31st ANNUAL WENDISH FEST
Greetings from Serbin, Texas!
The Texas Wendish Heritage Society and St. Paul Lutheran Church at Serbin, Texas will host the 31st Annual Wendish Fest on Sunday the 22nd of September 2019.
Wendish Fest 31 will be a special day of celebration dedicated to sharing the compelling history and heritage of the Wends who came to Texas in 1854, eager to build their homes and preserve their faith and traditions. Both St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Texas Wendish Heritage Museum Complex will be open for tours.
An English worship service will be held at 8:30 a.m. and the German worship service will be at 10:30 a.m. The Texas Wendish Heritage Society is honored to have Rev. Mark Barz as guest speaker. Rev. Barz currently serves as 3rd Vice President of the the Texas District, Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.
We invite you to join us for a fun filled family day of all things Wendish – Food, folklore, folkways and fun!
St. Paul Lutheran Church
One of the Painted Churches of Texas.
English Church Service … 8:30
Sunday School … 9:30
German Church Service … 10:30
- Rev. Mark Barz, 3rd Vice President of the the Texas District, Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.
- Rev. John Schmidt, Pastor St. Paul Lutheran Church
Church Tours … 12:30 & 1:30
St. Paul Picnic Grounds
Noon Meal ticket sales … 9:45 (meal served until 1:30)
Menu: Sausage • Sauerkraut • Green Beans • Wendish Noodles • Beets • Peaches • Homemade Bread
Desserts purchased separately
Coffee and Tea
Adults $10.00 ♦ Children $5.00 ♦ Take-out plates $10.00
Snack Booths Open … 2:00
Sausage & Sauerkraut Boats & Wraps
Drumsticks, Noodles & Desserts
Pavillion
Music All Day!
Coffee Cake Bake-off
Deadline for entries … 10:00 (Coffee-cake Bake-off rules)
Winners Announced… 12:30
Live Auction … 12:45
Bid on winning coffee cake entries!!! Auction proceeds designated for Texas Wendish Heritage Scholarship Program Fund.
Scholarship funds are raised through membership donations and fundraising activities. Since 2014 a total of $48,000 has been awarded to students of Wendish heritage.
Entertainment
Special Ceremony Marking Completion of the Mertink Log Cabin Preservation Project
11:45 a.m. – at the museum complex
Exhibits & Demonstrations
10:00 – 3:00
Kilian Building
Special Wendish Easter Egg Display • Wendish Easter Egg Decorating and Market • German Christmas Market including Serbin’s own Wiederhold Woodworks
St. Paul Building
Cording • Quilting • Lace Making • Crocheting
Picnic Grounds
Spinning • Weaving • Rug Looming • Basket Weaving • Knitting • Stone Ground Corn Meal • 1918 Stone Grist Mill • Corn Shelling
Homemade Soap • Sauerkraut Making • Noodle Making • Wine Making • Sausage Stuffing • Classic Autos • Vintage Fire Fighting and Farm Equipment
Balcones Forge Blacksmith Demonstrations
Silent Auction … 10:00 to 2:00
Washer Pitching Contest … 3:00 (Sign-up … 2:30)
Cross-cut Saw Demonstration … 4:45
Texas Wendish Heritage Country Store
Circle Drive at Museum
Childrens Activities
- Face painting … 11:30 to 3:00
- Stick Horse Races … 1:00
- Coloring Contest … 1:30
- Greased Pole Climbing (Kletternpfosten) … 2:00
- Train Rides by SLCVFD … 2:00
The Museum Complex
The Museum Complex will be open from 10:00 until 3:00.
Peter Building
- General help and Information
- Library
- Genealogy
St. Paul Building (North side of the Courtyard)
Permanent Exhibits
The Texas Wendish Heritage Society gratefully acknowledges continuing support received from TWHS members. Members represent eight countries and forty-one states plus the District of Columbia.
Additional THANKS is extended to St. Paul Lutheran, the local community, City of Giddings, Lee County Community and ALL Wendish Fest SPONSORS and VOLUNTEERS.
