The Luverne Cardinal boys’ tennis team opened its 2022 season with a 3-0 record and earned the team championship at the St. James tournament Saturday. 
Luverne defeated New Ulm 4-3, Winona Cotter 7-0 and St. James 5-2. 
The three Cardinal singles players won all nine matches during the day. 
“After not having practice for most of the week (due to weather), I was quite happy with the performances,” said Luverne head coach Lucas Larson.
“Our singles players all did awesome. They continue to show why they are some of the best players in our corner of the state.” 
Luverne, which opened the season as the eighth-ranked team in Minnesota Class A boys’ tennis, was scheduled to host Madison, South Dakota, on Tuesday, April 12, and will face Sioux Falls Lincoln at home on Monday. 
 
Luverne 4, New Ulm 3
LHS won a close contest in its first match of the season. The Cardinals defeated the New Ulm Eagles 4-3 in the opening match of the St. James tournament Saturday. 
The Cardinals swept the singles matches in the contest. 
At No. 1 singles, Pierce Cunningham defeated New Ulm’s Ben Brownfield 6-2, 6-1. Griffen Jarchow defeated Thomas Schwartz 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and Blake Frahm downed Rylen O’Neil 6-0, 6-0 at third singles. 
In doubles play, the Cardinals’ Ethan Nath and Logan Ommen defeated the Eagles’ Nathaniel Janssen and Keenan Davis 7-6, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles.  
At No. 2 doubles, Maverick Johnson and Sabastian Smith defeated Luverne’s Kyle Ferguson and Jase Arp 6-0, 6-2. 
Luke Bosch and Spencer Kracht of Luverne lost to Joey Kotten and Mitch Schotzko at No. 3 doubles, 6-0, 6-0. 
New Ulm’s No. 4 doubles team of Dylen Carreon and Marcarious Amaoh defeated Luverne’s Ross Bergman and Levi Thielbar 6-0, 6-1. 
 
Luverne 7, Winona Cotter 0
The Cardinals had little trouble with Winona Cotter in the second match of the St. James tournament Saturday. 
LHS swept the Ramblers 7-0. 
At No. 1 singles, Cunningham defeated Jon Besek 6-0, 6-2. At No. 2 singles, Jarchow bested Hamilton Brewer 6-2, 6-2. Frahm defeated Logan Granseth 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3 singles. 
In doubles play, Nath and Ommen came out on top of Ema Stankova and Mateo Vila 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles. 
At No. 2 doubles, Ferguson and Arp defeated Goktug Ozkan and Joseph Row 6-0, 4-6, 10-7 in an exciting match. 
Bosch and Kracht bested Spencer Briggs and Barrett Schmidt 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 doubles. 
At No. 4 doubles, Hunter Gaffaney and Bergman defeated Iren Oliveras and Minh Nguyen 6-4, 6-1. 
 
Luverne 5, St. James 2
Luverne defeated the host St. James Saints 5-2 to win the tournament championship Saturday. 
Playing in their third match of the day, the trio of senior Cardinal singles players swept all three of their contests. 
Cunningham, currently ranked 10th individually in Class A, defeated Preston Wegner 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. 
At No. 2 singles, Jarchow swept Andrei Rivera 6-0, 6-0, and Frahm defeated Christian Pineda 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3 singles. 
The Cardinals and Saints split the four doubles matches in the final contest. 
Luverne won at No. 1 doubles when Ommen and Nath bested Payton Brown and Vince Brown 6-4, 6-2. 
At No. 2 doubles, Luverne’s Ferguson and Arp defeated Zech Ciske and Devon Olson 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. 
St James’ Dylan Reid and Noah Sauer defeated Bosch and Kracht 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3 doubles. Luverne’s Thielbar and Gaffaney lost to Caleb Fast and Rylan Meyer 6-0, 6-3 at No. 4 doubles.

