St. Meinrad Parish fall picnic set for September 15

ST. MEINRAD, IN – The annual St. Meinrad Parish Fall Picnic will be held on the church grounds on Sunday, September 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Time.

Boy Scout Troop 102 will open the event with the presentation of colors and honor guard.

Live music will be available throughout the day, with performances by the Troesch Brothers, Shady Tree-O, Hagedorn Family Band, and The Gatwoods. New this year is an indoor concert by the Celebration Singers from noon to 1 p.m.

An architectural tour of the parish church will begin at 1 p.m.

Other activities include a free kids’ zone with games and activities, “clowning around” with the Hadi Shrine Funsters, bingo, quilts, a theme basket raffle, country store, crafty corner, and an all-cash raffle with $5,000 in prizes. Quilts may be purchased outright for $450 before 10 a.m. or between rounds at the quilt wheel stand.

The food court will offer traditional German tenderloins, burgers, curly fries and cheese, and the parish’s famous soup sold by the bowl or gallon. Other choices include walking tacos, loaded baked potatoes, homemade pies, lemon shake-ups, and hand-dipped ice cream by the Barge Inn.

Fried chicken dinners will be served beginning at 10 a.m. Dinners include homemade dressing, mashed potatoes, slaw, green beans, homemade dessert, and cold drink. Both dine in and carryout are available.

Famous soup by the bowl or gallon will be sold throughout the day, beginning at 10 a.m. on the north side of the parish grounds. Gallons of soup are available from 8:30 a.m. until noon at the Knights of Columbus Council #5599 located along State Road 62.

Winners of the kids’ zone prizes, theme baskets, special quilts and cash raffle will be announced at 3 p.m.

Parking is available on the parish grounds, with overflow parking at the St. Meinrad Community Center. Handicap parking with shuttle service is offered along Brewery Street. Shuttle service will be available at all parking venues.

A festival tent will be available for dining, along with shaded seating areas on the grounds.

Yes, please contact me about the Fall Picnic at St. Meinrad Parish, I have a question or two ask before the day's festivities begin.

2019 FALL PICNIC HONOR ROLL

In Memory

+  Sylvester & Marceda Altman
+  Barbara Balka
+  Harold & Lucille Becher
+  Jackie Becher
+ Frank & Frances Borho
+  "Skip" & Dorothy Conen
+  Alvin "Cotton" & Mary H. Denning
+  Brian Denning
+  Frank Denning
+  Linus & Theresia Denning
+  Alvin "Grassie" Ebert
+  Kathleen Ebert
+  Family & Friends
+  Albert & Lorine Fendel
+  Elmer "Billy" & Clarissa Fischer
+  Oscar & Clara Fischer
+  Dillon Gentry
+  Lester Gogel
+  Jerome Graman
+  Rick Graman
+  Debbie Greulich
+  Raphael Greulich
+  Norma Heeke
+  Bernard Hessig
+  Harold & Thelma Hunter
+  Joe Jamniczky
+  Jarboe & Boehman Families
+  Gerald & Eileen Koch
+  John, Sr. & Anna Mae Kunkler
+  Patrick Kunkler
+  Father Prosper Lindauer, OSB
+  Father Andrew Murchie, OSB
+  Charlie Ruxer
+  Alfred Schaefer
+  Elmer Schaefer
+  Melvin & Katie Schaefer
+  Michael Schaefer
+  Ottis Schatz
+  Paul Scherzer
+  Scherzer & Schaefer Family
+  Gene & Chris Schwindel
+  John & Pat Seckinger
+  Ralph Seifrig
+  Clayton Sitzman
+  Roman Sitzman
+  Karen Tempel
+  Eileen Thomas
+  Othmar & Kathleen Troesch
+  Virlee Troesch
+  Joyce Ubelhor
+  Ray Vaal
+  Robert & Mildred Vaal
+  Claude VanHoosier
+  Sandra VanHoosier
+  Robert & Agnes Vinson
+  Anthony & Mary Jane Wagner
+  Arthur Werne
+  Frank & Philomena Werne
+  Renus Zoglman

+ deceased

In Honor

    Mary Alice Ruxer
    Saint Xavier High School – Class of 2009
    Saint Xavier High School – Class of 2018

2019 FALL PICNIC SPONSORS

SILVER

BENEFACTORS

A/T Transportation
Cupid Transportation / Jeff Bettag
Crooked Creek Family Dental
Terry & Cyndy Faulkenberg
Ruxer Furniture & Appliance, Inc.
Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Uebelhor & Sons of Jasper

