Fodness earns 10th place at champ show
 
Mavis Fodness of Hardwick competed at the 2021 Western Saddle Club Association Championship Show Sept. 23-26 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul.
Fodness qualified for the champ show in western showmanship, western pleasure and western horsemanship. She and her horse, Millie, placed 10th in the senior 50+ horsemanship.
She is a member of the Rock River Wranglers Saddle Club and is a part of the Minnesota Prairie Saddle Club Association.
WSCA was organized in 1955 and consists of more than 230 saddle clubs and more than 12,000 individual members.
The annual championship show began in 1959 and now contains 72 pleasure and game classes. More than 4,000 youth through adult entries compete annually. All participants must place first or second at a qualifying show to compete at the champ show.

Magnolia student selected for builders’ program
Sara Knips, a sophomore management major from Magnolia, is among 35 students selected for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Clifton Builders program. 
The program aims to help Nebraska, the nation and the world identify the next generation of high-achieving leaders, entrepreneurs and business developers to create economic growth and prosperity.
Students are admitted to the program based on a combination of their Gallup Builder Profile 10 assessment results, application strength and interview performance.
"The program was created to find and develop entrepreneurs, startup types, rainmakers and extraordinarily talented salespeople and leaders - people who have a natural gift to create economic energy where none existed before," said CEO Jim Clifton.
Kaitlyn Anderson awarded 2021 Jay York Scholarship
Kaitlyn Anderson, a 2021 Luverne High School graduate, was recently awarded a $400 scholarship through the Jay A. York Scholarship program. Anderson is currently attending the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul pursuing a degree in Business Management.
The Jay A. York scholarship was established in recognition of the first Minnesotan to head the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Jay York was a prominent figure in rural electric cooperative issues for nearly 30 years.
Sioux Valley Energy, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative and one of 11 sponsoring cooperatives, is a member owned-utility, providing reliable electric service at cost-based rates to over 27,000 homes, farms, businesses and industries in a seven-county area of east-central South Dakota and southwest Minnesota.

The Luverne Cardinal Cross Country team traveled to Jackson Thursday and brought home two team championships, and a runner-up team finish.
 “The kids raced with a lot of confidence and pride,” coach Pete Janiszeski said.
“They made some huge improvements and strides toward becoming the best team they can be. It is rewarding to watch their hunger for improving.”
That drive paid off with a championship for both the varsity girls’ and junior high girls’ teams and a second place for the boys’ varsity team.
 
Girls
The Cardinal girls had five of the top 10 varsity 5K runners, led by Tenley Nelson, who won first place with a time of 19:10.14.
Jenna Debates finished second with a time of 19:20.03.
Other varsity girls’ times were:
Grace Ingebretson, 5th (21:23.96)
Kayla Bloemendaal, 7th (21:54.63)
Tiana Lais, 8th (22:24.62)
Brynn Boyenga, 22nd (25:33.31)
 
Boys
Luverne boys finished strong with Owen Janiszeski placing sixth in the 5K with a time of 17:40.20.
Other boys’ varsity times were:
Griffen Jarchow, 8th (17:43.81)
Camden Janiszeski, 10th (17:48.84)
Sage Viessman, 15th (18:50.36)
Leif Ingebretson, 27th (19:30.80)
Ryan Fick, 31st (19:45.43)
Camden Hoven, 37th (20:17.85)
Kaleb Hemme, 45th (20:53.25)
Ethan Rahm, 46th (21:00.78)
Zach Brown, 56th (21:42.99)
Logan Ommen, 57th (21:49.61)
Eli McLendon, 59th (22:02.56)
 
Here’s a look at other results from the Jackson meet:
 
Junior high girls 2,400 meter:
Ella Schmuck, 1st (9:23.19);
Kianna Winter, 3rd (9:24.97);
Khloe Visker, 4th (9:52.61);
Mariah Knorr, 8th (10:17.05);
Olivia Lund, 12th (10:50.72);
Maddy Schepel, 26th (12:55.73).
 