The Patriots track team traveled across the border to participate in the Jesse James Invitational Saturday in Garretson, South Dakota.
The large 15-team meet included several smaller schools in southeast South Dakota, plus Hills-Beaver Creek and Southwest Christian.
The Patriot girls placed 10th while the boys’ team finished 12th.
“It’s always fun to compete against teams other than the ones we see all the time,” coach Rex Metzger said about the meet on Saturday. 
 
Girls’ results
The 4-by-200-meter team made up of Brynn Rauk, Olivia Deelstra, Brynn Bakken and Abbie Harris turned in a second-place finish with a time of 1:54.93. 
Seventh-grader Brynn Bakken also placed third in the 200-meter dash (28.55) and sixth in the long jump (14’11”).
The medley relay team of Larissa Steinhoff, Olivia Deelstra, Taylor Durst and Kenadie Fick came in fifth with a time of 5:01.03. 
The 4-by-800-meter relay team of Kenadie Fick, Taylor Durst, Bailey Spykerboer and Emma Deelstra turned in a sixth-place finish with a time of 11:46.80. 
Boys’ results
The boys’ 4-by-200-meter relay team of Liam Raymon, Luke Fuerstenberg, Eli Taubert and Cooper Gehrke finished in third place with a time of 1:38.71.
Sophomore Cooper Gehrke placed fifth in the 200-meter dash (25.52), while Brock Harnack, Luke Fuerstenberg, Blake Leenderts and Liam Raymon also came in fifth in the 4-by-100-meter relay with a time of 48.47.
Sophomore Brock Harnack rounded out the top finishers for the Patriots with a sixth-place finish of 49.31  in the 300-meter hurdles.
 
Girls
200 26. Aspen Shimp 33.70
400 21. Bailey Spykerboer 1:16.00 28. Emma Deelstra 1:17.55 32. Aspen Shimp 1:19.46
4x400 7. Abbie Harris Kenadie Fick Brynn Rauk Taylor Durst 4:43.28
Discus 17. Ally Birger 75’10” 20. Larissa Steinhoff 71’1” 38. Izzy Wysong 58’8” 45. Tyrae Goodface 51’3”
High Jump 7. Larissa Steinhoff 4’4”
Long Jump 11. Abbie Harris 14’6” 16. Brynn Rauk 13’9” 25. Bailey Spykerboer 12’5”
Triple Jump 11. Emma Deelstra 28’6.5” 18. Olivia Deelstra 26’4” 20. Bailey Spykerboer 26’2”
 
Boys
200 29. James VandenBosch 28.77
300 Hurdles 13. James Vanden Bosch 54.68
4x400 Eli Taubert Sawyer Bosch Blake Leenderts Jackson Gacke 4:12.11
Discus 10. Max Scholten 104’9” 33. Riley Tatge 76’6” 35. Brayden Metzger 75’7” 39. Alex Harris 67’7”
High Jump 8. Eli Taubert 5’6”
Long Jump 13. Cooper Gehrke 17’10.5” 21. Eli Taubert 17’1” 28. Sawyer Bosch 16’2” 36. Jackson Gacke 13’6”
Triple Jump 8. Brock Harnack 35’7” 9. Sawyer Bosch 34’6” 13. Blake Leenderts 33’10.5”

The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ golf team traveled to Pipestone to compete against the Arrows Monday night at the Pipestone Golf and Country Club.
The Patriots dropped their opening match by a score of 170 strokes to 217.
“The boys did well for the first time out,” said H-BC golf coach Dan Ellingson. “Pipestone is one of the better teams we will have a chance to play against all year.”
He said the team was missing a golfer due to a conflict with another school activity, and he said all the girls’ varsity players will be back next meet.
“We are looking forward to greens being cut on the courses and more practice outside,” Ellingson said.
“Our next goal is to get back under 200 as a team score,” said Ellingson.
Senior Austin Allen led the way for the Patriots by shooting a 48, followed by seniors Jacob Axness (52), Daniel Martinyuk (55), Ethan Kruger (62) and Robbie Drake (66). 
Junior Braxton Thompson for Pipestone led all scorers with a score of 36. 
Both the boys’ and girls’ H-BC golf teams travel to Fulda on Tuesday.

