THE lawns and gardens surrounding St. Augustine’s Church in Maude Street, Shepparton, are looking magnificent ready for the annual Parish Fair and Garden Party to be held on Saturday, October 20 commencing at 8am and finishing at 3:15pm.
There will be 24 stalls located both in the parish hall and on the extensive lawns surrounding the church and will offer a range of items from pictures and posters, manchester, toys, handbags, jewellery, craft, china and glass to cakes and pies, Macedonian delicacies, jams, sauce and preserves, greeting cards and plants.
The garage sale/white elephant stall will be located in the Orr Street foyer of the hall, the book stall, also in the hall, can be entered from the church car park.
Children will be kept entertained by the jumping castle, face painting and other fun activities, which will be located on the lawn on the south side of the church. The children’s stall will be on the north lawn adjacent to Maude Street, selling toys, games, books and more.
Parish fair co-ordinator, Pat Gibson said, “You can enjoy breakfast and lunch at the barbeque with sausages, hamburgers and onions sizzling from 8am to 1:30 pm or Devonshire tea and gourmet lunch in the parish hall.
“View the Goulburn Valley Quilters’ exhibition in the church between 8am and 12:30pm (no charge).
“Attendees can also enjoy the concert in the church from 1:30pm to 3pm followed by tea and coffee in the Narthex. At 3pm, the Priest-in-Charge of the Parish, Rev. Dr. Helen Malcolm, will draw the major raffle and present the prizes, assisted by the Rev. Victor Adams (senior associate priest).
“Should the weather be wild and inhospitable, the fair will proceed regardless, undercover (but a little squashy!!).”
For further information, phone Pat Gibson on 5831 3080 or the church office on 5821 7630.
