If you are interested in being part of this activity, please contact the church office.
Description... This annual festival service, first performed in 1962, is presented in two performances on the Sunday closest to Epiphany and is St. John's annual Christmas gift to the community. Work on costumes and props goes on throughout the year; music is prepared throughout the fall; casting is done in November; ticket sales go through November and December; costumes are fitted in December; and cast members participate in one set of rehearsals the weekend of the performances. On the performance day, each performance is preceded by a special dinner for patrons. The annual Boar's Head Yule Log Festival is a beautiful and conclusion to the celebration of Christmas. Our goal is to have every parishioner involved in some way.
Are Additional Volunteers Needed / Wanted?... Always. Volunteers are needed a) year-round to help with preparing costumes; b) months ahead to help with press releases and advertising as well as getting specific information out to all the various performers and volunteers; c) weeks ahead to help with ticket sales and manning the telephone; d) days ahead to help prepare dressing rooms and the nave and begin preparing the dinner; e) that weekend to set up the dining room; and f) the day itself to serve the dinners, welcome all who come to St. John's for the meals or the performances, usher audience members to their seats, and assist with everything from parking to taking care of the youngest cast members to answering the telephone to lighting to cleaning up, etc.
Time and Talent Commitment... All parish members are encouraged to participate in some way. Each one of us has a gift that we can share to help ensure that the annual Boar's Head Festival will remain a gift of love and light to the greater Youngstown community for years to come. If you have talents to share, please call the church office (330-743-3175) and let us
know so that when assignments are put together each fall, you can be included.