Junior high boys 2,400 meter:
Marcus Papik, 2nd (9:13.88)

The Luverne Cardinals went 2-2 in Jackson on Sept. 18, beating Murray County Central and Worthington 2-0, and losing to Red Rock Central 1-2 and Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 0-2.
LHS dropped a 3-2 game to Pipestone Thursday at home in the annual Dig Pink match, a dual cancer fundraiser and their lone match of the Homecoming Week.
The Cardinals were scheduled to host Worthington Tuesday night, and they’ll travel to St. James Thursday and Jackson next Tuesday.
 
Luverne 2, Murray County Central 0
The Cardinal Volleyball squad did not appear sleepy in their first match of the morning in Jackson Saturday against the MCC as Carly Olson passed the ball to setter Reghan Bork for an opening kill by outside hitter Elise Ferrell. 
After two aces and another kill by Ferrell from a Bork set, the Cards were up 9-3. They extended their lead to 16-8 following a pass by Macy Stratton, a set by Trista Baustian and a kill by Morgan Ahrendt.
With a kill by Christina Wagner and a shared block by Kamryn Van Batavia and Wagner, Luverne finished the set 25-13. 
Although Set 2 was much closer, the Cardinals continued to show dominance at the net with Ferrell and middle hitter Anja Jarchow. 
Emma Beyer set Van Batavia up for a tip kill to keep the Cardinals ahead 17-15. 
With consecutive aces by Stratton, an overpass kill by Ahrendt and a tip by Ferrell, they finished the set at 25-19 for a 2-0 match win.
 
Luverne 0, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 2
Strong serving from the HLO-F Coyotes proved to dictate play in the two-set loss for the Cardinals.
Luverne stayed with the opponents throughout the set, delivering kills from Ferrell and Jarchow to gain an advantage at 23-22. 
Riddled with receiving and hitting errors, the LHS squad dropped Set 1 at 23-25. 
The Cardinals kicked off Set 2 with a run of impressive serves by setter Bork to put the Cards ahead 6-1. 
After a tip kill by Baustian and a back row attack kill from Ferrell, Luverne was up 13-5.  Despite being up 18-11 after a tip kill by Ferrell, the Coyotes made a 15-6 run to win the set 26-24.
 
Luverne 1, RRC 2
In bracket play, Luverne struggled against a strong middle hitter from RRC.  Back-to-back kills by Ferrell closed the RRC lead to eight points. 
However, late kills from Van Batavia off digs by Stratton and Baustian could not contain the Falcons as they topped the Cards 25-20 in Set 1. 
Luverne rallied early in Set 2 to knot up the score at 8 with a tandem block from Wagner and Bork. 
Van Batavia added a set of kills to put the Cardinals up 12-9.  A string of serves by Ferrell along with a kill by Elizabeth Wagner allowed the Cards to cap Set 2 at 25-22. 
In the deciding set, Luverne gained an early advantage at 6-5, but the Falcons responded with four kills to put them up 10-6. 
A late run with serves by Van Batavia trimmed the Falcon lead to 10-11, but a strong serve and kill by the opponent ended in a loss in the third set at 11-15.
 
LHS 2, Worthington 0
In a non-conference matchup, Luverne faced rival Worthington for the final match of the day.
While behind early in Set 1, the Cardinals rallied off 10 consecutive serves by Baustian, including two aces, a set of blocks by Christina Wagner, and a kill by Jarchow to put themselves up 14-8. 
A pass by Ferrell, a set by Bork, and a back row attack by Ferrell pushed the lead to 23-17.  A final set by Baustian to Van Batavia sealed Set 1 at 25-19 for the Cardinals. 
In Set 2, the Cardinals got off to a slow start, finally finding their groove after a service ace by Stratton for a score of 7-6.
An overpass kill by Jarchow extended the lead to 17-12.  In a final 7-4 run by the Cardinals, Stratton threw down two service aces along with tip kills from Baustian and Bork to get the second set victory at 25-17.
Statistics were unavailable for the Saturday tournament.
 
