Youngsters ask others to aid project
Not many people can refuse a 3-year-old girl asking for help or a 7-year-old holding a bucket for donations. It’s almost a natural instinct to dig into pockets to drop money in the bucket. For Mackenzie Kaloupek, 7, and her 3-year-old sister, Lexi, this tendency helped them with a service mission for Grace Lutheran Church — they stood in front of Hy-Vee for 90 minutes after church last Sunday and took in more than $200, money that will go to the Lord’s Cupboard as part of Grace’s Kids’ Big Give. They could have stayed longer, but it was nap time. The Big Give project at Grace handed out 14 envelopes holding $20 bills to youngsters during the children’s sermon. There are a few rules: • The money cannot be kept. It must be given away to someone or something. • Money could be donated to a worthy cause, split between two or more projects, purchase a product at a reduced rate and resold for more money pr buy food for the food pantry.
» Full StoryNew group support available for grieving, divorcing families
Lutheran Family Service, in conjunction with St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge, is offering a support group for families experiencing pain and trauma.
Each Thursday evening, beginning Sept.
Crusaders will perform in Churdan
CHURDAN — The gospel singing group, The Crusaders, will perform in concert at 6 p.m. today at the Churdan City Park.
There will be local talent at 4 p.m. and a free pork burger meal at 5 p.m.
Country church draws in the faithful
KALO — The Rev. Beryl Vinchattle thought he’d spend his working life on the road, taking the word of God into small towns and large, wherever the spirit took him.
» Full Story‘Churches of Webster County’ available soon
“Churches of Webster County” seeks to record and preserve the wide variety of expressions of faith communities in Webster County.
» Full StoryHoly Trinity parishioners hear about sustainable ag project
Hilly land and rocky soil. An almost total lack of mechanized equipment.
For the farmers of El Paraiso, Honduras, malnutrition and illiteracy have long been endemic.


