Brunch & Blooms

Brunch & Blooms Brunch & Blooms is an annual fund-raising event held at Valentine Hall in Starkenburg, Missouri.

Funds from the event go to the grounds maintenance fund for properties of Church of the Risen Savior.

What beautiful blossoms to be seen right now at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Martin’s Church Museum!
04/26/2026

What beautiful blossoms to be seen right now at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Martin’s Church Museum!

🌺🌺🌺 Thank you! 🌺🌺🌺🌼🌼🌼 Thank you! 🌼🌼🌼🌸🌸🌸 Thank you! 🌸🌸🌸What an amazing day, because of all of you! Thank you to….🌼 To o...
04/12/2026

🌺🌺🌺 Thank you! 🌺🌺🌺
🌼🌼🌼 Thank you! 🌼🌼🌼
🌸🌸🌸 Thank you! 🌸🌸🌸
What an amazing day, because of all of you! Thank you to….
🌼 To our speakers, Karen and Kimberly of Kay Blooms Cut Flower Farm, for a wonderful presentation about your cut flower business. We can’t wait to see your business continue to flourish!
🌺 Our amazing volunteers….from the quilters who work a year plus more in advance, to the last people who help clean up.
🌼 To our awesome kitchen crew, bar crew, auction crew, sales crew….great job!
🌸 To our vendors who work hard to bring really cool stuff to sell!
🌺 To everyone who donated items for the country store, silent auctions, table centerpieces, live auctions, and monetary donations. You are greatly appreciated!
🌼 To Anita Ruga, our Parish Secretary, for all the extra work you did for us, the off-the-clock phone calls and text messages, thank you!
🌸 To the 4-H Club and our Parish kids who worked so hard to clear tables….thank you for your time….”learning to serve.” ☘️
🌺 To everyone who attended….this wouldn’t work without your support. For those of you who drive from St. Louis, Columbia, Jefferson City, and all over, thank you for enjoying a beautiful day in God’s Country with us.
🌼 To everyone who bought quilt chances….we sold 798 quilt chances. The winner was Tom Overkamp (we would refer to him as “Little Tom” in Rhineland.) Congratulations!
🌸 We will let you know, as soon as we can, how much we made. Our Parish appreciates everyone’s support of this event!
🌺 God Bless, and we will see you next year on Sunday, April 11!

4/11/26. Post 5 of 5.Some vendors set up today. We thought you might like a sneak peak of what you can shop for!
04/12/2026

4/11/26. Post 5 of 5.

Some vendors set up today. We thought you might like a sneak peak of what you can shop for!

4/11/26. Post 4 of 5.Quilt RaffleThis beautiful quilt was embroidered by Carol Lampkin and quilted by Ladies and Friend...
04/12/2026

4/11/26. Post 4 of 5.

Quilt Raffle
This beautiful quilt was embroidered by Carol Lampkin and quilted by Ladies and Friends of the Parish. The picture does not do it justice!
1 chance for $1
6 chances for $5
12 chances for $10
24 chances for $20

4/11/26. Post 3 of 5.Silent Auction 3
04/12/2026

4/11/26. Post 3 of 5.

Silent Auction 3

4/11/26. Post 2 of 5.Silent Auction 2🌺 Not pictured: Home-Made Bread Basket by Hannah Bader which will be freshly made ...
04/12/2026

4/11/26. Post 2 of 5.

Silent Auction 2

🌺 Not pictured: Home-Made Bread Basket by Hannah Bader which will be freshly made Sunday morning!

4/11/26. Post 1 of 5.Update!!! Have we got a deal for you!! If you are the lucky bidder on a 🌺 Live Auction 🌺 item, a...
04/12/2026

4/11/26. Post 1 of 5.

Update!!! Have we got a deal for you!! If you are the lucky bidder on a 🌺 Live Auction 🌺 item, and spend $300, you will get a stick of sommer sausage from Joe and Anita Van Booven as a “thank you!” Get ready to bid and win!

Alright!!! We are ready!!!

