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Loss of a Spouse seminar Grieving the death of your spouse or know of someone who is? In the “Loss of a Spouse” event, you will learn what to expect in the weeks and months after your spouse’s death and how to survive the loneliness plus many more helpful tips. Please join us for this encouraging seminar on from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at Holy Redeemer Church, Marshall. For more info, call the church office, 507-532-5711. You may also sign up for this seminar at GriefShare.org. Enter the Marshall zip code, 56258, to find this event. CDA scholarship available The Catholic ...

Small holy interactions might be the best testimonial for church ever

This week, before our Wednesday Lenten service, I had the privilege of enjoying dinner with my congregation, family style in our basement fellowship hall, just as it was prescribed somewhere in the book of Leviticus, or one of those, that Lutherans shall do every Wednesday during Lent for ...

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CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having their meeting in Carlin Hall after the 5:30 p.m. Mass Monday at Holy Redeemer. Fish fry March 13 The Knights of Columbus Council #1621 will hold their second Lenten Fish Fry on from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, March 13,in Carlin Hall at Holy Redeemer Church. They are serving breaded, deep-fried pollock fillets, along with a baked potato or French fries, coleslaw, dinner roll, and a beverage. They will also be serving a grilled cheese meal with fries and a beverage. Takeout is available. Prices are as ...

A thank you three decades overdue

Last week I had the opportunity to offer a thank you more than 30 years overdue. I was invited back to my hometown to present a lifetime legacy award to a teacher who played a pivotal role in me making it through high school, and successfully so. It all was a surprise: her being the recipient, me getting to hand over the award, and I couldn’t have scripted the night better in my dreams. Friends, the bible lifts teachers on high; you’ll see their praises sung in many places. And in my four years of high school, no one epitomized this lofty role for me more than “Mrs. ...

Faith Briefs for Feb. 13

CCW scholarships available The New Ulm Diocesan CCW Scholarship Program offers monies for education of faith and spiritual growth to our CCW groups and parishioners who are volunteers or employees involved in various parish ministries. These scholarships may be used for workshops, institutes, conferences, seminars, classes or convention registration that aid in parish and/or Catholic school ministry. Scholarship applications are available at the Holy Redeemer parish office and on the NUDCCW website. Completed applications are due by Friday, Feb. 20. Please call Janet Trost at ...

Fight the despair, grab hold of the peace offered to us

Friends, this week my prayer for you is that you feel the Holy Spirit’s peace descend upon you. I found myself this week in need of seeking the same thing. … Peace, but not just the peace that I find for myself in a walk with the dogs or hiding away with an engaging book. No, what I was seeking this week was the peace promised to us by Jesus in the Gospel of John 14:27: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” Truth be told, I’ve found my heart troubled a ...