Pipestone 3, Luverne 2
Despite a two-set lead, the Luverne Cardinals dropped an intense match to the visiting Pipestone Arrows on Thursday night. 
Large crowds from both teams created an atmosphere of excitement and friction as the student sections cheered loudly in this Homecoming Week matchup. 
In the first set, the Cards were down by six points when digs by Macy Stratton, sets by Trista Baustian and kills by Anja Jarchow, Kamryn Van Batavia, and Morgan Ahrendt went unanswered by the Arrows, kicking off a 14-6 run for a 27-25 Set 1 win. 
Luverne gained considerable momentum off a set from Reghan Bork and kill by Elise Ferrell as Bork and Stratton rattled off a combined 13 serves to put them ahead 13-2 in Set 2. 
A combined block from Christina Wagner and Baustian pushed their lead to 22-15.  Luverne took Set 2 at 25-21 after an Arrow net violation. 
Luverne was able to make up a deficit they faced late in Set 3 with several ace serves by Ferrell, but the Arrows put together five strong kills from their hitters to take the set 28-26. 
Luverne struggled to stay consistent in Sets 4 and 5 due to hitting and receiving errors, but the Cardinals rallied late with consecutive kills from Van Batavia. 
LHS came up short at 22-25 in Set 4 and dropped the deciding set at 10-15 for a 2-3 set loss.
 
Statistics:Blocks – Anja Jarchow – 6; Christina Wager – 4, 1 soloDigs – Macy Stratton 11; Elise Ferrell 10Serves – Reghan Bork 21/22, 3 acesSet Assists – Trista Baustian – 17; Reghan Bork – 20Kills – Elise Ferrell – 18; Kamryn Van Batavia - 9

The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team hosted two contests in the past week.
The Flying Dutchmen swept the Lady Pates Thursday Sept. 23, and Dell Rapids St. Mary downed H-BC in a non-conference match on Monday, Sept. 27.
H-BC was scheduled to play Murray County Central at home Tuesday, and the Patriots will participate in the Southwest Minnesota State University Tournament in Marshall on Oct. 1 and 2.
 
Edgerton 3, H-BC 0
The Patriots have developed a pattern of starting their games out slow, and that pattern continued against the Flying Dutchmen on. Sept. 23 in Edgerton.
Edgerton started out with a 10-2 lead. Taylor Durst had six serves in a row to bring the score to 22-16. The Patriots edged closer before falling in Set 1 by a score of 25-22.
Set 2 was a hard-fought battle between the two teams. The score was tied several times throughout the set, but serving errors and lack of blocking would deny the Patriots the win by a final score of 25-23.
Tara Paulsen had four serves in a row, closing the lead by Edgerton to 14-9 in Set 3.
Kills by sophomores Lanae Elbers and Larissa Steinhoff kept the score close, but again the Dutchmen took the third set 25-20.
 
Attacks: Lanae Elbers 7 kills, Kenadie Fick 5 kills
Serves: Taylor Durst 15/15 with 1 ace serve, Tara Paulsen 14/15, Sam Moser 8/9
Set Assists: Tess VanMaanen 13 Digs: Kenadie Fick 12, Sam Moser 7, Danette Leenderts 7
Blocks: Sam Moser 4 assists, Leeanna Gaugler 4 assists
 
