The Great Expectations Gala is St. Vincent de Paul's Annual Auction and Dinner to raise funds for both the parish and the school. This events offers a chance for the parish and school families to gather for an evening of Dining, Dancing, Drinks, Auctions; silent and live, raffle and community building in a beautiful setting. The funds raised via the Gala are used by both parish and school and has funded many of the parish and schools larger projects.

The Gala was first held in 1984 and this year we celebrate the twenty-seventh year of this fun-filled event.Our theme this year is "Diamonds are Forever". Our Co-chairs; Shelly Able and Becky Morley with our Parish Chair, Lindell Blaich have put together  cracker-jack committee teams to help them plan all the wonderful details of the evening.This year the event will be held at the Hyatt Regency DTC on March 6th 2010. Volunteer opportunities abound. For information on how you can become a integral part of the Parish and  School fund-raising celebration, contact the parish office at 303-744-6119.