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Menasha parish offers more than local Christmas trees at tree lot
Handmade prayer cards just a part of family touch to tree lot
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CHRISTMAS TREES FOR SALE: Members of St. Patrick Parish in Menasha help carry a Christmas tree from A and R Tree Farms in Wautoma. The parish sells Christmas trees as a holiday fund-raiser. Pictured clockwise from left are Anja Marker, 10, her father, Mark, Steve Figi and Dustin, a foster child staying with the Marker family. (Dick Meyer photo)
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By Joanne Flemming
Compass Correspondent
MENASHA -- If you want a "great experience" shopping for a live Christmas tree, visit St. Patrick Parish, Menasha, the "Christmas Tree Parish."
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However, shop early, said Joyce Naps, parish stewardship coordinator, and Steve Figi, long-time Christmas tree volunteer. The trees sell out quickly, usually by mid-December.
In the 14 years since the parish began the tree sales in 1993, there was only one year it did not sell out, said Naps. A club took the remainder to mark paths on the Lake Winnebago ice.
According to Naps and Figi, the Christmas tree lot grew out of a meeting during which parishioners brainstormed ideas for "building community," that is, involving more people in St. Patrick's.
"We needed more parish community building events," Naps explained. "That's primary; fundraising is secondary." She added that profits from tree sales go to parish ministries. Full story ...
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