Dell Rapids 3, H-BC 0
The Patriots went down in three in a nonconference game against Dell Rapids St. Mary Monday night. Despite losing in three, a combined team effort kept the match close.
Dell Rapids kept the lead in the first set. Taylor Durst's consistent serving, and hard hitting from Lanae Elbers in the front row, had the Patriots within two 17-15. Dell Rapids slowly widened the gap and won 25-19.
A kill by Durst tied the score 4-4 in Set 2, but Dell Rapids would hold onto the lead after that. A kill by Elbers brought the Patriots within two, 10-8. Kenadie Fick served three in a row to come within four at 19-15. A kill by Leeanna Gaugler made it 22-18. Danette Leenderts added an ace serve to come with three, 22-19, but Dell Rapids ended the set 25-20.
An ace serve by Fick and a block by Durst gave the Patriots the lead at 5-1 starting the third set.
Dell Rapids answered back and the score was tied several times at 11-11, 14-14, 15-15, 16-16, and 21-21. A kill by Fick and an error on the Dell Rapids side gave HBC the lead at 24-22.
Dell Rapids was able to tie it again 24-24. A hit out of bounds by the Patriots and a final kill by Dell Rapids would finish the set 26-24. 
 
Serves: Kenadie Fick 14/14 with 3 ace serves
Blocks: Taylor Durst 4 solo, Sam Moser 4 assists, Leeanna Gaugler 4 assists
Set Assists: Tess VanMaanen 11
Attacks: Lanae Elbers 7 kills, Kenadie Fick 4 kills

The Luverne girls’ tennis team played two matches last week and came away with a 1-1 record.
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the Cardinals traveled to St. James and lost by a 6-1 score.
Thursday, LHS traveled to Redwood Falls and left town with a 7-0 victory.
Luverne traveled to Worthington on Monday to complete a match with River Valley that had been postponed earlier in the year due to lightning. LHS dropped that match 2-5.
The Cardinals will return to action on Monday, Oct 4, with a home match in the first round of section play.
 
Luverne 1, St. James 6
LHS was able to win only one match against St. James on Tuesday, Sept.21.
The No. 1 doubles team of Olivia Wieneke and Kristine Rud defeated Allison Bluedorn and Keyana Haler 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Hope Thorson and Katharine Kelm lost a close match 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 to Mykena Hanson and Alexis Brekken at No. 2 doubles, and Tori Hemme and Priscilla Muehr lost to Mariah Mireles and Mika Wessels at No. 3 doubles by a 6-1, 6-4 score.
In singles play, Mia Wenzel lost to No. 7 state-ranked Jaelyn Haler 6-4, 6-2.
At No. 2 singles, Jacey Smith lost 6-1, 6-2 to Sailor Mohlenbrock.  Sarah Stegenega lost to Eva Romsdahl 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3 singles and Rylee Anderson, who was playing her first-ever varsity match lost to Maya Kulseth by 6-3, 7-5 scores at No. 4 singles.
 
“St. James always has a tough team,” said LHS coach Jon Beers.
 “I thought the first two doubles teams played great, and I was really happy with Mia and Rylee in their singles matches.”
 
LHS 7, Redwood Valley 0
Luverne was able to win all seven matches against Redwood Valley. “We had some girls that were missing on Thursday, but had some girls step into those spots and play great,” said Beers.
In singles play, Wenzel defeated Brooke Zollner 6-0, 6-1. Jacey Smith beat Lily Deblieck by 6-2, 6-3 scores at No. 2 singles.
 Sarah Stegenga won in straight sets 6-1, 6-0 over Julia Lang at No. 3 singles, and Rayann Remme defeated Mckenna Flinn by 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 scores at No. 4 singles.
The No. 1 doubles team of Wieneke and Rud won over Mila Jenniges and Ella Stonebreg by 6-1, 6-3 scores, Thorson and Kelm beat Avery Wilson and Anneliese Hammer in No. 2 doubles 6-1, 4-6, 10-4.
Muehr and Rylee Anderson teamed up for the first time at No. 3 doubles to defeat Ava Shaw-Kirkhoff and Grace Blare 6-1, 6-0.
“Rayann was playing her first varsity match and really did outstanding. She won the first set, but then was beaten in the second set,” said Beers.
“It would have been really easy to give up at that point, but she played a great third set to get the win.”
 
