Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
AVE ATQUE VALE BORNSON! Minnekirken has recently learned that Bjornson Male Chorus has disbanded. The 96 year-old chorus which rehearsed at the Danish Home has been unable to meet to rehearse for many months and would be unable to do so for the foreseeable future. Their strong voices and beautiful renditions of Norwegian folksongs have been a highlight of Minnekirken’s Christmas and Syttende Mai Concerts. Their presence will be sorely missed.
A Thank You Token By Lynn Sove Maxson During the excitement of planning Minnekirken's restoration, Tom and I wanted to contribute something to encourage donations. We thought that an ornament of the church, rosemaled, would be appropriate. I have studied rosemaling for many years and enjoyed teaching and demonstrating it. We sent my sketches to a wood worker, Dennis Green, in Decorah, IA who cut them out. Then we checked samples of paint to match the church color. Tom sanded and backgrounded the ornaments. While talking to a friend in Colorado, she offered to rosemal some of the ornaments for us. My friend, Ellen Kerbs, is a Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum Gold Medalist in Rosemaling. We would like to encourage people to donate $250 or more for the church’s much-needed restoration. As a token of thanks, you will receive an original rosemaled Minnekirken ornament. There will be a limited number of ornaments available. It is exciting to see all who love and have fond memories of Minnekirken. Through the years, the services in this house of worship and all the great events have given so much to so many. Tom and I were married in Minnekirken thirty years ago this year. We have been actively involved through those years. Please come and join us and share in this wonderful congregation and warm glow of God. Here is to the next century of Minnekirken. To donate please contact the church or check the church's website. Thank you .
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