TRUE DAKOTAN » Churches http://truedakotan.com Newspaper for Lane, Alpena, and Wessington Springs SD Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:35:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 This is worth watching…. Merry Christmas http://truedakotan.com/churches/this-is-worth-watching-merry-christmas/ http://truedakotan.com/churches/this-is-worth-watching-merry-christmas/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:08:09 +0000 Craig Wenzel http://truedakotan.com/?p=7234 This video from the small Yupiq Eskimo Village of Quinhagak, Alaska , was a school computer project intended for the other Yupiq villages in the area. Much to the villagers’ shock, over a half million people have viewed it. And now it’s available for visitors to truedakotan.com

enjoy — the staff

For your turn to view, Click: HERE

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]]> http://truedakotan.com/churches/the-day-corn-made-me-cry/feed/ 0 Here’s a New Year’s Greeting worth reading! http://truedakotan.com/churches/here%e2%80%99s-a-new-year%e2%80%99s-greeting-worth-reading/ http://truedakotan.com/churches/here%e2%80%99s-a-new-year%e2%80%99s-greeting-worth-reading/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:05:59 +0000 Craig Wenzel http://truedakotan.com/?p=6264 A former Wessington Springs priest who served at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, wrote a letter to friends in the Springs area on September 25, 2010. A portion of it was addressed to the late Gladys Moldrem, while other items addressed local friends.

Fr. Alex Bombera, T.O.R.

Mt. Assisi Friary

PO Box 40

Loretto, PA 15940

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My Dear Friends:

What a wonderful surprise I’ve had today when I received a great letter from Msgr. Edward Burian (Wessington Springs). It is too bad that “old age” has taken away my ability to walk at all, and rheumatoid arthritis has “taken over” my almost 92-year old body, or I would be there to see you wonderful friends at Springs: Msgr. Ed., Pat and Don Wenzel, my “betting pal” Craig Wenzel, Duke, Karen and the rest of the great Springs friends. Perhaps we could even persuade Kyle Evans to come down from his quiet, happy home, to give us some of his heavenly music!

You should get a chuckle from this:

When I was still in the grades at school, I was called out of class and told to go to the nearby hospital “with no delay.” When there, I was taken to a room where they had my oldest brother, Joe, and I was told he was “badly burnt”. As I came up to his bed, I noticed that his entire body was burned… and the nurse whispered to me, “He is dying.”

A later explanation told me that was he went down into the basement of the new house he and his wife had just built, he lit a match to start the “pilot” and the entire furnace exploded into flames!

I went over to the chair my mother was in and I said, “Don’t cry, Mom, Joe was also so kind to all of us, he will be in heaven.”

My mother turned to me and said, “I know…. He takes the GOOD ONES FIRST!” There were nine of us children in the family — and all are departed BUT ME!

Faithful and sincere friends of South Dakota: yes, you’ve been good to me!

How very kind of you to remember my 64th year of ordination to the priesthood, August 15, 2010. I thank you most kindly.

As some of you have expressed, God has blessed me very abundantly, and I am most grateful. I hope I have used is His blessings well. God bless each and every one of you, and our Blessed Mother bring you to Her son.

Your friend, in Jesus and Mary,

Fr. Alex Bombera, TOR

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COMMUNITY YOUTH GROUP and Thrivent Financial Jerauld County chapter #30591 teamed up on October 27 for the 2010 trick or treat for the Jerauld County food pantry. It was a wintry night but students and volunteers turned out for the benefit. Supper was served by volunteers. Craig Fonder, Ulie and Mindy Kraft gave a presentation, “Winter Driving Tips.” Students and drivers collected over 24 boxes that night. Students participating were, left to right, Dakota Parks, Cassiidy Musick, Mindy Kraft, Sheyanne Brodkorb, Shyanne Kopfmann, Marina Parks, Zachary Paulson, Erik Kurth, Blake Willman, Nicholas Paulson, Thrivent board member Pat Wetzel, volunteer Colton Cashman and Brianna Johhnson. The Food Pantry is open in Wessington Springs from 100-4:30 p.m. on the third Fridays of November and December. It is located in the old fire hall near the corner of Main Street and Dakota Avenue. If you are interested in more information you may contact Don Andersen(539-9535) or Elaine Roetman (539-9625).

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]]> http://truedakotan.com/churches/new-church-sign/feed/ 0 Church photographs http://truedakotan.com/churches/church-photographs/ http://truedakotan.com/churches/church-photographs/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:49:45 +0000 Craig Wenzel http://truedakotan.com/?p=3756 Wessington Springs United Church of Christ

Wessington Springs United Church of Christ

 

Wessington Springs Templeton rural church

Wessington Springs Templeton rural church

 

Wessington Springs United Methodist Church

Wessington Springs United Methodist Church

 

Wessington Springs United Methodist Church stained glass-- one of several very beautiful stained glass windows in the church

Wessington Springs United Methodist Church stained glass-- one of several very beautiful stained glass windows in the church

 

Wessington Springs Foothills Bible Church

Wessington Springs Foothills Bible Church

 

Wessington Springs Immanuel Baptist Church

Wessington Springs Immanuel Baptist Church

 

Wessington Springs St. Joseph Catholic Church

Wessington Springs St. Joseph Catholic Church

 

Wessington Springs Our Savior's Lutheran Church

Wessington Springs Our Savior's Lutheran Church

 

Alpena United Parish

Alpena United Parish

 

Duncan St. Pacidus Catholic Church, north of Gann Valley

Duncan St. Pacidus Catholic Church, north of Gann Valley

]]> http://truedakotan.com/churches/church-photographs/feed/ 0 Wessington Springs church news http://truedakotan.com/churches/wessington-springs-church-news/ http://truedakotan.com/churches/wessington-springs-church-news/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:43:06 +0000 Craig Wenzel http://truedakotan.com/?p=1415  

 

Foothills Bible Fellowship Church

 

Don Grubb, Pastor

Office 539-9352

Home 539-1980

Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Small group Bible studies.

 

 

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

 

Fr. Jim Friedrich and Msgr. Edward Burian 539-9569

Mass:

8:30 a.m. Sunday, May-August

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.-October

6:30 p.m. Saturday, November-April.

Additional times in bulletin.

Daily Mass includes 3:30 p.m. Wednesday with CCD.

10:00 a.m. Thursday at Weskota Manor.

 

St. Placidus Church – Duncan

 

Fr. Jim Friedrich

Mass: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, September-October; 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November-April 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, May-August.

 

 

Zion Lutheran Church

 

Rev. Michael Bagnall, Pastor

Sunday Worship, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.

Communion 1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday of the month.

Confirmation classes available by appointment.

Wednesday: Advent Services at 6:30 p.m.

 

 

United Church of Christ

 

Wessington Springs & Templeton

Rev. Sara Dean, Pastor

 

 

United Parish of Alpena

United Methodist Church

United Church of Christ

Pastor Sarah Herman

10:00 a.m. Worship

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

 

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

 

Wessington Springs

Pastor John Paulson

 

 

 

Immanuel Baptist Church

 

Corner of 3rd & Dakota

Rev. Dan Edzards, Pastor

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School.

 

 

United Methodist Church

 

Rev. Jan Price, Pastor

Ph: 539-1567, 539-1680

Gretchen Burnison, Sec’y: 539-1006

Email: umcnews@gmail.com

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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