The Church of All Saints recently holds its annual fall festival
FESTIVE - Mary Sack helps serve the attendees at the Church of All Saints Fall Festival Sept. 22. Star Photo by Melanie Piltingsrud
By MELANIE PILTINGSRUD
Contributing Writer
The Church of All Saints Fall Festival took place on Sept. 22 in New Richland. A full house greeted the performance of the group “Just Friends” and the Catholic Mass that followed. Some individuals even stood outside in the narthex during the service.
The Church Ladies Committee, including Laurie Anderson, Sheri Donovan, Kathy Flor, Terri Kormann, Pam Shurson and Jeanne Waldhauser did a fantastic job of organizing this event, including setting up tables and tents, making sandwiches and serving.
Outside, tables were set up with fresh garden vegetables, such as beets, carrots, and yellow tomatoes; packets of Seed Savers seeds, plates of tempting sweets, colorful crocheted potholders and a quilt raffle for the “Country Store” where Nicole Weitzel and Mary Sack helped customers when they had decided on their favorites.
Several more tables displayed items up for bid in the silent auction. Some of the unique items for sale included handmade wooden games: a Tic-Tac-Toe board cut out of a tree stump with rock playing pieces, a bean bag toss ramp and a large outdoor Jenga game. Among other items, there were also three delectable looking apple pies, and a handmade quilt donated by Barb Enevoldsen.
Kids climbed up a slide into a “Bounce House,” where they jumped and laughed, while tables in the “Kid Zone” contained necklace-making items and Play Doh for those who were feeling creative.
As people entered the church for mass, they could purchase meal tickets for a turkey sandwich supper. Some ate in the church basement, while others chose to eat at picnic tables under the evening sun, where beverages could be purchased at the concession stand.
Outside, Natalie Donovan sold both meal tickets and raffle tickets for various monetary prizes. Barb Enevoldsen won the top prize of $500.
The weather was perfect for this event, and as the evening progressed more people gathered to enjoy the goodies, while catching up with friends and neighbors.
The money gathered at the Fall Festival benefits the Church of All Saints. At the time this article was written, a total earned had not yet been disclosed.