Church Briefs

For The Journal

Published Friday, April 18, 2008

First Lutheran salad luncheon:

First Lutheran Church will host its annual salad luncheon and bake sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the church. Cost is $7 for all you can eat.

Lutheran Luau/ Bake Sale:

Eagle Lake Lutheran Church will host a luau and bake sale from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, at the church in Battle Lake. Sample meat and cheese trays, meat, vegetable and fruit salads, beverages, buns and desserts.

Cost is by donation. Eagle Lake Lutheran Church is six miles south of Battle Lake on Hwy 78 and 1 mile east on Co. Rd. 81.

Grace Methodist rummage sale:

Grace United Methodist Women are planning their 19th annual rummage sale from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 24, and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday in the Fellowship Hall of the church, located at 1100 Friberg Ave. For more information call the church office at 739-2269.

Parks visiting Unitarian Church:

The Rev. Roger Parks will speak on Abundance at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, during his third visit to the Unitarian Church in Underwood.

Missionary league meets April 29:

The annual Spring Rally of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML) of the Fergus Falls Zone will open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Friberg in Fergus Falls. The Revs. Trunow of Immanuel, Palace of Faith and Hansen of Trinity, Sabin will be the leaders of devoions and Bible Study.

Guest speaker will be the Rev. Tim Renstrom of Trinity in Appleton, who will speak at 10 a.m. on the topic,"Sharing God's Word in a ‘Right-to-Die’ Environment." Registration is $5. A noon lunch will be provided.

Meatball supper in Elizabeth:

Augustana Lutheran Church in Elizabeth will serve its annual Swedish meatball supper from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the church. In addition to meatballs, rice potatoes, glazed carrots, beans, coleslaw, krem pudding, Swedish goodies, head cheese, pickled herring pickles and beverages will be served.

Cost is $7 for adults, $3.50 for kids ages 6 to 12 and children 6 and younger eat free. The church is handicap accessible.

Aglow meets Monday:

Fergus Falls Aglow Lighthouse will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Best Western in Fergus Falls. Craig Bjerke, an instructor at Alexandria Technical College, will present, “Signs of the End of the Age,” a multimedia presentation that will bring the times we live in into sharper focus.

Men and women of all faiths are welcome. Contact Delilah at 736-3536 for more information.

Holmquist family performs at Tonseth:

The Holmquist family will perform at 10 a.m. Sunday at Tonseth Lutheran Church in Erhard.

The public is welcome. Refreshments will be served following the service.