Our annual memorial mass takes place on Sunday, Nov. 9. We'll be back at St. Michael, just across the street from the GACC Hall, where we were most warmly welcomed in 2024.  Afterwards -- luncheon at GACC Hall.  The mass starts at 2 pm.  Please bring a side dish or dessert to share.  $10/person to cover cold cuts, bread, condiments, refreshments.  Pay when you arrive.  Please let Annette know you'll be there if you haven't already done so.  

All in the German/Austrian/Swiss community are welcome to attend, as are people from the community.  It's a lovely mass and an afternoon of friendship with fellow members.

2 pm:  St. Michael Catholic Community, 40501 Hayes, Sterling Heights.

About 3 pm: GACC Hall, 40450 Hayes, Clinton Township. In the Amore Plaza between 17 & 18 Mile Roads.

September has some good fun coming up.  

• Saturday, September 13, 11am-3pm.  St. Joseph Oktoberfest in Detroit, near Eastern Market.  Siasswasser will be playing.  Come out to hear the great music, eat some good food, and enjoy the day. Click on the event on the home page to see the flyer.
• Sunday, September 14, 1 pm.  Edelweiss Members and Friends Picnic at Jaycee Park (1755 East Long Lake) in Troy.  1 pm -- set up; 2 pm -- Short meeting; 3 pm -- Picnic.  Click on the event posting on the home page for more info. Admission is $10/person and includes Bratwurst and beverages.  Please bring a dish to share. We'll be in our usual place in the pavillion at the back of the park. If you haven't signed up yet, please call Sonya Bressett 248-762-5367 to let her know you're coming.
• Heimat Windsor's Oktoberfest weekends are September 25-27; October 3-4; October 10-11.  We'll talk more about how to support our Chiemgau Windsor friends' 10th annual Oktoberfest at the Sept. 14 Edelweiss meeting or talk to Eric Walker.

In January we elected our 2025 officers and in February we swore them in. Not too much has changed but we have a couple of new additions whom we are happy to welcome.  The new 3-year Trustee is Lori Carpentier. Lori is going to be a good addition to the board. She is taking over the position long held by Anni Porter, whom we will miss greatly. Anni did a wonderful job as trustee for many years but chose not to run again. She also held the position of 2.Vortänzerin for a long time and did an equally good job there.  We'll miss you on the board, Anni, but we look forward to seeing you as often as possible at the club.  Our second newcomer to the board is Barry Lamerand as Fahnenträger. He brings enthusiasm, strong shoulders, and good humor to the job, which is a great combination. Welcome to Lori and Barry!

The picture below is of our officers for 2025. To see the picture of our dance officers, click on the "Dance" tab from the home page.  The list of all officers is at THIS LINK.

Here are newly elected officers Barry Lamerand and Lori Carpentier.

We have a huge schedule over on the right hand side of the screen. Two more were added just this week.  Take a look at March 23 -- we're going to Toledo for the annual Frühschoppen! Great food, beer, and friends is part of the day, the other part is dancing on the terrific wooden floor at the Bavarian Sports Club Hall.  It's well worth the drive!  

The second added event is the Gauverband Nordamerika Gaukapelle coming to town on June 21 to practice for the upcoming Gaufest.  About 10-15 people from all over the east coast will come to Detroit to practice along with the musicians from Edelweiss. You're welcome to sit in for the practice at the GACC Hall but you have to stay nice and quiet. In the evening the gang will head over to our Chiemgau friends at Heimat Windsor to play music and have fun. You're invited to join (and can make all the noise you want). Just let Eric Walker know so he can give Windsor a headcount.

There's plenty of other events on the schedule -- meetings, picnics, Bezirksfest, Gaufest, and some GACC activities. As details are known, they'll be added to the information in the schedule.

Happy New Year to all members and friends!

Our first meeting of 2025 will include our annual elections. Think about running for an office -- yes, holding an office means a little bit of work, but it actually makes being part of the Verein more fun!  

The dance group will practice for a while, with dance group elections rounding out the hour.    

Sunday, January 12

• 1-2 pm:  Dance Group practice & elections
• 2-4 pm:  Club membership meeting & elections

Hope to see all at the GACC Hall, 40450 Hayes, Clinton Twp.  On Hayes between 17 and 18 Mile Road in the Amore Plaza.  Not a member?  Come and meet us and see what we're all about!