Catholic Daughters to meet Monday

The Catholic Daughters of America will meet Monday at Hill Street Place. After the 5:30 p.m. Memorial Mass at Holy Redeemer Church, the Catholic Daughters will gather at Hill Street for a light lunch, meeting and have the election of officers.

Emmaus women to have rummage sale May 18

Holy Redeemer Emmaus women will be having a group rummage sale from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, May 18, in the church basement. Tons of adult and children’s clothing, many household items, toys, home decor, books, and much more. Also the “Emmaus Cafe” will offer coffee and homemade rolls for sale.

Dedication of burial stone is May 20 in Avoca

There will be a special dedication of a burial stone on Sunday, May 20, at the St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Avoca.

The stone will have the names of the six young women who died 130 years ago at the Academy of St. Rose (Holy Child Academy) in Avoca. Their names will be etched deeply into the granite as a reminder of the courageous young women who left their homes on a South Dakota reservation and traveled to the prairie of Southwest Minnesota to attend school, to fall ill and to die in the subzero temperatures of a brutal winter.

A blessing of the stone with a short prayer service will begin at 2 p.m. at the cemetery. This will be followed by a light lunch at Divine Mercy Hall at St. Ann’s Catholic Church on Maple Avenue in Slayton. There will also be a special Native American blessing to conclude the dedication.

Special guests for the event include the Rev. Thien Nguyen, pastor of St. Ann, St. Columba and St. Mary, Slayton, Iona and Lake Wilson, Sister Roseanne McDougall, archivist for the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus (the Order who sent sisters to teach at the boarding school from 1883-1890), John Eagle, Dakota Elder and Marlys Knuth, MN Catholic Daughter of the Americas First Vice Regent and other dignitaries representing Native American’s from various Tribes and numerous Catholic Daughters as well as representation from the City of Avoca, the Knights of Columbus, Foresters, and the Murray County Historical Society.

There will be shuttle service to the site and visitors are asked to bring a lawn chair as seating will be limited.