Oktoberfest  *  Sun. Sept. 26th
held in the Church lower level
Honorary Guest - Ag Bomkamp

9:00 a.m. Polka Mass
Music provided by the Mike Schneider Polka Band

10:00 a.m. Homemade sweet rolls & coffee available

11-2:00 p.m. German meal is served: enjoy BBQ Pork Loin, Sauerbraten, German potato salad, German goulash, crusty bread, milk or coffee. Lots of seating available.
Tickets: Advance Adult - $8.00 / Children - $3.50. At the door: Adult - $9.00 / Children $4.50
Apple blossoms and Pumpkin dessert (ala mode) will be available for dessert.
Carry outs available. Delivery to homebound - call 929-7701 by noon on  Friday Sept. 24th.

11:00-3:00 p.m. Music provided by the Mike Schneider Polka Band - Plenty of room to dance.


      NEW
 Hammerschlagen





Hammerschlagen is a German game reportedly dating from 1940 in which several contestants try to hammer a nail into a stump. The game is typically played with a Cross-peen hammer or blacksmith's hammer and a large (24-36") cross-section of a soft hardwood. Cottonwood is suitably soft for this game. The hammer must have a wedge-shaped (but not sharp) end on it and should be at least 2.5 pounds. The log is ser up waist high with the flat sides facing the floor and ceiling. A bright common nail is driven about a half inch into the wood in front of each player. Each player's turn consists of setting the wedge-end of the hammer on the log next to their nail and taking a single swing at it. The swing must be done in a smooth up and down motion. Male players must use one hand. Female players may use both hands. Frequently a player will bend their nail in such a way as to make driving it further nearly impossible. In this case, the players may use their turn to make a single-motion swing at the nail from the side in an attempt to straighten the nail. You are not required to stand in the same place for the entire game. Often it is necessary to switch sides of the log to get a better angle on your nail. Play continues to the right and lasts until one player has driven the head of their nail to (or below) the surface of the wood. Each player pays a nominal amount to get into the game ($2) and the winner is rewarded with a small prize or a shot of a German spirit, often Apfelkorn.

3:00 p.m. Live auction - Larry Springer and Dennis Pierick will be auctioneering. If you haven't had a chance to take part in this auction in the past, you won't want to miss it. There will be fabulous items on the auction and lots to tickle your funny bone. Mark your calendar.

Items to be auctioned off:
w Beer can collection donated by Pat & Annette Pink
(Domestic & foreign beer cans of all sizes collected prior to 1980)
w Wooden bench (w/storage compartment) & baby quilt donated by Don & Grace Hasburgh
w Mass said at the site of your choosing donated by Fr. Ken
w Potting bench donated by Lori Olson-Pink
w Aaron Rodgers Pro Bowl Jersey
w Theme gift baskets
w Framed picture & commemorative plate of St. Anthony Church
w Metal cross donated by Ellis Nelson
w Cinnamon bread
w Seasonal popcorn tins

ALL DAY 
   Beer Garden - Oktoberfest Beer on tap, served from a bier boot! You have got to check it out!

Concessions - hot dogs, brats & chips will be available along with root beer for the kids!

Sample different German beers!

Raffle - Choose your prize!
    * $500 Grocery Shopping Spree donated in part by Pierce's Super Market, Muscoda
    *  CZ 550 Varmint Heavy Barrel 22/250 cal. Rifle donated in part by Riley's Brewery Creek    Firearms, Highland, Jim Riley-owner
      *  $500 Cash
    
 Please indicate order of preference on the raffle ticket 1, 2, or 3.
      If not identified random selection will be used.
      1 ticket $10 / 4 tickets / $30 
Need not be present to win.

