Church Briefs

Published Friday, April 4, 2008

Perham Women in Faith meet:

Perham Area Women in Faith invites all women to their monthly gathering at 7 p.m. Monday, at Perham Community Alliance Church to worship, fellowship, and hear from guest speaker Dr. Susan Vitalis.

The message for the evening is, “Flight for Life.” She will share about her involvement with a Children’s Heart Project through the organization Samaritan’s Purse whose goal is to heal children’s hearts both physically and spiritually.

Dr. Vitalis serves as a family physician in the MeritCare Ottertail Clinic.

Perham Area Women in Faith is a non-denominational, non-profit organization that exists to gather women and encourage them in their faith and love for Jesus Christ.

Bring a friend and join the group for a ladies’ night out. For more information, call (218) 346-2467.

Abundant Life Installation:

An installation service for the Rev. Duane and Lisa Smith is planned at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, at Abundant Life Assembly of God, during the morning worship service.

Rev. Clarence St. John, District Superintendent for the Minnesota District Council of the Assembly of God, will officiate at the installation as well as be the guest speaker at the adult Sunday school class at 9:30 a.m.

He oversees 207 Assembly of God churches in Minnesota as well as more than 750 ministers. Rev. St. John is also the national executive presbyter for the North Central Region.

Following the installation service, the church will host a special dinner for everyone in attendance. The community is invited to come and meet Duane and Lisa Smith and welcome them to the community. If you have any questions, call (218) 736-3928.

WordAlone meets Saturday:

The West Central WordAlone Chapter will meet beginning at 9:30 a.m. with coffee and fellowship, Saturday, April 5, at Fron Lutheran Church, Starbuck. The program, video lectures and discussion of the previous WA Conventions, presented by the Rev. Norman Olsen, follows at 10 a.m.

Wally Ness speaks at Men’s Forum:

Wally Ness of Fergus Falls will be the featured speaker at the Bethel Church Men's Forum, beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 5. Ness will give a visual presentation of his climb of the 19,500-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro in northeastern Tanzania.

Ness, an NDSU electrical engineering graduate, was employed at Otter Tail Power for 33 years before retiring in 1998. Men in the community are encouraged to attend.

FF CWC meets Thursday:

The Fergus Falls Christian Women's Club will meet from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 10, at the Fergus Falls YMCA for an "Eye've Been Framed" Brunch. Cost is $9. This month's feature is "The Eyes Have It," by 20/20 Optical of Fergus Falls. Music will be provided by Carolyn Murdock. Jan Yonak of Monticello will speak on the topic, "Eye've a Story." To make reservationss, call Jody at 218-739-0315 or Diane at 218-739-2004 .

Bolte gives testimony at Full Gospel:

Alan Bolte will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship at 7:30 p.m. Monday, at the Best Western in Fergus Falls.

He grew up on a farm in Southern Minnesota with two brothers and a sister. Although he attended church and was fully involved as a youth and as an adult it wasn't until he was 24 that he asked Jesus to become his Lord and Savior.

He is an ordained United Methodist Pastor, serving as the District Superintendent in the Northwest District of the Minnesota United Methodist Church.

OGG Creek Stringband performs:

The OGG Creek Stringband will perform traditional Appalachian music at 7 p.m. Wednesday, at Grace Lutheran Church in Erhard. Lunch will follow in the fellowship hall.

Bill Holm to speak at Unitarian Church:

Bill Holm, who is launching another new book, “Windows of Brimnes” (An American in Iceland.) will be the guest speaker at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at the Unitarian Church in Underwood.

Poet, musician, wit, polemicist Bill is one of a kind. In “Brimnes,” his most ambitious book to date, he retires to his cottage in Iceland to reflect on the state of the country today and what we might learn from the land of his ancestral roots.