2021 Scottish Fest / Milwaukee Highland Games Canceled

Message from The Milwaukee Highland Games Committee

We are very sad to announce that Scottish Fest (The Milwaukee Highland Games) on June 5th, 2021 is canceled.

We have made the decision based on the information we have regarding Covid and safety issues for our public. We have been informed, for example, that it would be unlikely that Pipe Bands would be attending, plus other health and safety considerations.

We are heartbroken but want to assure that come hell or high water Scottish Fest June 4th 2022 will be held at Hart Park once again.

We will be together again in fellowship and fun soon.

Cancelation: Burns Wreath Laying Ceremony

From the SAS Presidents:

...( after) talking with a number of members, it was been decided that we will cancel the Burns Statute ceremony scheduled for Sunday, Jan 24 and again plan for our next ceremony in January, 2022. It was felt that with the current Coronavirus environment, our inability to meet after the ceremony (a popular event) and the winter conditions of Burns Common and the Burns Statute, it was in the best interests of all to reschedule.

See you all the next SAS Member's Zoom Meeting on February 8th with the whisky tasting after the meeting.

Apply before December 1st, 2020 for the Ian Day Education Scholarship

The Scholarship Committee of Saint Andrew’s Society is currently accepting applications for the Ian Day Education Scholarship. The application period is open from October 1st until December 1st. The board will consider any course of study that revolves around Scotland, her people, her art, her history, or her culture in deciding whether to grant any scholarship. Click the link below for the application and more detailed information.

https://saintandrewsmilwaukee.org/scholarship

In Memorial: SAS President, Jack Schafer

John “Jack” Schafer

1946 - 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our President, John “Jack” Schafer.

Jack passed the morning of April 1st, at Columbia St. Mary Hospital in Milwaukee surrounded by Kathy, John and Karina.

In recent months, Jack has been battling with kidney disease and was absent from some of our recent events.

Given the current situation with the Covid-19 Pandemic, we will be planning a memorial for Jack in the future. We are asking members and friends of Jack to email their memories and pictures of Jack for use in this event.

The family has created an online memorial for Jack, please visit to view photos and remembrances.

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In remembrance of Jack, the sailor…

“I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;”

— Sea Fever, John Masefield

SAS Garment Preorders

St. Andrew's Society Garments make wonderful Christmas gifts for your favorite lads and lassies! Don’t miss chance to order now for December delivery!

Flowers of the Forest - Catherine Lynch Williams

We are sad to share that SAS Corresponding Secretary, Jody Allen’s mother, Catherine Lynch Williams, passed away on March 24, 2019. 

 We send condolences, prayers and healing thoughts to Jody and Mark’s family and friends.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/jsonline/name/catherine-williams-obituary?id=3341440

A Virtual Tour of the Mitchell Mansion

Here's a wonderful virtual tour of the Mitchell Mansion (now the Wisconsin Club). It's where we hold our member meetings, whisky tastings, and our annual Robert Burns Banquet.

https://www.wisconsinclub.com/tours/virtual-tour-of-the-mitchell-mansion-328.html

Molecular Whisky

Our Whisky Master Larry Kascht thought that many of you who attend our tastings as well as those who enjoy whisky might find this video interesting.

2019 Burns Banquet

Tickets for the January 26, 2019, Robert Burns Banquet—our premier annual event—are available now. Click here.

2018 Whisky Tasting

THREE tickets remain for our November 12, 2018, scotch whisky tasting. The first to buy ‘em, gets ‘em. saintandrewsmilwaukee.org/tickets.