Door Prizes

PUMPKIN MANIA
Heaviest Squash or Pumpkin Contest
$10 Entry Fee / One entry per family
1st Prize - $400
2nd Prize - $200
3rd Prize - $100
4th Prize - $75
5th Prize $50
6th Prize  - 10th Prize $25 each
Heaviest Field Pumpkin
$5 Entry Fee Per Family/ Limit 2 Field pumpkins per family
1st Prize - $75
2nd Prize - $50
3rd Prize - $25

All squash & pumpkins will be weighed Sun. 11-12:00 noon on lower level. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends at noon. Area growers should come early and get the process started.
We are not a member of the GPC but a sanctioned certified scale will be used
and rules from the GPC will be followed. Check the GPC website for the rules or
Click Pumpkin to download the contest rules:

What is the difference between a pumpkin and a field pumpkin? Field pumpkins keep an orange color and have a hard green stem and vines and are usually small to medium in size. Field pumpkins would be the type of pumpkins that we carve into jack-o-lanterns in the fall. The other kind of pumpkins tend to grow larger will be a pale almost pink color and have a softer stem. These pumpkins can grow to be enormous in size.

Best Decorated Pumpkin Contest
Individual or family / Need not be present to win
1st Prize - $50 Gift Cert. from Tower Junction, Montfort
2nd Prize - $30 Gift Cert. from Grandma's Kitchen, Highland
3rd Prize - $20 Gift Cert. from The Red Zone, Highland
Pumpkins can be dropped off Sat. or Sun. on lower level.
Deadline: 10:00 a.m. Sun.

Decorate a pumpkin just for fun!
Pumpkins will be provided for anyone that would like to decorate a pumpkin just for fun the day of the event. These pumpkins will not be judged but they will be put on display.

Crafts for Kids
Besides decorating a pumpkin there will be other crafts available for kids to do. So bring the family and enjoy the day at Oktoberfest.

BEST Pumpkin Dessert
Bake your best Pumpkin dessert for a chance to WIN $25!
Must call to sign up. Cans of pumpkin are available at the parish office at no charge for those entering the contest.
Please drop entry & recipe off at church lower level by Noon on Saturday,
judging begins at 2:00 p.m.

Pumpkin Carving & Show
There will be pumpkin carving to watch at this year's Oktoberfest event - MORE info to come. And don't miss the Pumpkin SHOW set up in the lower level. This show is for all ages!

Pumpkins will be available for carving the weekend of Sept. 18/19 after Mass - please stop and pick one up for decorating (Best decorated pumpkin) or for carving (for the show) - NO CHARGE.

Opportunity to donate: We would like to serve vanilla ice cream with the apple blossom and pumpkin desserts. Can you donate a pail? Give the office a call (929-7490) if you can help us out.

 

Thank You
The Goliath Garage & Bake Sale was held last Saturday in the church lower level. Weather for the event turned out to be quite nice. We had an outstanding crowd all morning from 8-11:00 a.m. We want to thank all the people who donated items for the garage sale (very clean and useable items). We were all very impressed to see that dropped off items were sorted and put on the correct tables throughout the week. Just that alone cut down on the work tremendously. Thank you to all the families L & M who worked at the garage sale or baked (in those hot temperatures) for the bake sale. Special note of thanks to Eileen and Pat McCarthy for coordinating the bake sale. Garage sale income: $1090.72. Bake sale income: $472.75.

 

Thank You

 We have so many people to thank for the terrific day we had last Sunday at our FAITH Fest event. We thank the Religious Ed. families for coming and working, donating an item for the faith tree or food for the event. A big thank you to the committee:

      Meal/Concessions        Tom & Lisa Riley

      Finances                       Doug Oleson & Beth Skala

      Advertising                   Sharon Olson & Richard Mensch

      Raffle                           Steve & Joan McGuire; Dennis & Sharon Olson

      Walk/Run                     Scott & Kim Mensch

      Games                          Ginger Halverson, Andrea Benish, Carolyn Laufenberg

                                          Nancy Frost

      Support Staff                Fr. Ken, Delores Eggers & Sharon Olson

      Table set up & take down: Blake Bomkamp, Levi Linscheid & Mitchell Riley
 

 We thank the area businesses and parishioners for your generous contributions to this event. If we missed your name, we apologize. Thank you to those who helped out just because you knew there was a need—you are wonderful! Thank you to those who purchased or sold their raffle tickets or came to enjoy the wonderful country-style pork rib meal. Thank you to our candy and pie bakers – your “product” was delicious.

 We appreciate the support and hard work done by the committee and all volunteers. We are constantly trying to improve on the event’s activities. If you have any suggestions that you would like to share, please feel free to call or email. We welcome new faces on the committee as well.

Thank you again.