St. Martin Catholic
Church
2011 Bazaar
Celebrating 153 years of Faith, 116 vocations to the Religious Life
| Honorees for the weekend include: | ||
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| Sr. Keith Eickhoff, O.S.B. (70 years) | Fr. John Fleischhacker, O.S.C. (50 years) | |
Saturday, June 25, 2011
A bit of History The festival tradition began in St. Martin soon after the American Civil War. St. Martin was a rural parish, and most folks were farmers. With only oxen or draft horses to pull plows and harrows, it was slow going to ready the newly-thawed prairie soil. Planting was done by hand, and prayers to Saint Isidore, patron of farmers, were consecrated by the "sweat of their brow." To celebrate the end of this strenuous two-month planting season, a summer picnic for parishioners was held, usually on the third week of June when seasonal rains typically began. At first, these June picnics were mostly for the "Martinians." But these stalwart German immigrants had brought more than their Roman Catholic faith along when they came from Bavaria and elsewhere in Europe. They had brought an entire cultural kitbag, which of course included the traditions of a brass band, an appreciation for good rich food and merriment. It wasn't long before people began to come from other towns and parishes just to get in on the fun. The St. Martin picnic was a good excuse for scattered neighbors to swap more than stories about the recent hard winter. They also traded farm animals, implements, quilts, canned food and other essentials. Eventually the whole festival became known as the St. Martin Bazaar. And people still come from all over just to get in on the fun. So many come, in fact, that parking can overflow the town. For years we've held preeminence among all other parishes in the Diocese of St. Cloud - 116 vocations to the religious life. Come help us celebrate! All are welcomed in St. Martin! |
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St. Martin quilting groups meet occasionally during the year. From January to March they meet weekly to finish the quilts for the coming year. It takes many hours to complete a quilt. Newcomers to the parish– men and women! - are invited to join in the fun! Auction quilts for the
2011 St. Martin Bazaar: (Note: If you click a thumbnail and do not see a large quilt image, just click your browser's REFRESH button to reload this page...) |
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| St. Martin baseball team | Farmall | Firefighter Throw | full size stamped quilt | Harley Davidson | Homer Hanky throw | |
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Tickets for the 2011 Quilt Auction will be available at the festival site!
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| Lady of Fatima 2 | Lady of Fatima | Lap throw souvenir | New Homer Hanky throw | |||
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| Noreen & Francis Olmscheid | Rose & Leander Peltz | Sacred Heart of Mary 2 | Sacred Heart of Mary | |||
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| Sesquicentennial Throw | St. Agnes 2 | St. Agnes | St. Benedict 2 | |||
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| St. Benedict | St. Elizabeth 2 | St. Elizabeth | St. Mary 2 | |||
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| St. Mary | St. Rose of Lima 2 | St. Rose of Lima | St. Theresa 2 | |||
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| St. Theresa | St. Ann 2 | St. Ann | St. Boniface 2 | |||
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| St. Boniface | Tractor Quilt | Tractor Throw from Betty Moscho | ||||
Music! Music! Music! Smokin' Guns! plus the mighty St. Martin Brass Band! |
Pork Chops on a stick • Taco-in-a-bag |
Prize:$1000
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Contributed by:St. Martin National Bank |
100+ other valuable prizes including a BBQ Gas Grill and many cash awards! Meat Drawings held all day! Also be sure to enter the St. Joseph's Society's 4-Wheel ATV raffle – |
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