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CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having their meeting in Carlin Hall at 6 p.m. Monday. There will be no Mass that evening. They will have a guest speaker from "Choices Pregnancy.” Healing Connections group Join others who have experienced a loss. Gain strength and comfort from those walking a similar path, drawing on information and support while working through your own journey of grief. The Spring Healing Connections Group will be meeting at Living Word on Thursday evenings from 4:30-6 p.m for an 8-week session, starting Thursday, ...

A most memorable Easter worship service indeed

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Our Easter service just ended, and I was at the back of the sanctuary so I could greet parishioners as they exited. I just finished saying, “Go in peace; serve the Lord,” when an usher urgently handed me a cordless phone: “Pastor, it’s Paul and he’s only got 15 minutes.” My ...

STEM Symposium April 22

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The Mathematics Program at Southwest Minnesota State University will host the 2nd annual STEM Symposium from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, in the Upper Conference Center. The STEM Symposium Series was launched to celebrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.  The symposium will feature keynote speaker, Dr. Dequina Angelina Nicholas, assistant professor at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. The topic of her keynote is “Hijacking the Metabolism: Inflammation Connection for New Type 2 Diabetes ...

SMSU Briefs

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MARL Class 14 applications being accepted The application deadline for Class 14 of the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership (MARL) program is April 30, and program Executive Director Brad Schloesser is anticipating another outstanding group of ag le aders when the class kicks off its 23-month cohort in November 2026. Individuals are encouraged to apply who are: • Dedicated to agriculture and rural Minnesota. • Committed to the program with time and energy. • Residents of Minnesota, 21 years or older. • Developing and experienced leaders in the community or ...

Faith Forum

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During this season of Lent, culminating with the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we’ve had multiple opportunities to reflect on and read about His life plus verbally sharing an Easter greeting with those we encounter from day-to-day. It is also evident, that just because we believe in Christ, we still are far from what our spiritual potential is. The devils believe in Jesus Christ, but they don’t follow nor do they want us to follow Him either. (see James 2:19) We would find further insights of this eternal battle, if one peruses “The Screwtape Letters,” by ...

Jesus changed the world in a day; so can you

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Lost in the mystically beautiful and heartbreakingly tragic story of Holy Week is a facet I think all too often gets overshadowed by the joy of Christ’s resurrection. Please don’t misunderstand me: I’m not saying that Jesus rising from the grave to conquer sin and death on this earth ...