For the 16th year, a spirited family and community volunteers will celebrate Christmas at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin.

The 16th annual free Christmas dinner will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Christmas Day at the Church. Anybody is welcome to attend, but visitors should sign up by either calling the Mower County Senior Center at 507-433-2370, St. Olaf at 507-433-8857, or organizer Gladys Bliss at 507-437-1700.

The event, which started at the Mower County Senior Center, has grown over the years and moved to St. Olaf several years ago, where hundreds now attend. Members and nonmembers join in a big meal of ham, turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, coleslaw cranberry salad, sweet potatoes and homemade desserts.