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Our focus in Lent is Christ

March 6, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Michael Harman St. Johns Lutheran Church and School Many Christians are in a part of the Christian Church year called Lent, a period of 40 days plus Sundays before Holy Saturday (the day before Easter). Lent reminds us of Jesus fasting in the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights tempted by Satan. Some begin with ashes placed on the head as a symbol of repentance.  … [Read more...]

The altar

March 6, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Jeff Jacobs Unity Lutheran Parish - St. Paul, Saetersdal and St. Matthew’s, Granger One of my favorite poets is George Herbert, who is commemorated in the Lutheran church on the date of his death, March 1, 1633.  He was born April 3, 1593, in Montgomery, Wales, into an aristocratic family.  In 1609 he began studies at Trinity College, Cambridge, where in 1616 he … [Read more...]

The importance of your witness

February 20, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Paul Hauschild Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches The philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once told a story about a circus that caught fire. The flames from the circus fire spread to the fields surrounding the circus grounds and began to burn toward the village below. The circus master, convinced that the village would be destroyed and the people killed … [Read more...]

Sweethearts find faith and family the best cure

February 13, 2023 by Paula Barness 1 Comment

For Harmony couple, John and Jacque Ryan, it was the arts that brought them together at a young age, but it was their faith which gave them strength to overcome adversity. “We kind of fell in love in art class. We were very good friends; we had this friendship that started even the year before that. We had a good time in there,” Jacque shared. “And his sense of humor, he … [Read more...]

The temple of the Lord

February 6, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Rev. Peter J. Haugen St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church The glory of the Lord was once found in the pillars of cloud by day and of fire by night. That glory filled the temple, but that glory departed from the temple in judgement before the Babylonian Captivity. That glory did not return when the temple was rebuilt, not as it had been. And that glory is now found in … [Read more...]

Peering at the Past Smoke in your eyes meant meat on the table

January 30, 2023 by Lee Epps 1 Comment

Fillmore County Journa; - Lee Epps

As the boy crawled on his stomach with his face near the ground, there were about four inches of clean air below the smoke. No, he was not escaping a burning building. The building was not on fire, but it contained a fire. It was just one of many chores for young Warren Lange during the early 1930s on the family farm on South Ridge in Houston County. In the smoke house, there … [Read more...]

Spiritual affective disorder

January 30, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal 1 Comment

By Rev. Deanna Woodward Maple Leaf Parish United Methodist Churches of Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston and Spring Valley You may have heard of “seasonal affective disorder,” a condition in which the shorter hours of sunlight during the winter months may affect a person’s moods and ability to cope with life effectively.  I had an uncle who suffered from this disorder and … [Read more...]

Love is in the air

January 23, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal 1 Comment

By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches Today I bought Valentine’s cards for my kid’s school classes- because if I don’t buy them early, I’m making a frantic shopping trip Febuary 12 and nobody wants that. And even over a month before Valentine’s day, there was a whole aisle of red and pink choices — because the world is ready to talk about … [Read more...]

Winter carnival being held in Wykoff on Saturday, January 28 St. Johns Lutheran Church & School hosts annual carnival as part of National Lutheran Schools Week

January 23, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Wykoff, Minnesota

St. Johns Lutheran Church and School invites the community to its annual Winter Carnival on Saturday, January 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wykoff Commons in Wykoff. The youth-oriented event will offer fun, games and activities, featuring multiple inflatable bouncy units and a balloon artist. St. Johns is hosting this event as part of National Lutheran Schools Week (NLSW), … [Read more...]

Life of a puppy

January 16, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Pam Seebach Harmony, Mabel, and Newburg United Methodist Churches My husband and I have a 1 ½-year-old black Labrador retriever; his name is Haka.  Haka loves to do many things: play in the snow, play in the creek, play with the neighbor’s dog, … play just about anywhere and anytime!  But Haka also loves to sleep.  This morning, before he left for work, my husband … [Read more...]

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