The Cardinals competed in the Brandon Valley Lynx Invitational on a cold Saturday, April 9, against the stiff competition of all AA South Dakota schools.
Despite the condition, LHS athletes turned in some winning performances.
Ashton Sandbulte won the 100-meter dash in 11:47 and Jenna DeBates was the champion in the 3200 (11:21.68).
Eli Radtke turned in a second-place finish Saturday at 13’ 6” — a second all-time school best, next to Matt Hup’s pole vault school record of 14’ 3 ¼.
LHS pole vault coach Ken Hup has 26 vaulters he is working with this year. 
“I believe in giving everyone a chance,” said Hup, who’s in his final season of coaching. “You can’t rule anybody out, because you never know who will develop into a good vaulter by the time they are a junior or senior.”
Camden Janiszeski had a fifth-place finish in the 800 meters (2:10.78) and sixth in the 1600 (4:48.27).
Tenley Nelson was fourth in the 1600 (5:27.82). Nelson and DeBates teamed up with Tiana Lais and Elizabeth Wagner for a third-place finish in the 4-by-800-meter relay.  
Wagner, a first-year hurdler, placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdles (49.33), marking another early-season success.
Hurdler coach Corey Nelson said it’s difficult to recruit athletes to the event, which presents the challenge of sprinting 300 meters while clearing hurdles.
Currently he only has a couple of boys practicing and not yet competing in meets.
“You need hurdlers especially for the upcoming True Team competition because you don’t want to have zero points in any events,” Nelson said.
Jadyn Hart had a good day placing second with a personal record in the discus (107-11) and seventh in the shot put (33-04.00).
The rest of Luverne’s results are as follows:
 
LHS boys
100  26. Lucky Dara 12.78  27. Noah Mehlfaff 13.15
200  19. Lucky Dara 25.13  22. Zachary Terrio 25.51  24. Tyler Rolfs 26.89  
800  18. Owen Janiszeski 2:15.40
1600  8. Owen Janiszeski 4:53.95  14. Ryan Fick 5:06.37
4x100  8. Ethan Rahm, Zachary Terrio, Tyler Rolfs, Anyuon Atem 49.35
4x200  7. Lucky Dara, Gavin DeBeer, Eli Radtke, Ashton Sandbulte 1:35.83
4x400  9. Owen Janiszeski, Camden Janiszeski, Ethan Rahm, Ashton Sandbulte
Shot put  23. Elijah Woodley 35-08.50  24. Keaton Ahrendt 34-03.75
Discus  23. Elijah Woodley 91-07  26. Keaton Ahrendt 73-11
Pole vault  7. Noah Mehlhaff 10-00
Long jump  16. Gavin DeBeer 17-08.05  21. Anyuon Atem 16-06.50
Triple jump  18. Ethan Rahm 34-00.50
High jump  14. Gavin DeBeer 5-4
 
LHS girls
100  12. Anna Banck 14.29   25. Corynn Oye 15.74  26. Skylar VanderSteen 15.82
200  9. Sarah Stegenga 28.74  23. Reinha John 31.41  25. Skylar VanderSteen 32.36
400  18. Makena Nelson 1:09.82  23. Brynn Boyenga 1:19.97
800  14. Cassi Chesley 2:40.24  17. Ella Schmuck 2:41.94  18. Maria Rops 2:42.04
1600  13. Kayla Bloemendaal 6:05.44  14. Ella Schmuck 6:05.50
4x100  8. Sarah Stegenga, Hailey Como, Reinha John  55.12
4x200  7. Makena Nelson, Hailey Como, Anna Banck, Sarah Stegenga 1:57.58
4x400  7. Tiana Lais, Cassi Chesley, Maria Rops, Tenley Nelson 4:27.56
100H  17. Kendra Thorson 20.36  18. Augusta Papik 20.78
300H  17. Kayla Bloemendaal 1:01.45
Shot put  24. Rayann Remme 23-09  25. Andrea Luitjens 23-03.50
Discus  22. Rayann Remme 67-05  25. Hannah Woodley 62-05 
Triple jump  10. Kendra Thorson 30-11  15. Makena Nelson 29-09