River Valley 5, Luverne 2
In a match that was postponed Aug. 30 due to lightning, River Valley defeated Luverne 5-2 in Worthington on Monday.
In singles play, Mia Wenzel lost to Brooklyn Moldan 6-2, 7-6(4) at No. 1 singles.
At No. 2 singles, Olivia Wieneke was defeated 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 by Kaydince Thomas.
Jacey Smith lost at No. 3 singles to Taylor Berkner by retirement in the third set after splitting the first 2 sets. At No. 4 singles Roselynn Hartshorn lost 5-7, 6-2 6-4 to Courtlyn Runck.
In doubles play, LHS was able to win 2 of the 3 matches. At No. 2 doubles, Sarah Stegenga and Katharine Kelm defeated Alexis Garza 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.
Tori Hemme and Priscilla Muehr won at No. 3 doubles over Sydne Wahl and Erika Wells by scores of 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.
The No. 1 doubles team of Hope Thorson and Kristin Rud were defeated by Erica Lozano and Maya Nelson 6-7, 6-0, 6-2.

The public lands in Minnesota are the heart and jewel of the Minnesota way of life. Many people move to Minnesota to immerse themselves in this way of life.
Others wouldn’t consider living anywhere else because of it. Minnesota has great hunting, fishing, bird watching, canoeing and a lengthy list of other outdoor pursuits.
At the heart of this lifestyle is our public lands. I call them citizen-owned lands, and I donate and dedicate hundreds of hours to their development and maintenance.
I have worked on the acquisition of over 25 parcels of land that have become Wildlife Management Areas open to all people to enjoy activities compatible with the wildlife resource mission.
There are many different types of public lands.
 Up in Northern Minnesota these public lands are managed for proper forest resources. This type of management supports all of the wildlife that occupy this part of the state.
In the southern part of the state, they are managed for prairie and grassland ecosystems which have a very different wildlife mix.
There is a big brouhaha going on right now that started as a simmer and has grown into a forest fire that is looking like it is soon to get out of control. It has to do with timber harvest on these public lands.
Somewhere along the line the Waltz administration set some sort of quota to provide the timber industry with a target goal of timber volume to be cut from public lands. These are lands that fall within the designation of Wildlife Management Areas.
This, in my opinion, was to make nice with the timber industry and make some political points.
Wildlife habitat management has to be founded in biology and science and not in politics. This can be the only basis for managing citizen-owned resources.
When the Department of Natural Resources came out with the notification that X number of cords of wood would be harvested from these designated wildlife public lands, there was a pretty big cry of “FOUL.”
The department paid no attention to this public outcry. I do need to say that timber harvest, when done for a wildlife resource purpose, can and does benefit wildlife.
There are certain species of birds and other animals that benefit greatly from what is call successional forests. This is tree growth that has different ages.
Forests with new acres of clear cuts, some harvest that happened 10 years ago and some that happened 20 years ago allow these species to inhabit the most advantageous habitats to give them the most successful reproductive outcomes.
Timber harvest activities done to manage forest habitats in this manner are supported by all educated people, whether scientists or the common user.
There were many current and former DNR employees that signed a letter to the commissioner sharing their concerns that money and political influence were overriding the conservation dictate.
This pushback is gaining speed, and I am on that train. Also, there are other deeper legal issues when harvesting timber on lands paid for from a variety of different sources whose sole intent is benefiting wildlife.
If this dollar-motivated timber harvest moves forward, we could lose millions of future funding dollars for these important and critical resource lands. Minnesotans cannot allow this to happen.
It appears that when the voices of those educated in the management of forest resources continued to be ignored by the department, they are now going to take those concerns to the legislature to see if that can be a successful venue to stop the effort from moving forward.
I pretty much don’t like politics. The old saying that “if nobody’s happy with the outcome, then it was probably a pretty good outcome” does not work for me.
This is an issue that needs our attention and, like 100 other issues, it needs your input. Get informed about what is coming for our forested public lands and say something to the representative in your area.
Resource removal activities on public lands – and this can include timber harvest or cattle grazing – needs  our close attention.
Both of these activities and many others can have positive habitat improvement results when done properly and with the proper intent. Proper intent does not include quotas for timber harvest in a money and politics fashion.
DNR leadership, please listen to your inner circle of biology and science professionals and your constituents, the common public lands user, and stop this timber harvest action under its current direction before it starts.
 
