FAMILY
- FAITH
- FRIENDS
SAVE THE DATE!
1ST ANNUAL
MAY FEST CELEBRATION
May 3, 2014, at 4:00
p.m.
Visit the Heritage Center , Enjoy a Traditional Swedish Meal
and Entertainment, and much more
Ticket
sales for the meal end April 18, 2014
***No tickets sold the day of the
event***
Purchase tickets *Marilyn Samuelson
512/281-4116, *Barbara Carisalez 512/964-1689, *Jack Atterstrom 512/281-3767,
*Lisa Nehring 512/281-4927,
*Cindy
Huffman 512/856-2910, *Marlene Bartlett at 512/751-5709 or call 512/281-0056
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May Fest Agenda:
1st Annual
May Fest – May 3, 2014
Our Day’s Events
VALKOMMEN
– Welcome!
4:00
p.m.-5:00 p.m.
· Tour the Heritage
Center with members of the Church Committee working on the restoration of the
house. They are available to answer your
questions.
· Visit the 1st
annual featured group of FIVE FAMILIES who will share with you their roots as
descendants from the 1870s Swedish pioneers in Knights Ranch and New Sweden.
See pictures of the churches and the places in Sweden today where these pioneer
families lived.
· View the wonderful
Christian art available for your enjoyment and purchase.
· Stroll through the
silent auction and bid on your own favorite item(s) that comes directly from
Sweden.
· Visit with your friends
and enjoy the countryside.
· Enjoy the fun and games
area for children!
VASÅGOD – Please Come to Dinner!
5:00
p.m. – 5:45 or 6:00 p.m.
· Invocation
by Pastor Hans Lillejord.
· Line
up, get your plate and enjoy a delicious, traditional Swedish meal. Enter your ticket with your name, address,
phone number, and email to win the attendance prize: a very special keepsake item from Småland,
Sweden.
· Listen
to the sounds of beautiful accordion music as you enjoy your meal and visit.
· Take
your time and enjoy your dessert and coffee!
MUSIK
OCH SÅNG – Music and Singing!
6:00
p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – on the grounds singing
· Brief
introduction and presentations including the wooden Immigration Trunk of C. J.
Petersson that will be used as one of the education tools in the Heritage
Center.
· Join
in singing our National Anthem, then the Swedish National Anthem.
· Enjoy
special songs shared by our New Sweden Singers.
· Everyone
can sing-a-long with a group of our favorites singers lead by Leland Lundgren
(handouts provided in English and Swedish.)
· Close
with our Heritage Center theme song, FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.
· Don’t
forget to pick up your silent auction treasures!
KOM TILLBAKA NäSTA
ÅR – Come Back Next Year!
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Request Letter:
Dear Friends,
We are working to obtain funds
for the restoration of New Sweden
Heritage Center . However, in order to continue the restoration
of the Heritage house, it is necessary to raise money. We will have a fully operational museum. We ask for your help in this endeavor. Please read about our history in the enclosed
brochure and determine how you can help with this exciting project.
We have a plan of action for the
project and have started the historically accurate restoration. Restoring the New Sweden Heritage
Center will help in the
preservation of the rich heritage of the area.
We will be honored with your
help! Become one of those dedicated to
the restoration and preservation of the New Sweden Heritage
Center . If everyone who received this letter sends in
a donation, large or small, this unique Swedish Heritage
Center can be restored,
maintained, and enjoyed by all. We hope
that you will join with us in this effort to achieve this goal. Please find the enclosed form and make a tax
deductible donation today.
Very sincerely,
Barbara Carisalez, Treasurer
Please send your donations to: