by Logan Gruber
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Resurrection Lutheran Church’s Youth and Family Committee is hosting a craft-and-bake sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at Fellowship Hall at the church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph.
The registration fees paid by vendors to be part of the sale will support the ministries of Resurrection’s youth group.
“This is the very first event we are having in our new space – Fellowship Hall,” said John Anderson, church council vice president. “The carpet is going down Wednesday (Dec. 2) so the space will be ready just in time. We’re very excited.”
The construction project includes an expanded fellowship hall, a commercial kitchen, dedicated space for youth ministry, classroom space, an adult meeting room, storage, and repaving and expanding the parking lot.
Thirty vendors will be in the new space on Saturday. Crafts on hand will include wooden signs, metalwork, fleece, quilts, rustic signs, mittens and hats, jewelery, knitting, crocheting, wedding items, clothing, paper crafts, popcorn/caramel corn, dishes, scrapbooking items and more. Well-known national vendors, such as Avon, Scentsy and others will also be represented, though most of the vendors will be independent crafters.
“The crafters mostly come from St. Joseph, but also come from Avon, Rockville, St. Stephen and other nearby communities, as well as places like Burnsville, Forreston and Pierz,” said Lisa Wallin, volunteer coordinator of the event. “We wanted to keep it mostly local. Even the lady who lives in Bowlus works in St. Joseph.”
Wallin has helped coordinate the vendors and crafters for the sale. The youth and family committee, made up of Anderson, Susan Curtis, Tami Seelen, Andi Andeasen and Sandy Spiczka, asked her to help out as she is a crafter herself and knows many people in the community.
A door prize will be given away. People can register by getting a card punched or stamped at each and every vendor and then turning it in.