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.
 

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. (2 Corinth. 4:6)
When the author and poet, Robert Louis Stevenson, was 12 years old, he found himself one evening looking out into the dark from his upstairs window, watching a man light the streetlamps. When his governess walked by, she asked, “What are you doing?” He replied, “I am watching a man cut holes in the darkness.”
That’s not a bad picture of what the Lord is asking of us, as He tells His followers to “Go, and make disciples of all nations....” which means sharing with others, “the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.” Or put another way: As Christians our task is to be sharers of God’s light … to be people who are busy cutting holes in the spiritual darkness of this world.
Ever since Adam and Eve disobeyed God and took a bite of forbidden fruit, they and all of creation were cast into a spiritual darkness that was so thick that it permeated the very souls of all mankind, and brought sin, death, and everlasting damnation to every human being. It was a darkness of which no mere mortal could ever escape. As the Apostle Paul once revealed, “All have sinned [are lost in spiritual darkness] and have fallen short of the glory of God.” (Rom. 3:23)
But the same God who in the beginning said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” had such a love for fallen mankind, that He sent His own Son Jesus to become one of us and rescue us from that condemning darkness.
It was Christ Jesus who fulfilled God’s will and commandments perfectly, and who gave up His sinless life, purposely sacrificing himself on the Cross so that the huge debt of sin would be paid. And it was Jesus who rose victoriously from the grave so that we, too—now forgiven and at peace — would rise to a new life … and to life everlasting!
That wonderful heart-felt knowledge and understanding of Jesus, and the salvation He accomplished for us, is the Gospel light that broke through our darkened hearts and brought us into His marvelous light of life! By God’s amazing grace, the Holy Spirit created this life-giving light in our hearts in Baptism, not merely for ourselves to enjoy and treasure, but that we — children of light — might be instruments of His will in spreading that life-saving Gospel light to others.
As Christians, that’s our purpose: to be ever growing in our faith, growing in the “knowledge of God’s glory.” And as we do that, through reading and hearing God’s Word, the Holy Spirit makes the light of Christ shine brightly in our lives, revealing Jesus to others, enabling us to tell of His great love and salvation, and bringing glory to our Heavenly Father!
As the children sing in VBS, “Hide it under a bushel? No! I’m gonna let it shine!” may God enable us to be and do what His light does: dispelling the darkness by bringing the saving light of our Savior to the lost!

