Catholic Daughters to meet Monday; will have guest speaker The Catholic Daughters of Americas will have its monthly meeting on Monday in Carlin Hall following the 5:30 pm. Mass. A light lunch will be served, then a guest speaker: Megan Meier “What you need to know!” She will speak about ...
Marshall is among drop-off sites for international Christmas project Nov. 12-19 This month, Marshall will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week, Nov. 12-19. Marshall families, ...
Pipestone Zone LWML Fall Rally is Oct. 27 The 2018 Pipestone Zone LWML Fall Rally will be at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Pipestone on Saturday, Oct. 27. Registration starts at 9 a.m., the rally begins at 9:30 a.m.. The speaker will be the Rev. William Utech on “Hope for the ...
MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University Campus Religious Center will be the site for an ordination into the ministry Saturday. Jeff Greathouse will be ordained into the ministry after being called by Winds of the Prairie Ministries. “I have been serving Grace First parish in ...
MARSHALL – Her love for children is what has moved Ella Moat to teach Sunday school for the past 70 years. “I started teaching when I was 16. The kids are just so adorable,” she said. “They come up with sweet little things. They're so precious when they sing once a month.” Moat, ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis compared abortion to a mafia-style killing Wednesday, saying it’s the equivalent of hiring a hit man to “take out a human life to solve a problem.” Francis made the comments, among his strongest yet against abortion, during his weekly Wednesday audience ...
MINNEAPOLIS —12,000 fourth through eighth grade students from the 79 Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis celebrated the second Mass of the Holy Spirit Wednesday to help kick off the new school year. The event was organized by the Catholic Schools Center ...
Rosary Crusade is Oct. 13 at Memorial Park The public is invited to the 2018 Public Square Rosary Crusade at noon Oct. 13 at Memorial Park. The event includes prayer, repentance and conversion. For more information, call Al Eggermont at 507-401-1234 or 507-537-1234. Catholic Daughters to ...
MARSHALL — Neighbors near South Fourth Street in Marshall are hearing hymns and chimes being played on the new carillon at St. Stephen Lutheran Church. “The big thing is, when it plays a hymn, it’s a reminder because you notice it wherever you are,” the Rev. Lyle Snyder said. It ...
Parish festival is Oct. 7 in Lake Benton St. Genevieve’s parish festival is from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Lake Benton School. Chicken dinner including vegetables, potatoes and gravy and pie. Cost for adults is $11 and children 5-12, $5. For meal delivery call Ardith before ...
MARSHALL — The Marshall chapter of Catholic United Financial is stepping up to offer care kits to the homeless in the Marshall area in an event called Gather4Good. Community members are invited to join members of Holy Redeemer Church and School in assembling care kits for the homeless in ...
Alzheimer’s informational meeting at Christ Lutheran Church Christ Lutheran Church will offer a presentation that provides information that families and friends will want to know as they care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. The event titled: “It’s Alzheimer’s — It’s ...
MARSHALL — The Rev. Mark Steffl joined the staff at Holy Redeemer and the surrounding faith communities beginning June 26. Steffl came from the Church of St. Catherine in Redwood Falls where he served for 13 years. He is also serving St. Michael’s in Milroy and St. Mary’s in Tracy as ...
MARSHALL — Having felt the call to ministry since he was in junior high, Marshall resident Greg Pavek has taken steps toward becoming a pastor. “I was pretty young, about eighth grade, when I felt the calling to seminary,” Pavek said. “I didn’t know whether it was to be a pastor or ...
Jesus does not call the qualified Jesus does not call the qualified he qualifies the called. If God called the qualified we would wait for the phone to ring for a very long time — since none of us is ever qualified to represent, serve or present ourselves (as ourselves) to God. Every ...
Catholic Daughters to meet Monday at Holy Redeemer The Catholic Daughters of Americas will have its monthly meeting Monday following the 5:30 pm. Mass at Holy Redeemer Church. The “Installation of Officers” and a reception for new members will take place in Carlin Hall. Lunch co-chairs ...
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd offered at Holy Redeemer The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a hands-on approach to Christian formation for children ages 3 through kindergarten and offered at Holy Redeemer on Tuesday or Thursday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. beginning on Sept. 11 or 13. The ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Driving tourists up to the top of Pike’s Peak is quite different from the Rev. Edsel Miller’s occupation in the Tracy/Garvin area. Miller said that after a lifetime of working with Christians, his mission field has changed. “Being suddenly thrust into the ...
LAKE BENTON — Ardith Larsen was passed over last year for the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s (DCCW) Woman of the Year Award, so she didn’t think that her name would be submitted again this year. But it was. At the spring DCCW convention in Redwood Falls, Larsen was recognized for ...
A thankful remembrance Reflecting on my tenure as the first board certified clinical pastoral care provider of Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center within Marshall’s community since my retirement in August 2017, and preparing to move to Mankato, these words from a poem comes to mind, ...