/2025

We'll see you the weekend of September 6 and 7, 2025 to celebrate a great parish community! All are welcome.

New for 2025: the refreshment tent will remain OPEN for the Lions vs. Packers game at 4:25 on Sunday!