The Luverne Cardinal baseball team opened the 2022 season with a 3-0 loss in Fairmont Monday night. 
Braydon Ripka, Casey Sehr, Riley Sneller and Will Serie had one hit each for the Cardinals.
Fairmont, which had only three total hits in the game, scored one run in the first inning and two runs in the sixth of the seven-inning contest. 
Sophomore Conner Connell was the opening pitcher for LHS. He gave up three hits and three runs while striking out eight Fairmont batters during five and two-thirds innings on the mound. 
Senior Casey Sehr pitched in relief for Connell in the final one-third of the last inning, striking out one batter. 
Luverne (0-1) was scheduled to host Windom at Redbird Field on Tuesday, April 12.
The Cardinals will host Redwood Valley in a double-header on Tuesday, April 19, and travel to Pipestone Area next Thursday, April 21. 
Additional details and box score for the Fairmont game were not available at press time.

It is pretty amazing how a little thing can turn into a big thing. This can happen when a small issue or discovery really turns and stuff hits the fan. Every once in a while, though, a little thing can become a big thing in a positive way.
When this happens, it can really make your day, and I am going to share one of those little things that turned into a very great outcome.
Last spring I was visiting a friend of mine, Kenny Reed, who has a lake place in Pine County, Minnesota, about 90 minutes north of the Twin Cities.
We decided to go for what I call a Rall Real Tree Road Trip, a side-by-side ride to visit citizen-owned lands managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Most people call them Wildlife Management Areas. As we were enjoying the ride and seeing what wildlife might be out for our viewing, we pulled into a WMA.
There was a sign attached to one of the posts in the parking lot area that explained that this particular WMA had been adopted by the Kanabec County Pheasants Forever chapter. My best friend, Scott Roemhildt, who was present on this ride, is the southern region director for the DNR, and I asked just what was going on with this adoption sign.
He was going to look into it for me, and a few weeks later I got the reply. Back in 2011 the legislature directed the DNR to start a program that allowed volunteer organizations to help with minor maintenance on these public areas.
The program only had a few participants and for all practical purposes had been shelved. No one in the agency was promoting the program, and the pubic was totally unaware of this program’s existence.
I was directed to a section of the DNR’s website, and low and behold, there were about four or five WMAs in my county available for adoption.
I called the area wildlife manager for my area, Bill Schuna, and in a matter of a few months my local chapter of Pheasants Forever had adopted every single WMA in my county.
This random stop at one public area brought the “adopt a WMA program” back to the front burner with a decent amount of heat underneath it.
In the past there was always a fear that someone would get hurt working on a public land and the result would be that they sued the state for damages. In other areas wildlife managers’ past history was that working with volunteers was more work than it was worth for the amount of work completed by those groups.
It was a combination of little agency support and lack of public knowledge about the program that allowed it to fallow for almost a decade.
The details of the program look a little like this: Interested volunteers contact their area wildlife manager to express their interest in helping. Based on that group’s experience, they can sign a no-fee contract with the department, spelling out what kind of work they are allowed to pursue.
It took me about four to five months to finally get the contract I wanted. My group has lots of experience in this area, and I wanted the ability to utilize motorized vehicles to get the greatest amount of work done. 
This included side-by-sides and tractors if needed. It also allowed us to spray noxious weeks, remove invasive trees, plant food plots and other general maintenance.
Not every no-fee contract allows for the scope of work we are allowed to do. Each organization has to prove itself capable of delivering on promises in a way that does not disturb or deteriorate the habitat in these areas.
My group has logged over 2,000 hours of volunteer effort on public lands over the past three years, mostly on property bought by Pheasants Forever before the land was actually turned over to the DNR.
We can now operate in the same manner when the state actually owns the property.
Pheasants Forever insurance is the one who carries the liability for any accidents. This is how the state got over their hesitancies.
You can read about many different organizations utilizing the no-fee contract to help improve and maintain the lands the state currently manages. This has always been an item of contention with politicians who claim the state cannot take care of the lands they already have so they don’t need anymore.  This argument just went out with the trash.
Get involved in adopting a public land in your area. It can be an individual, an organization or even your individual business. Each of these areas will be signed so everybody will see your commitment. It is a great win-win and it developed into a great success after one little ride with friends in Kanabec County. A big “thank you” to Scott Roemhildt and his DNR team for helping rejuvenate a great program that had just never gotten off the ground.
Just think what we might accomplish when we have a hundred or more entities helping do maintenance. A huge side benefit, allowing area wildlife managers to concentrate on their most important tasks while others do some of the more mundane work will result in the highest quality habitat.
 
