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Diocese of New Ulm to host annual Bishop Lucker Lecture March 20 in Redwood Falls
The annual Bishop Lucker Lecture, sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of New Ulm, will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at the Church of St. Catherine in Redwood Falls. The evening's presenter will be Dr. Mary Healy talking about the role of healing in evangelization.
Dr. Healy is a professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and an international speaker on topics related to Scripture, evangelization, healing, and spiritual life. In 2014, Pope Francis appointed Healy as one of the first three women ever to serve on the Pontifical Biblical Commission. She also chairs the Doctrinal Commission of International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services in Rome and serves the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity as a member of the Pentecostal-Catholic International Dialogue.
This annual event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. The evening will conclude with a reception.
Following the evening's lecture, the Rev. John M. LeVoir, Bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm, will present the 2018 Diocesan Distinguished Service award to three deserving members of the Diocese of New Ulm. The award is given to individuals in recognition of outstanding service in some leadership capacity to the diocese.
Award recipients are: Barb Dietz of New Ulm, Mary Gangelhoff of Sleepy Eye, and Deacon Steve Spilman of Courtland.
Pulled pork sandwiches served Thursday at St. Ann's
Court Queen of Peace is serving lunch from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. during Lent on Thursdays at Divine Mercy Hall, St. Ann's Church, Slayton. The menu includes a pulled pork sandwich, salads, assorted desserts. Takeouts are available by calling 507-227-6519.
Soup and chili feed is Sunday in Ghent
A Soup & chili feed and silent auction will be Sunday at St. Eloi church basement, Ghent. Soup and chili will be served from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; bids taken until 12:20 p.m. Matching funds provided by Catholic Order of Foresters. All proceeds go to support religious education and tuition for all parish students. All are welcome.
Catholic Daughters to meet Monday
The Catholic Daughters of America will meet on Monday at Hill Street Place following the 5:30 p.m. Mass.
A light lunch will take place. Co-chairs are Mary Ellen Ochocki and Pauline Bennett. The meeting will follow.
NDSU Concert Choir to perform March 16 in Marshall
The North Dakota State University Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers present the 2018 Spring Tour concert series in March, featuring choral works that include music by composers Kuhnau, Bach, Mendelssohn, Fissinger, Faure, Stanford and Gibbs. The program also features a new work, "Our Rhyme," by the composer Jacob Beranek, winner of the 2017 Fissinger Choral Composition Prize.
The Concert Choir, directed by Jo Ann Miller and the Madrigal Singers, directed by Michael Weber, will perform in Bismarck, N.D.; Spearfish, SD; Mitchell, S.D.; and Marshall, culminating in their home concert on March 18 at Peace Lutheran Church in Fargo. The Marshall concert is at 7 p.m. Friday, March 16, at First Lutheran Church, 100 Church St.
Chicken dinner is March 18 at St. Mary's
Chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, full salad bar, vegetable and dessert will be offered from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Seaforth. Mass is at 10 a.m. The cost for adults 13 and older is $11, students 6-12 are $5 and preschool 3-5 is $3. Carry-outs are available. Matching grants are by the Catholic Order of Foresters Court 1757.
Vandals break crucifix, window at Tucson Catholic church
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Officials say vandals targeted a Tucson Catholic church last week, knocking down and shattering a crucifix.
KGUN-TV reported unknown people vandalized the Santa Cruz Catholic Church on Sixth Avenue.
Santa Cruz Parish business manager Karen Estavillo says the vandals also threw a rock through a stained-glass window and damaged a statue.
Officials ask that anyone with information about the vandalism to call the Pima County anonymous tip hotline.
Mom challenging West Virginia district's Bible class appeals
PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) -- A parent challenging Bible classes in a West Virginia school district has filed an appeal to continue the case despite her daughter's enrollment in another school system.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph cited a Tuesday release from the Freedom From Religion Foundation announcing the appellate brief filed by attorney Marc Schneider and FFRF Senior Counsel Patrick Elliott on behalf of Elizabeth Deal in her lawsuit against the Mercer County Board of Education.
Last November, Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Faber dismissed the lawsuit, as the all Bible in the Schools teachers had been fired and the board of education had suspended the program for at least a year.
Deal argues that she and her daughter have continued to be ostracized in their community.