Donnelly news

Apr. 13th-19th

Welcome to another edition of the Donnelly news. This column marks the start of my 12th year of doing this. Manga Takk to all my loyal readers out there

Weather news: the weather has been relatively mild over the past week, however as I am writing this Tuesday evening they are talking about a blizzard for later this week.

ST. John's/ Kongsvinger news: There will be Joint services at 9:30 a.m. on April 14th at St John’s with the S.S. kids singing followed by coffee hour and Sunday school. On April 21st services will be at 9 a.m. at Kongsvinger and 10:30 a.m.at  ST. John’s, no Sunday school today, the complete holy week schedule is in the April newsletter.

Holy week services start with joint Palm Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. at ST. John’s with the Sunday school kids singing, followed by coffee hour and S.S.; Maundy Thursday at Kongsvinger starting with supper at 6 p.m. followed by services at 7 p.m.; Good Friday at ST. John’s starting with vbs fundraising supper at 6 p.m. followed by services at 7 p.m. Easter Sunday services are at Kongsvinger at 9 a.m. and St. John’s at 10:30 a.m. no s.s.

If you wish to order Easter lilies in honor or memory of somebody, please contact the parish office

GSLC church: Holy week schedule: Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday services at 9 a.m.; Maundy Thursday and Good Friday at 7 p.m.

There is a signup sheet on the back table for Easter lilies.

Community Good Friday services at Assumption at 7 p.m., community choir practice April 14th at 7 p.m. at Assumption

Palm Sunday breakfast 9:30 a.m. Faith-Morris

Today (Saturday) the Federated church this and that sale is from 9-1 at the church, coffee, and rolls in a.m., and noon lunch starting at 11 a.m. The RUSC kinship quarter craze begins at 2 p.m. at the legion in Morris, an open house baby shower for Kristin Backman, who is expecting a baby boy in May, will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Trinity Lutheran Church, Alberta, the Kingery Family Singers in concert at faith- Morris at 11:30 a.m.

April 15th Glacial Ridge Conference Spring Gathering (Women of the ELCA) Monday, April 15, Glenwood Lutheran Church Glenwood, MN “Holy Women, Full of Grace” Registration begins at 4:00 p.m. with a light meal at 4:30 p.m. Joan Mitchell CSJ and the Alexienne Singers perform at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend, and the Donnelly fire department meets at 7 p.m. at the fire hall.

BOLD WOMEN’S event April 14th, 1-4 p.m. at First Morris

Donnelly youth club on April 17th at 4 p.m. at ST. John’s

Quinten Oelke was born recently to Joe and Jessie Oelke of Donnelly; grandmother is Becky Bergstrom of Donnelly, great-grandmother is Irene Strand of Morris.

There will be Bridal Showers for Sami Searl bride to be of Josh Bruns on April 20 from 11:00-1:00 and for Kourtney Giese on April 27 from 9:00-11:00 both at the Faith Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, Morris. All are welcome and invited to attend. Both young ladies are from the Donnelly area.

Rachel Bumgardner of Hutchinson passed away on April 4th survivors include her father and stepmother Cal and Jan Bumgardner of Morris, Jan is a former Donnelly area resident

Donnelly community club had their first meeting of the year on April 8th. Overall we had a good year we sold about a thousand buttons last year. The next meeting is May 13; this year’s show is August 24-25th, the feature is gas engines.

Bookmobile in town, April 22nd 3:45-4pm

Past week st co gen soc. mtg library, pope co expo, Minnewaska h.s, Kruize benefit, Hancock, st co pork producers supper old #1, Donnelly community club annual meeting, Donnelly, bible study Gs