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Featuring traditional Norwegian dance by The Peer Gynt Dancers on Saturday, May 10th at 2:00 PM. FREE ADMISSION! Ponyfolk will be performing their unique blend of Scandinavian-inspired music, both traditional and original. St. Paul Lutheran is located at 609 5th Street South, in Stillwater, MN. Please park in the parking lot located off of 4th and Walnut Streets and enter the building through the adjacent doors.
Clifton Nesseth (vocals, fiddle) and Paul Sauey (vocals, guitar, bass pedals) formed Ponyfolk in 2014 after connecting as students in the music program at St. Olaf College. Both multi-instrumentalists, the pair brought their mutual interest in folk music traditions and love of harmonies to the project. The group has since expanded, with Mikey Marget (cello) and Alex Nelson (pump organ). The performance will include music from their recently released album, The Woods Have Shown Us, along with nordic folk music which has been passed down for generations. Ponyfolk will be studying music in Sweden this summer thanks to grants from the American Scandinavian Foundation. https://www.ponyfolk.com
The Peer Gynt Dancers are the junior group of Synnøve Nordkap St. Paul Sons of Norway. The group meets to learn and perform Norwegian folk dancing, language, music, crafts, sports, etc. They have performed at the Festival of Nations, the Winter Carnival parade, Syttende Mai celebrations, schools and churches, to name a few. They have also learned how to bake Norwegian Christmas cookies and have competed in a frozen herring toss! The Peer Gynt Dancers are open to youth, ages 7-18, and practice once per month at St. Paul Lutheran Church!
Donations for Pastor Laurel
Our cherished Visitation Pastor, Pastor Laurel, recently shared with us that she has been diagnosed with Triple Positive Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Breast Cancer. Since joining us over two years ago, Pastor Laurel has become an invaluable part of our congregation, touching our hearts and dedicating herself to supporting our community. She is not only our Visitation Pastor but also a dear friend. Given the nature of her diagnosis, her responsibilities as a single mother with a medically complex child, and her limited ability to supplement her part-time income from St. Paul Lutheran, we have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help support her financially.
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SPLC can accept checks for Pastor Laurel. Please write "Pastor Laurel" on the memo line. Contributions will appear on your giving statement but are not tax-deductible. Every gift, big or small, helps as she faces treatment. Thank you for your support!
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child, a project by Samaritan's Purse, is an international Christian relief initiative delivering shoebox gifts to children in need worldwide. Individuals pack shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, which are distributed through local churches. At St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Mission Outreach Committee led the shoebox packing, offering a wonderful opportunity for community outreach and holiday giving.
2024 Confirmation Class
On Sunday, October 27th we celebrated Affirmation of Baptism/Confirmation with six amazing young people! This year’s confirmands are Abrianna Bell, daughter of Sabrina & Matthew Bell, Ashton Bell, son of Sabrina & Matthew Bell, Kamel Behyahia, son of Pamala & Hakim Benyahia, Alexander Heintz, son of Geoffrey & Sarah Heintz, Johnathan Isaacson, son of Rhonda Isaacson & Scott Isaacson, and Elijah Mack, son of Josh and Kristie Mack. We had 115 members, friends and visitors welcome the confirmands into our St. Paul Lutheran church family!