Scott Rall, Worthington, is a habitat conservationist, avid hunting and fishing enthusiast and is president of Nobles County Pheasants Forever. He can be reached at scottarall@gmail.com. or on Twitter @habitat champion.

Minnesota turkey hunting begins this week, with opportunities available from Wednesday, April 13, through Tuesday, May 31.
The season is divided into six hunt periods, A through F.
A spring turkey license will provide the opportunity to hunt all permit areas in the state, with the exception of three major wildlife management areas.
Permits are required for firearms turkey hunters age 18 and older in Mille Lacs, Carlos Avery or Whitewater WMAs during the A through C seasons. Permits for these three WMAs have already been issued through a lottery.
Firearms hunters age 18 and older must choose their hunt period when they purchase a license.
All firearms turkey hunters can participate in Hunt F if they have an unused tag from one of the earlier hunt periods.
Archery-only license holders may hunt statewide for the entire season (April 13-May 31). Hunters cannot purchase both a firearms and archery-only license.
Licensed hunters age 17 and younger may hunt statewide for the entire season (April 13-May 31) with firearms or archery equipment, including in Mille Lacs, Carlos Avery or Whitewater WMAs during the A through C seasons.
More information about turkey hunting in Minnesota can be found at mndnr.gov/Hunting/Turkey
 
2022 spring turkey hunt periods
Youth:        April 13-May 31
Archery:   April 13-May 31
Hunt A:     April 13-19
Hunt B:     April 20-26
Hunt C:     April 27-May 3
Hunt D:     May 4-10
Hunt E:     May 11-17
Hunt F:     May 18-31

