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Faith Briefs for March 21

‘Rebuilding’ series offered The “Rebuilding” Series is also open for registration.  This series runs for 10 weeks beginning April 14 at 7 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church on Church and A streets in Marshall. It is designed for those who are past the initial pain of losing a partner and are working to put their lives back together. The support group is open to people of all denominations.   Registration will be taken for the first 2 weeks. There is a $75 fee to cover the cost of materials. If you wish to pre-register or have other questions, contact us at: swmnbe@gmail.com ...

Bottom line: Our relationships are our one true currency

Becoming intimate friends with a man and his family during a short, two-hour concert seems crazy, right? The kind of friends who regularly check in, not only on Facebook but through periodic text messages too. A quick note of encouragement or to share a lament. A pick-me-up for folks who could use a little sunshine. In this fleeting world, that kind of thing only happens in the movies, right? Nah, it really can happen at an outdoor amphitheater concert on a beautiful May evening in northern Minnesota. Because that night, I learned that sometimes friendships forge in a flash, and ...

Faith Briefs for March 14

St. Michael’s to have fundraiser breakfast St. Michael’s in Milroy will be hosting a French toast breakfast on Sunday, March 30, to help raise funds for building stoves in Guatemala. They will be serving French toast, sausages and fruit from 9:30-11 a.m. Free will offering. If unable to attend and you wish to give a donation, please send to Church of St. Michael, 200 Euclid Ave., Milroy MN 56263. Take-outs are available. Call 507-828-2171 or 507-336-2385.

Lent offers us a chance to refocus on forgiveness, giving and sacrifice

Just as the world as we know it seems to be burning down around us, we are called to pause for these next several weeks in reflection and preparation of Easter, for Christ’s resurrection. Could we say the pinnacle of our faith calendar? Already expected to be a somber time in which Christians take time to reflect on the events that led up to Jesus’ death, ask for forgiveness, practice self-control, be reminded of our mortality, imitate Christ’s sacrifices through our own and also to give alms, this year Lent is an excellent opportunity for us also to put the larger happenings in ...

Faith Briefs for March 7

CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having a short meeting following the 5:30 p.m. Mass Monday at Holy Redeemer. The meeting is in Carlin Hall and will be about this month’s activities. The AFC Parish Mission will be at 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus fish fry The Knights of Columbus will host a Lenten Fish Fry on Friday, March 14, and Friday, March 28, in Carlin Hall from 4:30-7 p.m. The menu includes Alaskan Pollock fillets, baked potato or fries, coleslaw, finger roll and drink. Cost is $15 for age 15 and older; $10 for ages 7-14; $10 for ...

Community helps us to live up to our faith principles

One of my very first pastoral mentors taught me the vital life lesson that today’s worries are enough for today. If you want to find the scriptural reference, look for Matthew 6:34: “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” That handy piece of advice has saved my bacon on numerous occasions when the weight of the world was about to crush me. When the seeming emotional tidal wave of personal heartbreak is ready to pull me under; or when professional obligations seem to pile so high that I don’t ...