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Cowboy’s “Code of the West”

July 24, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Rev. Deanna Woodward Maple Leaf Parish - United Methodist Churches of Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston and Spring Valley For about the last 15 years, our parish church in Cherry Grove has hosted a Cowboy Church Service at 6 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month. Musicians from around the area come to share their vocal and instrumental music talents and all are welcome … [Read more...]

A trifecta at St. Mary’s Catholic Church

July 17, 2023 by Charlene Corson Selbee Leave a Comment

A large crowd gather Sunday, June 25 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Caledonia to celebrate three milestones. The 150th anniversary of catholic history in Caledonia, the 80th birthday of Sister Michaeline Healy, and Father Matt Wagner’s last weekend as St. Mary’s pastor. The church’s history is embroidered on a quilt that was on exhibit during Sunday’s celebration. Each … [Read more...]

What’s that about??

July 10, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Pam Seebach Harmony, Mabel, and Newburg United Methodist Churches I remember as a child being intrigued by the many ‘‘other’’ churches in our town. I was raised in the United Methodist Church and am still a United Methodist today. But I wondered why there were so many different churches – what’s that about?  What goes on in a Catholic Church, I wondered?  How is a … [Read more...]

Blooming where you are planted

July 3, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Kevin Barnhart Spring Grove Evangelical Free How can I bloom where there is no water? If you are like me, you may have been praying for rain with more fervency these days.  The farmers and those who make a living from the soil have been praying hard for rain.  How can things grow without water?  When we think of this call to bloom where you are planted, we think I … [Read more...]

God is bigger than you

June 26, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Rev. Peter Haugen Chatfield, MN Our Lord Jesus said, “It is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; and you have not come to know Him, but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I shall be a liar like you, but I do know Him, and keep His word” (St. John 8:54-55). Jesus knows God. None better. And when He taught us to pray, He did so, saying, … [Read more...]

The Bible says, “Obey your parents”!

June 26, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Stuart Weist First Baptist Church of Preston I heard this before, both in my youth and as an adult.  I have heard more than a few times Christian parents weaponize this phrase out of Ephesians 6:1 without giving any thought to the rest of the passage.  Their goal is to simply have children that follow their every command.  But that’s not what the Bible says, and … [Read more...]

God is bigger than ‘He’

June 19, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Rev. Debra Jene Collum

By Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield United Methodist and Commissioned EarthKeeper of the UMC Do you remember when the movie “The Shack” came out? What is it that you remember most? Are you like many people who can’t remember exactly what the movie was about but do remember Octavia Butler as Papa God? What did you think? Were you of the delighted or the shocked camp? … [Read more...]

This gift is for you, beloved

June 12, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Bridget Sheely Racine/Wykoff/Sumner Center UMC Spring has sprung and summer is right around the corner.  What a wonderful time of year! I can’t help but feel a sense of renewed life this time of year and as I drive through the countryside all the wonderful sights only confirm my senses.  Newborn calves dot the landscape, flowers are waking from their winter … [Read more...]

Love finds a way

June 5, 2023 by Commentary Submissions Leave a Comment

By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish Churches: Spring Valley: Faith, Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston (and Lenora) When I was ordained as a pastor, some very talented artists  from my home church made a beautiful and inspiring banner.  The banner depicted a crown of holly and a crown of thorns which represented the birth and crucifixion of Jesus.  Red letters … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – From every nation under heaven

May 29, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Jeff Jacobs Unity Lutheran Parish - St. Paul, Saetersdal and St. Matthew’s, Granger Pentecost Sunday and Memorial Day were the same weekend this year.  Pentecost celebrates the Holy Spirit’s outpouring on Jesus’ disciples and how “Jews from every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5) first heard the Gospel proclamation. People from all over the Roman Empire and … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – Our hope in hardships

May 22, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Michael Harman St. Johns Lutheran Church  and School Job 19. I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will stand upon the earth.  And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in MY flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for MYSELF, and MY eyes shall behold, and not another! The Book of Job tells the history of a man whose faith was tested … [Read more...]

Rock of Ages, let me hide myself in thee

May 15, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Paul Hauschild Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches In May 2018 I went hiking in Israel with a dear friend of mine.  I’ve led a couple of group tours there with church groups (and will again in April 2024), but this time I wanted something unique.  The main part of the hike was on the “The Jesus Trail,” a 40-mile hike from Nazareth (the hometown of Jesus) … [Read more...]

Peace be with you

May 8, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Rev. Peter J. Haugen St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church On the evening of our Lord Jesus’ resurrection, the disciples are not rejoicing. They are so captivated by their own anxieties and worries that they have locked themselves in the Upper Room “for fear of the Jews” (St. John 20:19). Even worse, this is after St. Mary Magdalene has reported that our Lord’s tomb was … [Read more...]

A Pastor’s Wishes for Parents

May 1, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Rev. Deanna Woodward Maple Leaf Parish - United Methodist Churches of Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston and Spring Valley Jesus said, “Let the children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of Heaven.”  Matthew 19:14 This time of year, we move into confirmation and graduation season—important milestones in the lives of young people and … [Read more...]

New life: Easter and spring

April 24, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches One of the things I love so much about spring is watching as different plants begin to sprout and grow. It starts with my daffodils, irises, and tulips. Then the grass begins to green, and buds on trees slowly begin to become leaves. It always feels like a miracle to have new growth and new life after a … [Read more...]

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