Staff Writer
People were lined up before the 11 a.m. opening Saturday for the annual Christmas Fair held by the Evangelical Covenant Church in New Sweden. The congregation has been holding a fair for about 25 years, according to the Rev. Shelly Timber, church minister.
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Fair goers could buy lunch during the Christmas fair, which consisted of soups, chowders, sandwiches and several types of desserts. Here, Pam Clowes, left, and Jeanne Clowes share a table complete with holiday centerpiece of fresh boughs and a candle.
A perennial favorite, the fair offers homemade Christmas wreaths, crafts, and white elephant items. Also for sale are Swedish ethnic foods, such as meatballs, rye bread and “krumkake,” a cone-shaped delicate cookie. The “Covenant Café” offered soups, sandwiches and dessert for lunch.
Timber said that the congregation holds the fair to raise funds for the church. This year, slightly more than $4,000 was raised, the pastor said.
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Helen Espling of New Sweden makes “krumkake,” a delicate cone-shaped Swedish cookie, during the church fair in New Sweden. A sample of the delicacies, dusted with powdered sugar, is seen in the foreground.
Arranging the goods at the “Cookie Cupboard” at the Christmas Fair is Alma Huddleston. In the background are several of the “cupboard’s” helpers.
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Sally Millhorn, a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church in New Sweden, is selling white elephant items at the church annual Christmas Fair Saturday.
