Sisters to Hold Annual Pancake Breakfast and Fall Festival

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug. 21, 2012 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin--The School Sisters of St. Francis, an international community of Catholic sisters based in Milwaukee, invite everyone to their annual Pancake Breakfast and Fall Festival Sunday on Sunday October 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Center, 1501 S. Layton Blvd. (27th Street at Greenfield Avenue).

All-you-can-eat pancakes will be served with sausage and all the fixings from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., and Sloppy Joes and other snacks will be available for purchase from 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

“This wonderful community fundraiser brings together hundreds of neighbors, relatives, sisters, associates, students, and friends of the sisters from all over the country,” said Pamela Mueller, Director of Mission Advancement. “It’s a fall tradition that has something for everyone.”

All are invited to attend Mass, which will be celebrated in historic St. Joseph Chapel at 9 a.m., and chapel tours will be available following Mass and throughout the day.

In addition to the breakfast, the festival will also offer a grand raffle and raffle baskets; a silent auction for dozens of items; homemade bakery; a wide selection of crafts, gifts, imports that are perfect for the holidays; a polka band; and an art exhibit and gift shop in Alfons Gallery.

The cost for the breakfast is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 5-12, and free for children 4 and under.

To find out more about this event, please contact Beverly Howe at the School Sisters of St. Francis International Office of Mission Advancement at bzickau@sssf.org or 414-384-3334. More information is also available on the community’s website, www.sssf.org.