Church Briefs

For The Journal

Published Friday, October 10, 2008

Battle Lake Church hosts fall bazaar:

First Lutheran Church in Battle Lake will host its annual fall festival bazaar from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church, located at 505 West Holdt St.

Enjoy a variety of arts and crafts, antiques and collectables, holiday decorations, unique gift items and the opportunity to participate in the Charles Beck print raffle.

The fall festival is also known for its abundant bake sale and delicious soup and salad luncheon. Bring a friend and enjoy.

Johnson to preach at Calvary Free Church:

In a sense, Mark Johnson will be coming home when he preaches at Calvary Free Lutheran Church’s fall Faith Focus series this week beginning with worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Mark and his family were part of the Fergus Falls community and of the Calvary family for five years in the 1990s. During that time he was involved in radio and marketing/public relations as well as being active in the church.

He was called away from the Fergus Falls community to serve as dean of students at the Free Lutheran Bible School in the Twin Cities.

While there he responded to God’s call to become a pastor and is now on the staff of the Dalton Free Lutheran Parish.

Johnson will also speak at 7 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday.

The theme of the series is “Under Christ’s Construction – Lessons from Nehemiah.”

Calvary Free Lutheran is located on the corner of Highway 1 and 111. Call 218-736-4282 for more information.

Camp Emily is Saturday at Trinity:

Camp Emily will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, at Trinity for the youth, ages 6 to 18 years of age who have experienced the death of someone they loved.

Newly bereaved as well as those who have been on the path of grief for some time are welcome. Parents or guardians are asked to attend and participate.

The camp will be open to people of all ethnic, cultural and spiritual backgrounds and is sponsored by Lakeland Hospice and Home Care.

To register, call 1-218-998-1400.

Zion-Sarpsborg

hosts harvest fest

Zion-Sarpsborg Free Lutheran Church will conduct its annual harvest festival from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the church in Dalton.

Available for sale will be crafts, baked goods, produce and jellies and jams. A meatball supper will be served, with gravy, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, assorted pickles, biscuits and apple crisp.

Cost is $7 for adults; $3 for children ages 10 and younger; and 3 and under eat free.

Matching funds by Thrivent proceeds for church improvements.

Elizabeth church plans fall bazaar

Augustana Lutheran Church of Elizabeth will hold its annual fall bazaar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, with baked goods, crafts, greeting cards and lunch.

On the lunch menu will be vegetable beef dumpling soup, ham sandwiches, pie, bars, milk and coffee.

A raffle is also planned for a queen-size star burst blue and white quilt, 36 crocheted doilies and a John Deere barbeque apron and mitt.

The church is handicap accessible.

Catholic Daughters work with Habitat:

The Catholic Daughters Gummi Bear Fundraiser for Habitat will be

Saturday at Service Food and Westridge Mall and also Saturday and Sunday after each church service at Our Lady Of Victory Catholic Church in Fergus Falls.

Gummi Bear candy will be handed out in exchange for a donation to Habitat for Humanity. Catholic Daughters of the Americas and Habitat have formed a partnership to build homes.

The money collected will go toward an estimated $10,000 Catholic Daughters grant to support a Habitat house in Minnesota.

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