PATRONS

$250-$499

INVESTOR

$100-$249

American Electric Power
Becher Funeral Home, Inc
Ron & Wilma Boehman
Boilermakers Local #374
Borho
Mary L. Denning
Ferdinand Processing
Ferdinand Farmers Insurance
Leroy & Debbie Fischer
Rick & Laura Fischer
Graman Family
Kermit Greulich
The Family of Raphael Greulich
Jasper Engines & Transmissions
Mike & Lana Kunkler
Mark & Linda Leffert
Leibering Lumber
LHCD Head Start Birth-5
Mark & Kathy Ruxer
Mary Alice Ruxer
Pauline Schaefer
Cyrilla Schatz
Schipp Construction, Inc.
Mike & Sandy Seckinger
Judy Seifrig
Spencer County Bank
Spencer County Community Foundation
 an affiliate of the Community Foundation Alliance, Inc.
St. Meinrad Chamber of Commerce
Sternberg Automotive Group
Alvin & Kathy Tretter
Uebelhor & Sons, Inc.
Robert & Mildred Vaal Family
Vaal's Furniture & Appliance
Mary VanHoosier
Versteel
Wagner Turkey Farm, Inc.
John & Sandy Wilson
Virlee Zoglman & Family

FRIEND

$1-$99

All Seasons Lawn Equipment
Brockman
Crawford Family Memorials
Ruth Denning
Jeff & Theresa Ebert
Family Roots Nursery, Inc.
Ferdinand Machine Shop
Carmen Fischer
Larry & Mary Forler
Eileen Gogel
Jim & Diana Gogel
H & R Aluminum Co., Inc.
Hamilton's Accounting & Tax Service
Harpenau Insurance Agency, LLC
Hoosier Busniess Machines, Inc.
Jeff Mohr Construction & Remodeling
John's Tractor Service, Inc.
Kern Tree Service
Klem's Auto Repair, LLC
Casey & Jill Lasher
OT Trucking
Rahman Law Office
Brian Schaefer
Sharon Schaefer
Dolores Scherzer
Schum Monuments, Inc.
Shawn & Cathy Schwindel
SERVUS
Dorothy Sitzman
Sitzman Construction Company
St. Joseph Mutual Home Insurance Co.
St. Meinrad American Legion #366
Toy's Auto Parts
Dan & Fran Traylor
Walter Troesch
Universal Design Associates, Inc.
Voegerl Construction
Waninger Timber & Trucking, LLC
Weyer Electric, Inc.
Gerald & Sue Wiederkehr

19630 N 4th, St. Meinrad, Indiana

Morning
  8:30 am   Sunday Mass in Parish Church
  9:00         Hospitality & Parking Attendants On Duty
                     shuttle service & handicap parking available
  9:30         Information Stand Opens
10:00         Opening Prayer with Honor Guard & National Anthem
                    Picnic Begins, All Stands & Kid’s Zone Open
                    Food Court & Dining Area Open
                       fried chicken dinners with fixings & homemade dessert,
                       German tenderloins, burgers, curly fries & cheese,
                       walking tacos, loaded baked potatoes, homemade pies,
                       lemon shake-ups, hand-dipped ice cream by Barge Inn
                    Soup Sales Begin  bulk or bowl
                         8:30 am at KofC / 10:00 am at church grounds
                         (parishioners drop off containers at 7:00 am at KofC
                         *clearly label containers & lids; prepay only)
                    Kid’s Zone   complimentary for children
                    'Clowning Around' with the Hadi Shrine Funsters
                    Country Store   homemade & canned goods, gift certificates
                    Crafty Corner   custom made & handcrafted items
                    Quilt & Cash Wheel
                    Special Quilt Raffle
                    Theme Basket Raffle
                    Cash Raffle    Win $5,000 in Cash Prizes
10:10          Live Music
                       Hagedorn Family Band
                       Shady Tree-O
                       Celebration Singers  
                       Troesch Brothers
                       The Gatwoods
11:00         Bingo Tent Opens
 
Afternoon
  1:00 pm   Architectural Tour of Parish Church
  3:00         Kids Zone Prizes
                  Theme Basket Raffle
                  Special Quilt Raffle   2 Handmade Quilts 
                  Cash Raffle – All Cash   Win $5,000 in Cash Prizes
  4:00         Condense Stands & Consolidate Waste
                       Stand chairs checkout with picnic coordinator &
                       report any agenda items for wrap-up meeting
  4:30         Tents Lowered
 
Hospitality Includes:  Shuttle Service, Handicap Parking,
Shaded Dining Area & Grounds,
Public & Handicap Accessible Restrooms


All times are Central Time

Welcome Friends & Neighbors