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New YMCA groundbreaking set for Sunday

The YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis will break ground on a new YMCA at Shepherd’s Path, at McKenna Road and County 42, at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 20.

A picnic lunch, games and activities will follow the groundbreaking ceremony. The celebration also notes the one-year anniversary of McKenna Crossing.


Strommen takes lead pastor job at Shepherd of the Lake

By Lori Carlson, Editor

Peter Strommen comes from a long line of pastors, but when he entered seminary as a young man, he considered it “an experiment.”


Shepherd of the Lake makes job offer for lead pastor

By Lori Carlson, Editor 

Members of Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church hope to have a new lead pastor by the end of the summer.


St. Michael’s School to celebrate Catholic Schools Week


November 8, 2007 - 12:14pm
You betcha, it's lefse

Lydia Hurlbert, 17, of Prior Lake and one of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church’s newest youth directors, Allen Mengis make lefse for the annual lutefisk and lefse dinner that will take place at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 5634 Luther Road on Saturday, Nov. 17. Seating for the dinner will be at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. The dinner costs $14 for adults and $6 for children ages 6 to 10. All the money raised will go towards supporting youth mission trips to serve others. The dinner will include: lutefisk, lefse, Swedish meatballs, red cabbage, potatoes and gravy, fruit soup and cookies. (Photo by Shawn Hogendorf)



New church coming to Shakopee

A new church is being planted in Shakopee and a preview worship service is planned for 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in the auditorium at Shakopee Junior High School, 200 10th Ave. E.


October 2, 2007 - 9:40am
Banding together

Students at St. Paul Lutheran School stop for a music break during the Mini Walk for Diabetes Sept. 27. From left, pre-kindergarteners Quinn Ruzicka, Owen Bergren, both of Prior Lake, Alexa Wyum of Savage, and Daniel King Jr. of Elko, joined others on the hike around the parking lot, while chanting "Walk to find a cure." The annual walk raises funds for diabetes research. The local team will collect donations at www.diabetes.org/walk for the team "Calvin's Cure Club," named for teacher Tamara Lammer's son.



Bartsch to carry Franciscan way of life to Indiana


Preview: Bidding farewell to Father Ken Bartsch


Church news: Farewell to Bartsch, wine tasting at St. Mike's

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