Sunday, June 9
Belle Prairie • Holy Family Parish hosts Heritage Festival starting with a 10:30 a.m. Mass “under the tent.” Music with Jerry and Joyce followed by Alan Godage & Sundown from 1 to 5 p.m. Food stands with hamburgers, brats, corndogs and French fries. Beer garden. Activities include games for all ages, cake walk, specialty cake auction, silent auction, quilt raffle, hammerschlagen, country store and cash bingo. Raffle drawing (over $12,000 in cash prizes) is at 4:30 p.m. (Located at 18777 Riverwood Drive, Little Falls.)
Saturday, June 22
St. Martin • St. Martin Parish Festival starts with stands opening at 11 a.m. Event includes PeeWee Home Run Derby, beanbag tournament and vintage auto show. Live music from 12:30 to 11:30 p.m. featuring the St. Martin City Band, Two for the Road, The Bank Band and headliners Dairy Daughters. Burgers and beer garden, games for all ages and meat raffle all day. Children’s raffle at 3:30 p.m. Mass celebrated at 5 p.m. (Jubilarians honored.) Quilt auction at 6:30 p.m. Cash raffle drawing at 7:30 p.m. St. Joseph Society ATV raffle at 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 23
St. Augusta • St. Mary Help of Christians Parish Festival begins with indoor polka Mass at 10 a.m. Music by Leon Laudenbach and Steel Rail from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event includes food and beverage stands, bingo, bountiful baskets, cake walk, children’s games, inflatables, crafts and fancy work, jewelry stand, ring toss, train rides. Live quilt auction at 3 p.m. Raffle drawing at 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 29
Melrose • St. Mary’s Parish polka Mass begins at 4 p.m. at Sauk River Park area. Parade at 6 p.m. Parish raffle drawing — with 18 cash prizes (grand prize of $20,000 and second prize of $5,000) held at approximately 9:15 p.m. Tickets are $100 each. Only 1,000 chances will be sold. (Must be 18 or older to win. Need not be present to win.) Send name, address, phone number and number of tickets to purchase (including $100 for each) to: St. Mary’s Parish Raffle, 755 Kraft Drive S.E., Melrose, MN 56352. (Deadline for tickets by mail is June 25.) Tickets also available at Magnifi Financial-Melrose, Freeport State Bank-Melrose, Kraemer Lumber Company and parish center.
Sunday, June 30
Brennyville • St. Elizabeth Parish Festival begins with Mass at 10 a.m. Event includes beer wagon and food stands, fancywork stand, prize bingo, pull tabs, basket raffle, cake walk and activities for kids up to 16 with one-time ticket charge for all day. Quilt auction at 2:30 p.m. Grand raffle at 4 p.m. Gun raffle — visit www.sesjpp.org. (Located at Co. Rd. 22 and 125th Ave. N.E., Foley.)
St. Anna • Immaculate Conception Church Bazaar begins with 10 a.m. Mass in air-conditioned church. Event (from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) includes food court, beer gardens, music by 57 Chevy, silent auction, bingo, pull tabs, paddle wheel and games for kids. Quilt raffle, gun raffle and cash raffle drawings at 5 p.m. (Parish is 5 miles north of Avon.)
Sobieski • St. Stanislaus Parish Summer Bazaar begins with a Mass at 10 a.m. at the church. Home cooked chicken dinner served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hamburger and hot dog stand. Homemade pie and ice cream. Polish coffee cakes sale. Event includes beer garden, live polka music by Twin Cities Soundz, quilt bingo, silent auction, bountiful baskets, cake walk, quilt raffle and games for all ages. All-cash raffle drawing (over $6,000 in prizes) at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 3
St. Joseph • St. Joseph Parish Festival starts with bingo, games and food and refreshments served from 5 to 11 p.m. “Joetown Rocks” — free concert from 6 to 10:15 p.m. — features The Killer Vees and Chris Kroeze. Fireworks at 10:15 p.m. (Festival continues Thursday.)
Thursday, July 4
St. Joseph • St. Joseph Parish Festival continues from Wednesday starting with parade at 10 a.m. Event includes bingo, games for the whole family, food and beverages starting at 11 a.m. Live music from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Quilt auction at 1:30 p.m. Raffle drawing at 3 p.m.