GermanFest this Sunday in Gluckstadt

GermanFest this Sunday in Gluckstadt

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GLUCKSTADT — Get ready to celebrate German culture with bratwurst, sauerkraut and polka music at the annual GermanFest on Sunday.

Festivities are set to begin at 11 a.m. on the grounds of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

The festival will last until 5 p.m. with plenty of food options and activities, including bratwurst with sauerkraut, homemade desserts, jams and jellies, arts and crafts, games for children, a German band (the Polkameisters from Tulsa, Oklahoma), and more.

All activities this year are outdoors, and organizers are asking everyone to bring chairs and blankets.

Pam Minninger, lay ecclesial minister at St. Joseph Catholic Church, said the church has been “hot and heavy” preparing for the festival. 

“We’ve been preparing for a long time, and preparations are almost complete,” Minninger said earlier this week.

Minninger said masks are encouraged but not required of those attending the festival.

“Attendees can do whatever makes others feel safe and comfortable,” she said. “Everyone will be spread out with their blankets and chairs outdoors, so this will be safe for everyone.”

St. Joseph also asks each people attending to make three different desserts for the dessert booth at the festival. If someone is unable to bake something organizers are requesting a $40 donation to cover the cost of others who baked in mass quantity. Desserts should be brought to the Parish Hall on Saturday morning (Sept. 25) so they can be cut, wrapped and prepared for serving.

Advance meal tickets are $7 each and are available to purchase from parishioners of St. Joseph Catholic Church. For ticket information, call the parish office at 601-856-2054. Meals on the day of the festival are $8.

To find St. Joseph Church, take Exit 112 from Interstate 55 North, and go west for three-quarters of a mile. Admission and parking for the festival are free. 

For more information, call Pam Minninger at 601-856-2054, or visit the St. Joseph Catholic Church website at www.stjosephgluckstadt.com.






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