Trinity Lutheran Church, 221 E. Main St., New Holland, will hold a Polka Mass featuring the Heidelberg Brass Band on Sunday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m. The service is part of the Cultural Enrichment Series being held at Trinity as the congregation prepares to celebrate its 300th anniversary in 2030.

The Polka Mass made its debut in May 2015 at Trinity in celebration of the 25th ordination anniversary of pastor Glenn Beard Jr., manager of the band. The band has now celebrated this Mass more than 100 times, and it has even celebrated a Polka Mass wedding liturgy and a Polka Mass memorial service.

The Heidelberg Brass Band, formed in 1954, included Beard's father, Glenn Sr., and two uncles, Jim and Bob. Glenn Sr. has been the band's drummer for 72 years.

Since the time that he was a student at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Glenn Jr. had the desire to have a liturgical service consisting of original lyrics set to popular polkas and waltzes that the band plays. Help and inspiration were sought from the Rev. Frank Perkovich from Minnesota, pastor Ed Battiste from Ohio, and pastor Carl Witt from California. With their aid, Glenn Jr.'s wife, Lisa Beard, and C. Jay Hertzog, a former member of the band, put together the Polka Mass. Lisa wrote original lyrics for six pieces of music within the liturgy, and Glenn Jr. wrote words for five pieces.