St. Paul Lutheran Church, located at 622 5th Street NE in Garrison, will hold a German supper and silent auction from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 6. The supper will include knoepfla, kraut and sausage, knoepfla soup, German chocolate cake, and kuechen bars. Free will offerings will be taken to benefit Camp of the Cross Ministries. For delivery, call 463-2019 before 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 6. Deliveries will be made at 4 p.m.
Northland Harvest Church will hold an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Northland Harvest Church, located at 140 Souris Drive, in Minot, to honor Pastor Larry Borud for his years of faithful service. There will be a short program at 1 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
The Minot Christian Women’s Luncheon Happy Harvest Gathering will be held from 12:15 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the Grand Hotel. The cost is $13 inclusive. A silent auction of garden produce, baked goods, crafts, gift baskets, quilted pieces, home canned jams, and pickles will be held. People are asked to bring new items for inclusion in the auction no later than 11:30 a.m. that day. Heidi Studer, of Dent, Minn., will speak about “The Greatest Gift of All.” Accordion players Jerry Schlag, Karen Stevens and Marla Rose will perform. Contact Darcy at 837-8233 for reservations ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has defrocked a Chilean priest who was a central character in the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his "supreme" authority to stiffen an earlier sentence because of the "exceptional amount of damage" the priest's crimes had caused. In a statement Friday, the Vatican said Francis had laicized 88-year-old Rev. Fernando Karadima, who was originally sanctioned in 2011 to live a lifetime of "penance and prayer" for having sexually abused minors in the upscale Santiago parish he ran. The Vatican said Francis was doing so for "the good ...
A special installation service is planned for Sunday, Sept. 23 at 4 p.m. in the Sanctuary at Our Savior Lutheran Church, located at 3705 11th Street SW in Minot. The Rev. Dr. Richard Davis will be installed as Intentional Interim Minister for Our Savior Lutheran Church. Following the service will be a potluck. Attendees are asked to bring a favorite dish to share and to put a “GF” on it if the dish is gluten free.
A Respect Life Fair and free will offering breakfast will be held Sunday, Oct. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 707 16th Ave SW, Minot. Knights of Columbus Council 4894 hosts the breakfast, with proceeds going to St. Gianna’s Maternity Home in Warsaw. In addition to the breakfast, several groups will be sharing information about their efforts with respect for human life. Some of them include Dakota Hope Clinic, Natural Family Planning, Minot Right to Life, Men’s Winter Refuge, Domestic Violence Center, Catholic Charities ND, St. Vincent de Paul ...