When we think about Jesus, especially at Easter, some have a vision of a man hanging on a cross with blood dripping from his side. Some may think he was arrested, tried and crucified, which is absolutely true! However, there is so much more to the story that unfolds over the hours prior to his death.
Just after the Last Supper, Jesus and his disciples went to the Mount of Olives. He took three disciples with him into the olive grove. Of course, Jesus is distraught. After all, this would be the last time he would be with them before his arrest. Jesus steps away from the three to ask his Father to “… take this cup from me,” or as we would say, “Is there any other way?”
Jesus knows what horrific circumstances will evolve over the next several hours. As Jesus waits for his betrayer to come, a crowd enters the olive grove. There he is, Judas, the betrayer, to meet him with a kiss.
Jesus, arrested and bound, was first taken to Annas’ home. Annas did not know what to do with him, so he sent him to his son-in-law, Caiaphas, the High Priest. Caiaphas found false witnesses to testify; their evidence would be all lies. Caiaphas continues to question Jesus, asking him to defend himself. Jesus remained silent. Caiaphas asked if he was the Messiah. “I am,” Jesus replied. Caiaphas shouts, “Blasphemy, why do we need more evidence?” The crowd shouted, “He is worthy of death.” Blindfolded, brutally beaten, spit on and mocked, they continued the assault, saying to him, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” Jesus remained compliant.
However, Caiaphas did not have the authority to put him to death. He sent Jesus, beaten, bloody and exhausted, to the Roman governor, Pilate. By now, it’s early morning. Jesus is questioned by the governor. The crowd who followed continues to hurl lies. Pilate listens but finds no basis to charge Jesus. The angry crowd told Pilate Jesus had caused trouble all the way from Galilee.
It just so happened, Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, was in Jerusalem. Jesus, beaten, bloody and exhausted, was sent to Herod. Herod was excited to see Jesus do some sort of miracle; however, Jesus would do no such thing. Herod and his soldiers joined the taunting by mocking and dressed him in a robe. Finding no reason to put him to death, Herod sent him back to Pilate.
Succumbing to the pressure of the crowd, Pilate released Jesus to be mercilessly whipped. The whip had several straps with pieces of bone or metal on the ends to rip flesh away from the bone with every strike.
Making Jesus carry the cross, the soldiers led him to a place called Golgotha to be crucified. Exhausted from relentless beatings, Jesus was led bound and bloody from place to place. The soldiers would not cease the abuse.  They nailed him to a cross for public display.
At noon darkness came over the land. The Temple curtain tore from top to bottom and the earth shook. At 3:00 in the afternoon Jesus would take his last breath.
This Easter, let’s be reminded of the journey of torture, ridicule and exhaustion he endured for all of us to live free from the condemnation of sin.
Today is a perfect time to follow Jesus, the risen Savior!

St. Catherine Catholic Church
203 E. Brown St., Luverne
St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org
Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor
Thursday, April 14: 5 p.m. Holy Thursday Mass. 3 p.m. Good Friday Prayer and Communion Service. 4:30-7 p.m. KC Good Friday Fish Fry in Doyle Hall. 8:30 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass. Easter Bunny visit after mass. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information.
 
Luverne Christian Reformed Church
605 N. Estey St., Luverne
Office Ph. 283-8482; Prayer Line Ph. 449-5982
www.luvernecrc.com — office@luvernecrc.com
Friday, April 15: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Good Friday Service. Sunday, April 17: 7:30 -8:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Worship Service. Monday, April 18: 7 p.m. Council meeting. Tuesday, April 19: 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesday, April 20: 6:30 a.m. Ladies Prayer Time. Wednesday, April 20: 7-8 p.m. Youth Group; Men’s Bible Study. You may also visit our website for delayed broadcasts. Also our services are on local cable TV at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays. In all circumstances, may we joyfully declare: “Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 124:8.
 
First Baptist Church
103 N. Jackson St., P.O. Box 975, Luverne
Ph. 283-4091; email: fbcluv@iw.net — www.fbcluverne.org
Walt Moser, Pastor
Thursday, April 14: 6 a.m. Men’s Bible Study. 9:30 a.m. Ladies Coffee at Wildflowers. 1 p.m. Roll bandages for Zambia. Friday, April 15: 6 p.m. Good Friday Service. Sunday, April 17: 9:15 a.m. Easter Breakfast. 10:30 a.m. Easter Worship Service. Tuesday, April 19: 7 a.m. Men’s Bible Study. Thursday, April 21: 6 a.m. Men’s Bible Study. 9:30 a.m. Ladies Coffee at Wildflowers. 1 p.m. Roll bandages for Zambia. Service is also on Facebook Live at 10:30 a.m.
 
