CHURCH NEWS

Trinity Lutheran Church will celebrate a service of beginning for Joshua Enderson at 9 a.m. Sunday.

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Enderson is beginning a year of internship in the ministry at Trinity. He is a student at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. After his internship at Trinity, he will be returning to Luther Seminary for his final year of study before being ordained into the Lutheran ministry. He is a graduate of Albert Lea High School and Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, with a bachelor's degree in history and minors in religion and humanities.

Chicken supper

GARRISON - The fifth annual old-fashioned chicken supper will be served from 4-7 p.m. Sept. 12 at Light of the Cross Lutheran Church, Garrison. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 5-12 years of age. Children under 5 are free. Light of the Cross is located two blocks west of the Super Valu in Garrison.

Lord of Life Lutheran worship schedule

BAXTER - The Lord of Life Lutheran Church will return to a fall worship schedule Sept. 13. Sunday worship will be at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with education classes for all ages during both services. Wednesday worship will continue at 6 p.m.

Lutheran Hour speaker to appear at rally

PARK RAPIDS - Pastor Ken Klaus, speaker on The Lutheran Hour, will appear at 3 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Park Rapids Area High School Auditorium. Klaus will deliver the message of "Bringing Christ to the Nations."

Brainerd Area Ministerial Association

The Brainerd Area Ministerial Association will meet at noon Thursday at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Peter Keyes will share results of his graduate studies survey of families in the Brainerd/Baxter community seeking to determine the most pressing needs of families today and what role the churches of the community could play in helping families meet these needs.

125th anniversary celebration service

Zion Lutheran Church will be having its 125th anniversary celebration service at 9 a.m. Sept. 13. Pastors who have served at the congregation in the past will be participating in the service. The celebration will continue with a picture display for viewing and pig roast with potluck at Lum Park starting at noon.

Back to school carnival

A back to school carnival hosted by New Light United Methodist Church will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Forestview Middle School cafetorium.

Holy Cross Church bazaar

HARDING - There will be a bazaar with a chicken and ham dinner serving from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Holy Cross Church in Harding. Cost: $8 per person for adults; children under 12, $3; and children five and under are free. There will be homemade Polish coffee cakes and pies, hamburgers served all day and evening.

Entertainment for the children and music by Dale Dahmen and the Polka Beats and Virg and The Eldorados. Polka mass will be 10 a.m. There will be a drawing at 7 p.m.

The Holy Cross Church is located 19 miles south of Brainerd on Highway 25, and then four miles east, watch for signs.

Local foods dinner planned

NISSWA - Eating locally grown food is becoming increasingly important. Fuel consumption and shipping costs, food-borne diseases and supporting local growers are just a few reasons to eat food produced close to where we live.

With these things in mind, a community local foods dinner will be held 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa. As much as possible, all foods will be made from locally grown products. The main dish will be buffalo stew.

In addition to the meal there will be a special presentation on how our food system is hurting us and hurting our earth entitled "Food Matters: Eating as a Moral Act" by Jerry Raedeke, local artist, pastor, and conservationist. He will also address issues such as the foods we eat, how these foods are produced and how all of this affects God's creation.