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St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Thursday, Dec. 24: 4:30 p.m. St. Catherine Christmas Eve mass. 7:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Christmas Eve mass. Friday, Dec. 25: 9 a.m. Christmas Day Mass at St. Catherine. Sunday, Dec. 27: 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s. No Faith Formation. 10:30 p.m. Mass at St. Catherine. No Sunday…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Thursday, Dec. 17: 10 a.m. Mass at Tuff Home. Noon Fun Day Potluck. 3:30 p.m. Reconciliation Learning Centers. 4 p.m. Veterans Home Mass. Friday, Dec. 18: 9:30 a.m. Parkview Manor Mass. Saturday, Dec. 19: 2:15 p.m. Veterans Home Bingo. Vouchers/Fair Trade. 5:30 p.m. St.…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Saturday, Dec. 5: 5:30 p.m. St. Catherine Mass. Sunday, Dec. 6: 8:30 a.m. St. Mary Mass. 10:30 a.m. St. Catherine Mass. SS/CLW.   Luverne Christian Reformed Church 605 N. Estey St., Luverne Office Ph. 283-8482; Prayer Line Ph. 449-5982 www.luverncrc.com — luvernecrc@ymail.com…

By Martha Fick, Good Samaritan – Mission Effectiveness "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many." Matthew 7:13 ESV  Lars decided to fly to Norway to visit relatives and took a seat in the first class section at the very front of the plane. Soon another passenger came up to him and said, "Sir,…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Thursday, Nov. 26: Thanksgiving. 9 a.m. St. Catherine Mass. Friday, Nov. 27: 9:30 a.m. Parkview Manor Mass. Saturday, Nov. 28: 5:30 p.m. St. Catherine Mass. Sunday, Nov. 29: 8:30 a.m. St. Mary Mass. 10:30 a.m. St. Catherine Mass. No St. Mary Faith Formation. SS/CLW. Monday, Nov…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Thursday, Nov. 19: 10 a.m. Tuff Mass. 4 p.m. Veterans Home Mass. 7 p.m. RCIA. Friday, Nov. 20: 9:30 a.m. Parkview Manor Mass. 6-9 p.m. Cluster Planning at St. Catherine. Saturday, Nov. 21: 2:15 p.m. Vets Bingo. Vouchers/Fair Trade. 5:30 p.m. St. Catherine Mass. Sunday, Nov. 22:…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Thursday, Nov. 12: 9 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine. 1 p.m. Parish Fun Day. 6-8 p.m. CR. Friday, Nov. 13: 9:30 a.m. Parkview Manor Mass. Saturday, Nov. 14: 4 p.m. Mass at St. Catherine. 5:30 p.m. St. Catherine-Fall Fest. Sunday, Nov. 15: 8:30 a.m. St. Mary’s Mass. 10:30 a.m. St.…

Effectiveness “Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.” (Psalms 22:11 ESV) Lisabet sprang to the telephone when it rang and listened with relief to the kindly voice in her ear. “How are you, darling?” the woman said. “What kind of day are you having?” Lisabet sobbed uncontrollably into the phone, “I haf had such a bad day. De babies vill not eat and de vashing machine…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Thursday, Nov. 5: 9 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Kids Against Hunger at LHS. 4 p.m. Veterans Home Mass. Friday, Nov. 6: 9:30 a.m. Mass at Parkview Manor. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kids Against Hunger at LHS. Saturday, Nov. 6: Vouchers/Fair Trade. 5:30 p.m. Mass at St.…

The Other Side   “On that day, when evening had come, He said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." Mark 4:35 ESV  Ole and Lena were vacationing. Lena sent Ole to town to buy some groceries. When he came to the river, he looked up it and down, but could not see either a bridge or a ferry to cross it. Just as he was about to give up, he saw his good friend Sven on the other side…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Saturday, Oct. 31: 5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Catherine. Sunday, Nov. 1: 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s in Ellsworth. 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine. Wednesday, Nov. 4: 3:30/7 p.m. Faith  Formation.   Luverne Christian Reformed Church 605 N. Estey St., Luverne Office Ph. 283-8482;…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Thursday, Oct. 22: 9 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine. 4 p.m. Mass at Veterans Home. 7 p.m. SC-PC. Friday, Oct. 23: 9:30 a.m. Mass at Parkview Manor. Saturday, Oct. 24: 5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Catherine. Sunday, Oct. 25: 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s in Ellsworth. 10:30 a.m. Mass at St.…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Thursday, Oct. 15: 9 a.m. St. Catherine Communion Service. 10 a.m. Tuff Anointing Mass. Saint Catherine Rummage Sale. Friday, Oct. 16: St. Catherine Rummage Sale. 9:30 a.m. Mass at Parkview Manor. Saturday, Oct. 17: Vouchers/Fair Trade. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. DOW Social Justice Day at…

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 18:20 ESV As Christians we set some high standards for ourselves. We want to do good and to show love to others. This isn't some idea that we've thought up ourselves. It's what God wants us to do. “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. We love because He first loved us.” 1…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph.: 283-8502 St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellsworth Thomas Jennings, Pastor Thursday, Oct. 8: 10:30 a.m. Anointing Mass at St. Catherine. 4 p.m. Anointing Mass at Veterans Home. Friday, Oct. 9: 9:30 PVM Mass. Saturday, Oct. 10: DOW-CCW Convention at Austin; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shredding Truck sponsored by SC Carmelites; 5:30 p.m. SC…

Jesus called Levi, a tax collector, to “come follow me.” Levi left his business and called his friends to join him and Jesus for a meal. The church leaders grumbled to Jesus’ other disciples, asking them why Jesus chose to eat with sinners. Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.  I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to…