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Week of Jul 31st

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July 30, 2023(3 events)

8:30 am: Outdoor Mass


July 30, 2023

Outdoor Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish of Collegeville, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, Collegeville (just west of SJU campus). Bring your own chair. In case of rain, Mass will move inside. 320.363.2569 www.stjohnthebaptistparish.org

9:00 am: Customer Appreciation Sale


July 30, 2023

Customer Appreciation Sale, hosted by Woods Farmer seed & Nursery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 2801 First St. S., Waite Park. www.woodsfarmerseed.com 

11:30 am: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day


July 30, 2023

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, 11:30 a.m., bridges of I94 at St John's exit (Highway 15 walking bridge near Apollo school) and Highway 15 and 33rd Street S. (near Tech High School). 

July 31, 2023(2 events)

8:00 am: Customer Appreciation Sale


July 31, 2023

Customer Appreciation Sale, hosted by Woods Farmer seed & Nursery, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., 2801 First St. S., Waite Park. www.woodsfarmerseed.com 

3:00 pm: Sartell Summer Farmers’ Market


July 31, 2023

Sartell Summer Farmers’ Market, 3 - 6 p.m., Bernick’s Arena parking lot, 1109 First St. S., Sartell. marketmonday.org

August 1, 2023(4 events)

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 1, 2023

St. Joseph Food Shelf, 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E.

5:00 pm: Laundry Love


August 1, 2023

Laundry Love, 5-8 p.m., St. Joseph Laundromat, 31 W. Minnesota St. The first and third Tuesdays of the month, guests will be able to get quarters and laundry supplies to do their laundry. Volunteers come from St. John’s Campus Ministry, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and the Central Minnesota Catholic Worker.

6:00 pm: St. Stephen National Night Out


August 1, 2023

St. Stephen National Night Out, 6 p.m. All organizations interested in participating please leave a message at City Hall (320) 251-0964 or email [email protected] 

7:00 pm: St. Joseph Lions Club


August 1, 2023

St. Joseph Lions Club, 7 p.m., Millstream Park Pavilion 101 Fifth Ave. NW., St Joseph. Joanne Bechtold, 320-363-4483.

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August 2, 2023
August 3, 2023(2 events)

9:00 am: Coffee and Conversation


August 3, 2023

Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Sartell Community Center, 850 19th St. S. Grace Manderfeld, 12-year-old author of Into the Forest, a 186-page book. She is the daughter of Ted Manderfeld, who was our Lemonade & Laughter entertainment in May.

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 3, 2023

St. Joseph Food Shelf, open 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E.

August 4, 2023(2 events)

Amateur Baseball Region Tournament

August 4, 2023 August 6, 2023

Amateur Baseball Region Tournament, 7 p.m. Friday-4 p.m. Sunday, St. Cloud Orthopedics Field, 802 12th St. N., Sartell. Nominal fee.

3:00 pm: St. Joseph Farmers’ Market


August 4, 2023

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, under the water tower near the Wobegon Trail Center, CR 2.

August 5, 2023(4 events)

Amateur Baseball Region Tournament

August 4, 2023 August 6, 2023

Amateur Baseball Region Tournament, 7 p.m. Friday-4 p.m. Sunday, St. Cloud Orthopedics Field, 802 12th St. N., Sartell. Nominal fee.

8:00 am: St. Cloud Area School District Community Outreach Blast


August 5, 2023

St. Cloud Area School District Community Outreach Blast,  8 a.m.-4 p.m. Administrators from across the district will be available at sites in St. Cloud, Clearwater and St. Joseph, including Coborn’s and Walmart, to assist in student enrollment, update family address information, register students for grades 6-12 activities, and recruit and hire employees. Exact locations and times will be posted on the district website at www.isd742.org, Facebook and Instagram.

11:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 5, 2023

Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 

4:00 pm: Corn Fest


August 5, 2023

Corn Fest, 4-8 p.m., St. James Parish, 25042 CR 2, Jacobs Prairie near Cold Spring. Visit christcatholic.com to preview quilts. Nominal fee.