Grace Lutheran Church
500 N. Kniss Ave., Luverne
Ph. 507-283-4431; www.graceluverne.org — graceluverne@iw.net
Ann Zastrow, Pastor
Dave Christenson, Interim Pastor
Thursday, April 14: 5:30 p.m. Seder meal for 4th graders and parents. 6:45 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communion. Friday, April 15: 6:45 p.m. Good Friday Service. Sunday, April 17: 7 a.m. Easter Worship Service with Holy Communion. 8 a.m. Light brunch in Fellowship Hall. 9 a.m. Easter Worship Service with Holy Communion. Monday, Grade Notes deadline. Tuesday, April 19: 9 a.m. Staff meeting. Wednesday, April 20: 7 a.m. Men’s Bible study. 1:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study. Online, TV and Radio Worship options are available. Online: Sundays 9 a.m. on the church website www.graceluverne.org, click Worship tab or go directly to our Facebook page at Grace Lutheran ELCA, Luverne. TV: Vast Channel 3 will air our worship service Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and Fridays at 10 a.m. Radio: KQAD-AM Radio will air our worship service on Sundays at 8:15 a.m.
 
Bethany Lutheran Church
720 N. Kniss Ave., Luverne
Ph. 507-283-4571 or 605-215-9834
Andrew Palmquist, Pastor
Thursday, April 14: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Worship. Friday, April 15: Good Friday Tenebrae Service. Sunday, April 17: 8 a.m. Easter Sunday Song Service. 9:15 a.m. Easter Breakfast. See our Facebook page, Bethany Lutheran Church (Luverne) for other classes and events.
 
American Reformed Church
304 N. Fairview Dr., Luverne
Ph. 283-8600; email: office@arcluverne.org
Thursday, April 14: 9 a.m. Cookie Crew. 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday worship service. Friday, April 15: 6:30 a.m. Community Men’s Bible Study. Sunday, April 17: 9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday Worship Service. 10:50 a.m. Sunday School. Monday, April 18: 6:30 p.m. VBS work night. Tuesday, April 19: 12 p.m. Staff meeting. Wednesday, April 20: 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Pioneer Club. 6:30 pm. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Groups. 7:30 p.m. Awards Night for Pioneer Clubs. Services are also broadcast on Vast Channel 3 on Mondays at 6 p.m. and Wednesdays at 4 p.m. DVD’s available upon request. To stay up to date on announcements, follow us on Facebook and Instagram @arcluverne.
 
Rock River Community Church (formerly First Assembly of God)
1075 110th Ave., 2 miles west of Luverne on County Rd. 4
Ph. 283-9070; email:  info@rockrivercommunity.church
Bob Junak, Pastor; Annette Junak, Assistant Pastor
Friday, April 15: 6:30 p.m. Good Friday Worship Service. Sunday, April 17: 10 a.m. Worship Service. Children’s church for ages 3-6th grade and nursery for ages 0-3 provided during our services. All services are in-person and all are welcome.
 
United Methodist Church
109 N. Freeman Ave., Luverne
Ph. 283-4529
Thursday, April 14: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service. Friday, April 15: 7 p.m. Good Friday Service. Saturday, April 16: AA meeting. Sunday, April 17: 8 a.m. Easter Youth Service. 9 a.m. Easter Breakfast. 9:45 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt. 10:30 a.m. Celebration Worship Service. 4:30 p.m. Genesis/Revelation Bible study. Monday, April 18: Messenger deadline. Tuesday, April 19: 10:30 a.m. Shut-in visits. 6 p.m. Trustees meeting. 6:30 p.m. Church Council meeting. Wednesday, April 20: 6:15 p.m. FUEL. No confirmation. 8 p.m. AA meeting. Live streamed on Facebook and radio.
 
First Presbyterian Church
302 Central Lane, Luverne
Ph. 283-4787; email: Firstpc@iw.net
Thursday, April 14: 9 a.m. PW Coordinating team. 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service at Methodist church. Sunday, April 17: 8-9:15 a.m. Easter Sunrise Breakfast. 9:30 a.m. Worship Service. Wednesday, April 20: 9:15 a.m. Circle. 1:30 p.m. Circle. 5:15 p.m. Bells. 6:15 p.m. Choir. 7:15 p.m. Session. Committee meetings following service. In-person Worship service and live on Facebook. Our Facebook page can be found under First Presbyterian Church of Luverne. We are also on the local Luverne cable station at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and 10 a.m. on Thursdays.
 
