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Visiting Writers Series: A Night of Poetry with Florence Dacey and Michael Bazzett

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Southwest Minnesota State University’s Creative Writing Program presents “A Night of Poetry” with poets Florence Dacey and Michael Bazzett from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Charter Hall 201 at SMSU. The reading and discussion will be moderated by Tarik Dobbs, assistant professor of English at SMSU.  Chard Dacey is the author of five poetry collections. She is the recipient of a Loft-McKnight Poetry Award, a Nimrod-Hardman Poetry Prize, and Southwest Minnesota Arts Council regional grants. Dacey has a deep relationship to the town of Cottonwood and the surrounding area of ...

Faith Briefs

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St. Mary’s frozen pies for sale: Homemade frozen pies are available year-round for $15 each. Flavors include apple, caramel apple, blueberry, cherry, peach, pecan, pumpkin, rhubarb custard, and strawberry rhubarb. To purchase pies or arrange pickup, contact St. Mary’s Office in Tracy at 507-629-3270, Jan LaVoy at 507-829-2755, or Elise Lanoue at 507-829-8448. Pancake breakfast Oct. 25 There will be a pancake, egg and sausage breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 25, in Carlin Hall at Holy Redeemer Church, benefiting Choices Pregnancy Center of Marshall. A free-will offering ...

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration at Holy Redeemer

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Holy Redeemer Catholic Church has had Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration since 2018. The parish is actively striving to increase the number of Adorers to attend Eucharistic Adoration. The goal would be to have two adorers per hour for 120 hours per week by Jan. 4, The Epiphany of the Lord. Increased opportunity for Eucharistic Adoration, which is being promoted through the Adoratio Foundation In His Presence campaign, will require a minimum total of 240 individuals to commit to one hour of prayer in Eucharistic Adoration each week. Someone will always be with the Most Blessed Sacrament ...

Regardless of the election outcome, you can still love your neighbor

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In a couple of weeks, we will hold in America what we call our midterm elections. We shouldn’t have to remind ourselves of this, but given the current division in America, I think it’s worth noting that, friends, it’s really still only an election. Oh, I know that increasingly we ...

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CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will have their October meeting following the Holy Redeemer 5:30 p.m. evening Mass on Monday. They will be having a short meeting, followed with an angel craft for future projects. Little Footprints Remembrance Walk Saturday The inaugural Little Footprints Remembrance Walk, honoring little ones lost through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant loss, will be on Saturday at Independence Park in Marshall. Participants will meet at the large pavilion at 9:30 a.m., with the walk beginning at 10 a.m. A $20 donation ...

Turns out, there is need everywhere friends

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To the unfamiliar, the scene might have passed as unremarkable. But as Shelley and I pulled into the gas station in this northern Twin Cities town, we both immediately spotted it. With some experience, scenes like this actually are quite common.  Parked along the sidewalk leading into the ...