Ashes

By PASTOR MICHAEL T. GJEFLE Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario "Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy." For quite a while here in our part of the country, ice was an...

Elroy community supper slated for March 26

A free community supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, at the Elroy United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 204 Royall Ave. This community supper is offered on the last Wednesday of each month and, according to event organizers, “gives...

At St. John’s food drive and dinner, Menns to speak about Japan journeys

Harvey and Jackie Menn of rural Norwalk will speak about their journeys to Japan at the 14th annual food drive and Valentine's Day dinner, an event slated for Sunday, Feb. 9, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Ridgeville. Regular service is at 10 a.m., with the dinner...

Dairy Month

By PASTOR MICHAEL T. GJEFLE Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario We in Wisconsin celebrate June Dairy Month each year. We are blessed to live in a land of milk and honey. One can only marvel at the amazing milk cow as she is able to produce the abundance of milk...

Brass musicians to perform at St. John’s event

Brass musicians and educators Todd and Amy Schendel will present a program on the music of Martin Luther on Sunday, July 22, during the 150th anniversary celebration of St. John's Lutheran Church, Ridgeville. Their presentation will begin at about 3:30 p.m., after the...

St. John’s Lutheran Church to celebrate anniversary

By LYDA LAINER St. John's Lutheran Church "A joy is with us here this day" describes the feelings of the 18 heads of families meeting in the one-room country schoolhouse at Ridgeville, April 1, 1862. In the afternoon of that day, the German Evangelical Lutheran St....

Remembering

By PASTOR MICHAEL T. GJEFLE Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario Psalm 143:5 - "I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thine hands." Memorial Day is about remembering. The Psalmist here speaks of remembering the days of...

Free community supper set for May 30 in Elroy

A free community supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 39, at the Elroy United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 204 Royall Ave. At the meal, Juneau County Aging and Disability Resource Center representatives will talk about its services and...

Free community supper set for April 25 in Elroy

A free community supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the Elroy United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 204 Royall Ave. At the meal, Juneau County Aging and Disability Resource Center representatives will talk about its services and...

Three Lutheran churches to offer joint prayer vigil

Members of three area Lutheran churches will conduct a prayer vigil beginning immediately after the Good Friday evening service at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wilton. The prayer vigil by the congregations of St. Paul's, Trinity Lutheran Church of Hustler...

To trust in the Lord

By PASTOR MICHAEL T. GJEFLE Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario Psalm 125:1 - "They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth forever." The greatest privilege known to mankind is that of knowing and trusting the Creator...

Mission group to speak at Ontario church

A group from Chicago's Pacific Garden Mission will be at Faith Baptist Church in Ontario at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 24. A meal will be offered at 6 p.m. Founded in 1877, Pacific Garden Mission is a homeless shelter in the South Loop section of Chicago. The group will...

Ridgeville church to celebrate 150th anniversary

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, organized on April 1, 1862, will observe its 150th anniversary this summer. A special service of celebration will be at St. John’s at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 22. Former Pastor Daniel Falck will be the guest...

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