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Celebration of Marriage dinner to be held March 30 at Our Lady of Grace

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church will host a Celebration of Marriage dinner on Saturday, March 30. The event will begin with a Mass and Renewal of Vows at 4 p.m. A social will follow at 5 p.m. A dinner with presentations by Mohn and Julia Koble and Father Jadyn Nelson will follow at 6 p.m. Child care will be available during the event and there will also be time during the social for parents to feed their children. The meal for the children will be provided. Parents must arrange for child care in advance. Married couples may register by calling the parish office at 852-3002 or by ...

I have this hope

Last time I chatted about writing with a marketing director from Wisconsin. She writes for brochures, the company website and marketing emails. Her topic is always given to her. When I told her I write a weekly column, her immediate question was, “How do you know what to write about?” I replied, “That is a great question. I try to think about those reading the column and ask God to provide something helpful to at least one of them.” Today I am writing to the person struggling with grief, pain or loss. My heart goes out to you. It is a journey none of us choose. A song from ...

Reflections: Lent 2019

What will you do this Lent? Or why do anything special this Lent? These are very important questions to ask ourselves. Many Christians have traditionally seen Lent as a sacred season of 40 days of spiritually uniting ourselves with Jesus who spent 40 days in the desert wilderness preparing himself for his public ministry. Marti gras is a French title for the day before Ash Wednesday and it means “Fat Tuesday” because on that day people would consume any remaining meat or meat products from their food supplies to prepare to engage in a 40-day season of penance. To a great degree our ...

Irish theme for Minot Christian Women’s luncheon Tuesday

The Minot Christian Women’s Club will hold an Irish Fun luncheon on Tuesday from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. for both men and women at the Grand Hotel in Minot. The charge will be $13 inclusive. The main speaker will be Scott Gottschalk, Kimball, Minn, who has traveled through all 50 states and six continents and is the author of three books. He will speak on the topic of “Are Angels for Real?”He will also give a presentation on “Your Bucket List.” Pianist Linda Lumley will perform. For reservations, contact Darcy at 263-7170 or email minotchristianwomens@hotmail.com.

Child Evangelism Fellowship to hold banquet March 25

Child Evangelism Fellowship will holds its annual banquet on Thursday, March 25 at the Grand Hotel in Minot. The guest speaker this year is Philip Annett, who began serving with CEF in his home country of Northern Ireland. Annett has held many roles in CEF throughout the years and currently serves with CEF International Ministries helping leaders around the word develop their national ministries. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. People can reserve a complimentary ticket online at www.nwchapter.com, by calling the CEF office at 721-7271, or by talking with a table host.

Vendor and craft show March 16 at Zion Lutheran

Zion Lutheran Church in Minot will hold a vendor and craft show on Saturday, March 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will also be served. More than 25 vendors are signed up so far and will be selling housewares, health and beauty items, books, and home decor. For more information, call the church office at 852-1872. Proceeds will go to help fund a mission trip that the Zion Youth Group will be going on this summer. The church is located at 1800 Hiawatha Street SE.