The Church of the Annunciation in Elma will host its annual summer picnic Aug. 15-17 on parish grounds, located at 7580 Clinton St.
Festivities will begin on Friday, Aug. 15, with a an Assumption Holy Day Mass at 5 p.m., with the festival grounds officially opening at 6 p.m. A 6 p.m. blessing of bikes, motorcycles and riders is also planned in front of the church. There will be a full food court menu plus Deep Fried Shrimp and Bang Bang Shrimp specials. Double Shot will perform in the beer tent from 7 to 11 p.m.
On Saturday, Aug. 16, Annunciation will serve a delicious pork chop dinner in Selbert Hall from 4 p.m. until sold out. Additionally, the church’s famous chowder sale will take place beginning at 1 p.m., eat in or take out! Beer tent entertainment will include The Water Dogs and The Funkensteins.
Masses will take place on Sunday, Aug. 17 at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., with picnic festivities running from noon to 6:30 p.m. The chowder sale will resume at noon, and a Chicken BBQ will also be offered from noon until sold out. Backbeat ’64, a musical tribute to the Beatles, will entertain in the beer tent, while the Classic Car Cruise returns from 1 to 4 p.m.
Other picnic highlights include a continuous food court all three days, a grand drawing on Aug. 17 with a first prize of $5,000, theme baskets, a hand-quilted Amish quilt raffle, grocery drawings and more! A Kids Area will feature games, activities, a bounce house, cotton candy and snow cones.
Ample free parking will be available in the church, school and Schwartz Road parking lots. For more information on the Church of the Annunciation, please call 683-5254 or visit www.annunciation.cc.
