STAUNTON — A Polka Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6 in St. Michael Church, 322 E. Main St. The Polka Mass is part of a three-day Octoberfest celebration sponsored by the parish.

Following Mass a chicken dinner will be served and dancing, games, food and refreshments will be available all day.

Playing for the Mass will be the Plavi Dunav Tamburitzans. The word "tamburitzan" comes from tambura, a Croatian word for musical instrument.

The first polka Mass was celebrated in Resurrection Church, Eveleth, Minn., when old ethnic melodies, cherished by generations of Slovenian and Croatian people were especially arranged and adapted with hymn lyrics in English.

Staunton is located at Exit 41 of I-55.