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CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will have installation of our new officers at 5:45 p.m. Monday. A potluck Priest Appreciation Supper will follow in Carlin Hall, then their June meeting. There is no 5:30 p.m. Mass on Monday.     Food stand volunteers needed The Holy Redeemer Food Stand looking for an individual or a team to serve as the day‑shift volunteer(s) for Saturday of the Lyon County Fair, Aug.15. This role includes being present at the fair stand at the start and finish of the day, and being available throughout the day to ...

May your summer be blessed with time to linger

Our confirmation classes are wrapped up; senior Sunday was celebrated; we’ve passed Memorial Day; and now our church’s summer Wednesday evening services are on the horizon! Did you hear that sigh of relief that leaked out of your congregation in the past couple weeks? … I did. At least ...

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Christ Lutheran Church of Cottonwood receives grant Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood has received a grant of $60,000 to enable its minister, Rev. Janel Kuester, to participate in the 2025 National Clergy Renewal Program. Christ Lutheran is one of 200 congregations across the United States selected to participate in this competitive grant program, which is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. and administered by Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. Established by the Endowment in 2000, the program’s grants allow Christian congregations to support their pastors with the gift ...

CDA contest winners

Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Joan of Arc #1291, winners for the 2025-2026 Local Education Contest from Holy Redeemer School are: Beau Raveling, first place, grade 4, in the essay category, and Eden Raveling, first place, grade 4, in the art category; Denise Weedman, first ...

Youngster ‘wowed’ by the physical presence of Jesus during communion

The little man’s eyes were wide with awe as he looked up in amazement as I marked a cross on his forehead, blessing him with, “May the Lord bless you and keep you and make his face shine upon you.” Immediately he whispered again, “Woooooow!” … Chills, my friends; I got ...

The plague of all of this stuff

This past week was our community’s so-called cleanup week. Across the various cities that comprise our metro, each municipality offered a special dispensation to residents, allowing them to dispose of a copious amount of items (within reason) that otherwise the rest of the year would not ...