2014-11-12

Christmas celebration for middle schoolers at PRBC



Youth cur rent ly students in fourth through sixth grades are invited to a Christmas celebration at the Park River Bible Camp the weekend of Dec. 5-6. The kids will have a great time hanging out with friends and making new ones. They will be busy playing games, making crafts, singing songs, sledding and participating in fun Bible studies. Retreaters […]

Parish to honor retired priest



Father Jim Lauerman will be honored by former parishioners this Sunday, Nov. 16. The celebration will begin with mass at 10:30 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oakwood. A potluck lunch will follow for all Oakwood and St. Thomas parishioners.

From the Pastor’s Desk



Albert Einstein tried to figure out a way to combine strong and weak magnetic forces, the electromagnetic force and gravity in one explanation of everything that happens in the universe. It was called the theory of everything, and scientists are still searching for it. I am of the mind that the gospel is the story of everything. God’s story to […]

Pamela Sondeland

Edinburg

Pamela Sondeland, 91, Edinburg, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at First Care Health Center of Park River. Services were held Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Edinburg, with burial in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memo- r ial s ar e requested to Trinity Lutheran Church, Forever Young Senior Citizens, Edinburg Quick Response, Edinburg Fire Department, […]

Hollis Nappen

Bismarck

Hollis Nappen, 96, Mandan, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck. Services were held Saturday, Nov. 1, at First Lutheran Church in Mandan, with burial in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Memorials are re- quested to Central Dakota Children’s Choir, First Lutheran Church or North Dakota Historical Foundation. Eastgate Funeral Service of Bismarck […]