These pics are:
🌺 Live Auction
The quilt was made by Audrey Pottebaum and Mary Alice Elsenraat.
Not pictured is a Starkenburg Cross by Joe Horton.
🌺 Silent Auction 1 Table Centerpieces
Be sure to bid on the centerpieces! This silent auction ends before Brunch.
The “vases” are antique creamer pitchers that have probably been used at Church of the Risen Savior for over 50 years (probably more)! If you want a piece of church history, here’s your chance!
🌺 The art sticks and accompanying decor are the work of Jill Winkelmann of “Branching Out.”
🌺🌺 Tag your fellow table mates!

We are counting down the hours until we see you! Valentine Hall Starkenburg/Rhineland is going to be full of cheerful f...
04/11/2026

We are counting down the hours until we see you! Valentine Hall Starkenburg/Rhineland is going to be full of cheerful flowers, plants, fashion, home decor, religious items, foods, and so much more! We have a few less guest tables than normal, but a few more vendors so be prepared to shop!
Be sure to bring:
✅ Cash for quilt chances
✅ Cash for 50/50 chances
✅ Cash for some vendors
✅ A notepad to write down all the numbers of the items you are bidding on.
✅ A bag to put your purchases in!
See the schedule in the picture!

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the live and silent auctions. We are still accepting donations….home-made, hom...
04/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the live and silent auctions. We are still accepting donations….home-made, home-grown, vintage or new, experiences and outings. Donations from families or individuals. In honor of someone special, or in loving memory of someone special. Need a donation picked up? Call/text 573-690-1965 or drop off at Sugar Momma’s in Hermann.
🌺 Tickets were mailed Tuesday! Be on the watch for them! We are soooo excited to see everyone again!

📷 Taste of Hermann Gift Basket. Valued at over $175. Hope you are the lucky bidder!

Why do we have this event? All of the proceeds from Brunch & Blooms goes to the Grounds Maintenance for:-Church of the ...
03/21/2026

Why do we have this event? All of the proceeds from Brunch & Blooms goes to the Grounds Maintenance for:
-Church of the Risen Savior at Rhineland
-St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Rhineland
-Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows
-St. Martin’s Church Museum
-Valentine Hall
-St. Martin’s Cemetery at Starkenburg
-St. Patrick’s Cemetery at Readsville
💚 It takes a minimum of $20,000 every year to pay for mowing of these properties. Every quilt chance, every auction donation, every monetary donation is greatly appreciated.
💚 If you would like quilt chances or would like to donate an item or an experience to the auction, please reach out.
💚 If you would like to be a Perennial Sponsor, here are the levels:
Spring Sponsor: $2,000
Summer Sponsor: $1,000
Fall Sponsor: $500
Winter Sponsor: $100
💚 Would you prefer to give your time? We are always looking for Gardening Angels to adopt a garden to maintain.
💚 Please contact us if you are interested in helping with the maintenance of this beautiful area of God’s vineyard. 573-236-4390 or [email protected]

💚💚💚 The embroidered heart quilt will be raffled off at this year’s Brunch & Blooms on Sunday, April 12.

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🌸 Special Request for Auction Items 🌸We are starting to collect items for the silent and live auctions. If you have som...
02/21/2026

🌸 Special Request for Auction Items 🌸
We are starting to collect items for the silent and live auctions. If you have something you would like to donate, please contact us and we will arrange for pick up, or you can bring to the rectory in Rhineland. Experiences (girls trips, dinners, etc), baked goods, lawn and garden items, house plants, kitchen items, boutique-y merchandise, home-made, home-grown, new or vintage. We appreciate all of our donors…past, present and future.
🌷 Perennial Sponsorship 🌷
Want to make a monetary donation? We would be honored.
-Spring Sponsor: $2,000
-Summer Sponsor: $1,000
-Fall Sponsor: $500
-Winter Sponsor: $100
All proceeds from Brunch & Blooms go to the maintenance fund for Church of the Risen Savior, Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Martin’s Church Museum, Valentine Hall, and our 3 cemeteries.
(Picture from last year’s auction for inspiration!)

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Rhineland, MO
65069

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