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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor Rick Frederickson WED., MAY 25 6:30 a.m. Mens Bible Study SAT., MAY 28 7:30 a.m. Gideons Meet SUN., MAY 29 9:30 a.m. Worship Service WED., JUNE 1 6:30 a.m. Mens Bible Study ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN LCMC Rev. Denton Bennet, Jr. WED., MAY 25 6:15 p.m. Prayer Time THURS.,...

Meine awarded Catholic United Service Award

Maxine (Max) Meine was recently awarded the 2021 Catholic United Service Award at St. Raphael Church on Saturday, November 20. Meine’s family including her grandchildren watched as Christa Schilling, a local Member Advisor with Catholic United presented the award to Meine. “Every year St. Raphael...

Pastor Dan Larsen leaving Zion Lutheran Church

Pastor Dan Larsen will preach his last sermon at Zion Lutheran Church in Springfield on Sunday, October 17. He has served the congregation as part of a three-point parish since the summer of 2019. He has accepted a call to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Henning, Minnesota. “I first came to Zion in...

Springfield Area Nativity Pageant

Springfield Area Nativity Pageant was represented in this year’s Riverside Days Parade. The Nativity Pageant will be held December 10 & 11, 2021.

Pastor Julie leaving St. Johns Lutheran

Pastor Julie Smith will preach her last sermon at St. Johns Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 4. She has accepted a brand new position with the National Lutheran Churches in Mission for Christ (LCMC) Board as the Coordinator for Districts and Fellowship Groups. St.. Johns and St. Paul Lutheran...

A fond farewell

Hundreds of parishioners, community members and friends came out to honor Father Phil Schotzko, on his retirement. Father Phil, pastor of St. Raphael Catholic Church will retire on July 1, 2020. Last Wednesday evening, June 17 the St. Raphael parish honored him with a Drive-Thru Grab & Go Meal...

St. Paul Lutheran to host organ/piano recital Sunday

St. Paul Lutheran Church will host a recital of organ and piano music this Sunday, March 15. Everyone is invited to attend the 1:30 p.m. program in the sanctuary of the church followed by a dessert reception in the fellowship hall. There is no admission charge for the event. Eric Mueller, a...

Coming home is a major victory for Rev. Mike and Kay Franklin

by Doris Weber Mike Franklin, pastor of the local New Life Assembly of God Church, received a warm “Welcome Home” greeting from the people of his church on Sunday, October 13. Pastor Mike entered the church during opening exercises as Carli Petersen was making the announcement that he was home...

Pictured around the organ are, from left: Rev. Al Negstad, Rev. Tom von Fischer and Rev. Tricia Mattson, current pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Son of St. Paul’s stops for a visit

Rev. Thomas von Fischer and Rev. Al Negstad, retired pastors living in Minneapolis, stopped at St. Paul Lutheran Church for a visit Monday morning. Rev. von Fischer grew up in Springfield. He is the son of Rev. Max and Pauline von Fischer. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1961 and...

Church of St. Joseph closes ~ a sad sign of the times

For 116 years, Catholics in the farming community of Clements on the Minnesota prairie have come to one church to share life’s milestones. They have been baptized, confirmed and married in the Church of St. Joseph. Their grandparents, parents and siblings lie in the nearby church cemetery, but...