St. John Lutheran Church
803 N. Cedar St., Luverne
Ph. 283-2316; email: stjohn@iw.net
www.stjohnlutheranluverne.org
Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, Pastor
Thursday, April 14: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Divine Worship Service. Friday, April 15: 7 p.m. Good Friday Tenebrae Vespers Service. Saturday, April 16: 9 p.m. Holy Saturday Vigil of Easter Service. Sunday, April 17: 7 a.m. Easter Sunday Divine Service. 8 a.m. Easter Breakfast. 9 a.m. Divine Service. Services will be available on the Vast Channel 3 Sunday and online at the city website, cityofluverne.org.
 
Living Rock Church
500 E. Main St., Luverne
Ph. 449-0057; www.livingrockswmn.org
Billy Skaggs, Pastor
 
New Life Celebration Church
101 W. Maple, Luverne
Ph. (605) 368-1924; email: newlifecelebration@gmail.com
Food mission every third Thursday.
 
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
305 E. 2nd St., P.O. Box 36, Hardwick
Ph. (507) 669-2855; zionoffice@alliancecom.net
Jesse Baker, Pastor
Thursday, April 14: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Worship Service with Holy Communion. Friday, April 15: 7:30 p.m. Good Friday Worship Service. Sunday, April 17: 7 a.m. Easter Sunrise Worship Service with Holy Communion. Easter Breakfast to follow. Worship service on Luverne cable at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday and Friday.
 
Ben Clare United Methodist Church
26762 Ben Clare Ave., Valley Springs, S.D.
igtwlb@WOW.net
Bill Bates, Pastor
 
First Lutheran Church
300 Maple St., Valley Springs, S.D.
Ph. (605) 757-6662
Mark Eliason, Pastor
Thursday, April 14: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday joint service at First Lutheran Church. Friday, April 15: Good Friday joint service at Palisade Lutheran Church. Sunday, April 17: 9 a.m. Easter Sunday Service. 10 a.m. Sunday School. Masks are strongly recommended, but not required, even if fully vaccinated. Worship will be streamed live on Facebook Video worship via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdQwVxFcU4
 
Palisade Lutheran Church
211 121st St., Garretson, S.D.
Ph. (507) 597-6257 — firstpalisade@alliancecom.net
Mark Eliason, Pastor
Thursday, April 14: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday joint service at First Lutheran Church. Friday, April 15: Good Friday joint service at Palisade Lutheran Church. Sunday, April 17: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday Service. Masks are strongly recommended, but not required, even if fully vaccinated. Worship will be streamed live on Facebook. Video worship via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdQwVxFcU4
 
First Presbyterian Church
201 S. 3rd St., P.O Box 73, Beaver Creek
Ph. 507-935-5025
email: lori.firstpres@gmail.com
Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service. Second Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. Session meeting.
 
Magnolia United Methodist Church
501 E. Luverne St., Magnolia
Ph. 605-215-3429
email: magnoliamnumc@gmail.com
Nancy Manning, Pastor
Sunday, 9 a.m., in-person with livestream available on the church’s Facebook site.
 
Steen Reformed Church
112 W. Church Ave., Steen
Ph. 855-2336
Jeremy Wiersema, Pastor
Worship service in-person with livestream available on Facebook and YouTube. Radio worship on KQAD Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
 
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
112 N. Main St., Hills
Ph. 962-3270
Thursday, April 14: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Worship Service with Holy Communion. Friday, April 15: Good Friday Worship Service. Sunday, April 17: 7 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service with Holy Communion with breakfast to follow. 10 a.m. Easter Sunday Tuff Chapel Worship. Tuesday, April 19: 2 p.m. Bible Study at Tuff Home. 3:30 p.m. Bible Study at Village.
 
Hills United Reformed Church
410 S. Central Ave., Hills
Office Ph. 962-3254
hillsurc@alliancecom.net
Alan Camarigg, Pastor