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Set for Fest
eptember is shaping up to be a great month for our Antigo Area Catholic Churches, with two festivals scheduled that not only offer food, games, and fun, but also wonderful opportunities to come together in fellowship with other parishioners and the community at large. St. John Church is finalizing plans for the St. John Festival set for Sept. 12 at the Langlade County Fairgrounds MultiPurpose Building. Kaye Matucheski and Karen Duff are cochairing the festival that returns to its full splendor this year. The New Generation polka band will play for the Polka Masses at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. in the Livestock Pavilion next to the Multipurpose Building. The food booths will open at 10:00 a.m. and will serve until 3:00 p.m. “It is an international food festival with the proceeds going to the St. John Church operating fund,” Kaye says. “We are very fortunate to have volunteers from the parish and community who cook the food. Each volunteer cooks from their family specialties and we have different countries represented.” At least 10 to 12 food booths are planned. There will be Czech kolaches, and the famous St. John Long Johns, a great
memory for those who attended St. John School. The Italian booth will have spaghetti and meatballs, the Polish booth will serve pierogies, and the Irish booth will serve Irish stew. There will be a Sweet Shoppe with ice cream. Soda and beer will be for sale. There will be a Harvest Booth with mums and homemade bread. There will be games and activities for children in the Multipurpose Building. The Silent Auction will include a Packers package, and items such as quilts will be raffled. The band Lovin’ Country will play in the Multipurpose Building. Big raffle items will include a freezer full of meat; a Cub Cadet Zero-Turn Mower; 10 cash prizes of $500 each and a cash grand prize of $10,000. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time at the parish office and will also be available at the festival. The Festival has proved to be a very popular event in the area and offers a prime opportunity for fellowship. “When we moved to the fairgrounds and combined the Fall Festival with the spring food festival, it became a continued on page 5
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