St. Catherine Catholic Church
203 E. Brown St., Luverne
St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org
Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor
Sundays 8:30 a.m. Mass. Public Mass will be celebrated at FULL capacity in the church. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. 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
Sundays 9:30 a.m. Worship service. 6:30 p.m. Evening worship service. We are streaming Sunday services live on YouTube at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Send him a friend request if you’re not connected. 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
Sundays, 10:30 a.m. In-person worship service. 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, Sept. 30: 8:30 a.m. Missions in Action. Saturday, Oct. 2: 5:30 p.m. Worship service. Sunday, Oct. 3: 10 a.m. Polka worship service *NOTE TIME CHANGE. 11 a.m. Lunch in Fellowship Hall. 11:15 a.m. 10th grade Confirmation. 6:30 p.m. Worship practice in sanctuary. 6:30 p.m. Senior High Bikes, Bibles and Blessings. Tuesday, Oct. 5: 9 a.m. Staff meeting. Wednesday, Oct. 6: 7 a.m. Men’s Bible study. 3:15 p.m. Faithweavers. 5 p.m. Youth supper. 6:15 p.m. 6th-7th grade Confirmation. 7:15 p.m. 8th grade Confirmation. 8:15 p.m. 9th grade Confirmation. Thursday, Oct. 7: 8:30 a.m. Missions in Action. 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
pastorapalmquist67@yahoo.com
Andrew Palmquist, Pastor
Sundays, 10:15 a.m. Worship service; worship online as well (at els.org). Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Zoom Bible study. 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
Friday, Oct. 1: 6:30 a.m. Community men’s Bible study. Sunday, Oct. 3: 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Worship service. 10:50 a.m. Sunday School. 2-4 p.m. Middle school gathering. 3-6 p.m. Youth room reserved. Monday, Oct. 4: 7 p.m. Commons reserved. Tuesday, Oct. 5: 12 p.m. Staff meeting. Wednesday, Oct. 6: 5:30 p.m. Midweek Meal. 6:30 p.m. Pioneer Club and youth groups. 8:15 p.m. Cantata Rehearsal. Thursday, Oct. 7: 9 a.m. Cookie Crew. 5:30 p.m. Tumbling Tikes. 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. 612-800-1255; email info@rockrivercommunity.church
Bob Junak, Pastor; Annette Junak, Assistant Pastor
Sundays, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. Worship service. Children’s church for ages 3-6th grade and nursery for ages 0-3 provided during our services. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Worship service. All services are in-person and all are welcome.
 
United Methodist Church
109 N. Freeman Ave., Luverne
Ph. 283-4529
Dorrie Hall, Pastor
Saturday, Oct. 2: 8 p.m. AA meeting. Sunday, Sept. Oct. 3: 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday school. 9:45 a.m. Coffee hour. 10:30 a.m. Worship Service World Communion Sunday. 4:30 p.m. Genesis/Revelation Bible study. 6 p.m. ALIVE Youth group. Live streamed on Facebook and radio. Tuesday, Oct. 5: 1:30 p.m. Priscilla Circle—Upper room. 6 p.m. Family Ministry meeting. Wednesday, Oct. 6: 6:15 p.m. FUEL. 6:30 p.m. Confirmation. 8 p.m.
 
First Presbyterian Church
302 Central Lane, Luverne
Ph. 283-4787; email: Firstpc@iw.net— www.fpcluverne.com
Jason Cunningham, Pastor
Sunday, Oct. 3: 9:30 a.m. Worship service with Sunday school to follow. Wednesday, Oct. 6: Committee meetings. 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
Saturday, Oct. 2: 5:30 p.m. Worship. Sunday, Oct. 3: 9 a.m. Worship service. 10:15 a.m. Adult Bible study. Wednesday, Sept. Oct. 6: 6:30 p.m. Confirmation. 6:30 p.m. Kids for Christ. 7:30 p.m. Youth group. 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. 449-6522; 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
 
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
Sunday, Oct. 3: 9 a.m. Worship 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
Sunday, Oct. 3: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school at Palisade Lutheran Church. 10:30 a.m. Worship 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
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. 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
Nita Parker, Pastor
Sunday, Oct. 3: 9 a.m. Worship at Tuff Home. 9:30 a.m. Sunday school. 10 a.m. Worship service with Holy Communion. 7-8:30 p.m. Youth group meets. Worship will be streamed live to Facebook at Bethlehem of Hills. You can find more info on our website blchills.org. Tuesday, Oct. 5: 2 p.m. Tuff Home Bible study. 3 p.m. Tuff Village Bible study. Wednesday, Oct. 6: 9 a.m. Quilting. 6 p.m. Confirmation class. 7:15 p.m. Wednesday night worship.
 
Hills United Reformed Church
410 S. Central Ave., Hills
Office Ph. 962-3254
hillsurc@alliancecom.net
Alan Camarigg, Pastor