Apple Fair set at West Auburn Church

AUBURN — The West Auburn Church will celebrate the apple in all its forms from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 29 at the West Auburn Congregational Church.

The event will include a luncheon and a raffle with some of the finest pies to come out of this part of Maine. The 2012 Apple Fair is being held in honor of recently passed long time members and close friends to the church, Betty O’Connor and Janice Rand.

The Apple Fair Luncheon will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children five–12 and free for children under five.

The menu will feature chicken and apple salad, apple sausage quiche, apple muffins, a salad bar featuring Waldorf salad and other fresh apple dishes, and a children’s menu of peanut butter and apple jelly sandwiches.

“Our Apple Festival is a fun time for folks in the area to come together and spend a little time catching up with friends old and new,” said Karen Ellis of the church event. “Plus, I am always able to find a special gift for my granddaughter here made by one of the members.”

The bake sale items include desserts starring the wonderful apple like pies and breads. Or take home some brownies, cookies and cakes.

A number of craft items made by church members as well as some small treasures will also be for sale. A raffle featuring items such as a spa gift certificate and rounds of golf presented in a hand crafted basket will be held.

Proceeds from the Apple Fair will go to the Barbara Lawrence Spiritual Growth Fund, a scholarship fund for women of the WACC to attend Pilgrim Lodge in West Gardiner.

The women of West Auburn Congregational Church are the organizers and sponsors of the festival. Chairman is Catherine Creighton with Karen Ellis, Dianne O’Connor, Kathy Decker, Mary Buker, Pat Castner, Donna Cote and Wendy Gilpatric.

The West Auburn Congregational Church is one of the area’s oldest religious establishments, founded in 1793.

Today members hale from the surrounding area and are provided spiritual guidance by Rev. John Ellis. Services are held each Sunday at 9 a.m. from September through June.

For more information about WACC or the Apple Fair, please contact Karen Ellis at 743-3921 or Catherine Creighton at 402-4400.