By Brenda Erdahl
A little rain and a lot of wind couldn’t dim the spirits of the hundreds, maybe thousands of people who gathered at St. Timothy last weekend to celebrate the church’s 100 anniversary. The church turned 100 years old in 2022 and parishioners have been planning the big Centennial Extravaganza all year, but as visiting Archbishop Hebda said at the 10:30 a.m. mass, it isn’t just the building that makes a church what it is, it’s the people. According to organizers, the event couldn’t have been pulled off without all the people who volunteered to help.
At one point, the baskets of chance had to be moved into the school because the wind was ripping at the tents and nearly lifting them off the ground. As volunteers struggled to take down the tents, complete strangers stepped forward and offered their help, event organizer Liz Lind said.
An event like this cannot go on without volunteers, they made it a success, organizer Lois Carlson said. From the volunteers who spent their time setting up and taking down to the volunteers who ran the games and sold the food – “it was many hands making light work,” Lind said.
The event kicked off on Saturday, Sept. 24 for a Family Fun Day that included a free clown and magic show, petting zoo, Virtual Reality Gaming Truck and plenty of food vendors. A light rain dampened The Clown Around’s second act, but nobody seemed to mind much, and the show went on. Later that evening about 335 people were served a porkchop dinner at The V by HH. After the dinner, the much-loved oldies band the Whitesidewalls played followed by The Johnny Holm Band.
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