St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 122 Union St., will hold a modified version of its annual Octoberfest event 5-8 p.m. Oct. 16 and 4:30-8 p.m. Oct. 17 on the parish grounds.

This year’s Octoberfest O’ Food will be different - with no seating, no music and no beverages.

All your favorite homemade food will be prepared by the St. Mary’s cooks. It will be sold from the parking lot and packaged for takeout as ordered.

The menu will include roasted pulled pork sandwiches, smoked sausage sandwiches, bratwurst sandwiches and hot dogs, as well as potato pancakes, pierogies, German potato salad, cabbage and spaetzle, spaetzle with butter or gravy and funnel cake.

Mandates for mask wearing and social distancing will be enforced.

For information, prices and more, check out the parish webpage at annunciationbvm.net, email kim.stmarys122@gmail.com or call 610-264-0332.

***

Holy Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, 604 Fourth St., is sponsoring a chicken Parmesan takeout dinner 3-5 p.m. Oct. 24.

Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 16.

Dinner includes chicken Parmesan over pasta, green salad, roll and brownie.

Proceeds benefit the Public Library of Catasauqua.

Purchase your tickets at the church office, or call Ruthann at 610-264-4346 for price and other information.

***

Don’t forget to stop by Catasauqua Community Thrift Shop, 113 Bridge St., which opened Oct. 5.

There will be a half-price sale on everything in the shop, unless otherwise marked, through Oct. 16.

Because of COVID-19, the new hours will be 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

You must wear a mask to enter, and only five customers are allowed in at a time.

The store is unable to accept clothing donations at this time.

***

My email address is lhahn775@verizon.net if there is any information you would like published in this column.

Please continue to stay safe, and have a great week!