‘The Night of Cornerstone’ at Cornerstone Church

A new opportunity for worship, fellowship and children’s programming called “The Night of Cornerstone,” will be on the first Wednesday night of every month at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Marshall. The time will be from 6:30-7:15 p.m.

Children ranging from preschool through eighth grade will meet together for Christian education and fellowship while adults will meet for an informal time of worship through music and prayer.

Swedish Meatball Supper at Hope Lutheran

Hope Lutheran Church in Minneota is having its annual Swedish Meatball Supper and Bake Sale on Sunday, with serving from 5-7 p.m. in the church basement. Included on the menu are meatballs, mashed potatoes and gravy, candied carrots, buns and butter, cranberries and a dessert of your choice. Take-out order are also available.

The bake sale will include a variety of items, such as Belgian cookies, candles, jams and jellies and various baked goods.

Pope Francis says he’ll spend 3 days in Dubai for COP28 climate conference

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Wednesday that he will travel to Dubai in early December for the COP28 conference of climate change, a global challenge that he had deeply worried about during his papacy stressing care for the environment.

Francis announced the trip during a 45-minute-long interview on Italian television network RAI. “I believe I depart on the first (of December) and stay till the 3rd,” the pontiff said. “I’ll be there 3 days.”

Francis offered no details of his trip’s program, including any appearance at the conference. It seemed likely he would want to address the delegates, especially because of the attention he has paid since becoming pope in 2013 to raising concern about the gravity of environmental damage, especially to poor people.