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Syffende Mai's a fun feast Ar ea church services By CALE DICKEY Area Editor V1NING My only compaint aboul being invited to Syttende Mai at Folden Lutheran Church is that Mrs. Philip Rakstad didn't warn me about what I was getting into. What I got into was lefse, a a fattigman, flat bread and meat balls, meat balls and meat forcing me to pass up vegetables, pickles, potatoes, gravy, cookies and rolls. The bride kept nagging me to ease up on the meat but I paid no heed as it was obvious the supply was inexhaustible. I'd managed quite well to this point but hadn't reckoned with the wiles of Mrs.

Edwin Gaustav, who's been quietly observing my selectivity of delicacies. Gently she suggested, "Try the fruit soup, you'll like it." The familiar words proved prophetic I liked it. Someone, incautiously, left the fattigman within reach and I made visible effort to have my portions of each come put even. The bride solved my immediate problem with a none-too-genlly applied elbow to my ribs. That fruit soup was luscious prunes and raisins surrounded with large tapioca and bits and pieces of stick cinnamon and embellished, Mrs.

Gaustav said, "with seasonings suiting the in- dividual's AnJ so il is, that at long last I've had soup for dessert. The Foiden ALCW, 20 members strong, are looking forward to their 15th annual Syttende Mai feast, next May 17. "We'll be holding it on the 17th from now on," Mrs. Helmer Rakstad said, "and not on the closest convenient Saturday as before." Knowing that Syttende Mai is the Norwegian's "in- dependence denoting freedom from Sweden's rule, I'd half expected a bit of old time stump oratory recounting the heroics. But nary an exploit was mentioned.

Cautiously I broached the matter to Mrs. Helmer Rakstad to learn that "it was way long ago and our purpose in celebrating Norwegian in- dependence day is to serve a supper in honor of the pioneers who came here and started a congregation in 1882." Mrs. Truman Gunderson wore SteVe hDSOn feasted not BIBLES DEVOTIONAL BOOKS Brides'VWte Bibles Wedding Books Fergus Falls Wadding Announcements Silver and Golden Anniversary Books Mrs. Gilbert Lovro, left, and traditional apparel Mrs. Steve Johnson was a bit more forthright, "What really happened is that the Nor- wegians have been marrying Swedes." And it would be a shame to have a celebration feast, as prepared by the Folden ALCW, wind up in a family row.

So maybe one or two stalwart Norwegians might have mentioned Syttende Mai's origin carefully out of earshot of Swede eavesdrop- pers. Mrs. Gaustav recalled making flat bread. "When I was just a little girl my mother made me learn how to make it. We had a wood burning stove and baked it on the stove lids.

Now there's nothing to it, 'cause they use an oven." The ALCW members working in the dining hall contributed much to the gala atmosphere with their traditional And so adept were they at dispensing food and squeezing between the rows of diners, that at the evening's end their costumes were unwrinkled and still spotless. "That's what 14 years of practice will do for you," one said. The ALCW uses Syttende Mai funds on a "matching 50-50 vuwwvuwwvwww WHITE DRUG STORE Will Be The Only Drug Store OPEN SUNDAY basis with Folden church im- provements or projects," Mrs. Helmer Rakstad said, "with our last project being running water." Today's ALCW is an offshoot of the "Ladies Aid" organized by the pioneer women who conducted their affairs in Norwegian. In 1939 the Rev.

J. L. Drage suggested forming the ALCW as an English language organization because so few of the Aid members were fluent in Norwegian. The ALCW meets monthly for Bible study and a program with the offering divided between the general fund and the sponsorship of Missionary Otto Tollefson in Brazil. "Throughout the year we assist the congregation by contributing to various causes where there is need, locally and throughout the world," Mrs.

Helmer Rakstad said. And so it was that I attended my first Syttende Mai along with about 300 others from an area ex- tending from Alexandria to Bemidji. "We have people that haven't missed a one of these dinners." Mrs. Philip Rakstad said, "and there are quite a few from the Twin Cities that always spend this weekend at their cottages so they won't' miss our celebration," And the next Syttende Mai celebration I attend, I'm going to eat my fruit soup as the first course BANK ELECTS PRIEST NEW YORK (AP) Chase Manhattan Bank chairman Da- vid Rockefeller has announced that a leading Catholic church- man has been elected to the bank's board of directors. He is the Rev.

Theodore M. Hes- burgh, president of Notre Dame University. ASSEMBLY OF GOD PELICAN RAPIDS C. Scharnberg, pastor Sunday school 10 a.m. wor- ship 11; evening service 8.

Mid- week service, Wednesday, 8 p.m. AUGUSTANA ZUTHERAN L.C.A., ELIZABETH Arnold Lindgren, pastor Services 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:40. AUGUSTANA PARISH BATTLE LAKE HENNING Robert Hawkinson, pastor Grace, Herming: Worship at 8:30 a.m. school 9:30.

Zion, Amor: Worship at 10. Sunday school 9 a.m. Eagle Lake Worship 11 a.m. Sunday school 10 a.m. GROVE LAKE LUTHERAN PELICAN RAPIDS Paul E.

Knutson, pastor Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:30. April. June, Oct. and' Dec.

Other months, Sunday school 9:45 a.m. worship 11. ALCW 2nd Wednesday, 2 p.m. ERDAHL LUTHERAN ELBOW LAKE Rev. A.

Thorstensen, pastor Sunday school 9:45 a Worship 11. Alternating services at rural churches HAMAR-HEDEMARKEN LUTHERAN PARISH Maynard E. Stokka, pastor Hamar: Worship 9:30 a.m. VCS June 5-9, 9 a.m. 3 p.m.

Hedemarken: Worship, holy communion, 11 a.m. yes June 5-9, 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Syttende Mai feasters within these portals pay tribute to area's founding pioneers ANNOUNCING Our 20th Consecutive Season of Outdoor Church Services Every Sunday, 8:30 a.m. FERGUS DRIVE-IN Mile South on U.S.

Highway 59 Come As You Are and Stay In Your Car! Services Conducted By: TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH THE CHURCH OF "THE LUTHERAN HOUR" AND D. E. Knick, Pastor Church Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. 201 North Union Avenue, Fergus Falls ALC meet June 9-11 at Bemidji Members of Fergus Falls Bethlehem, First and Zion Lutheran church congregations will attend the American Lutheran Church's Northern Minnesota District convention in Bemidji June 9-11. Attending from Bethlehem will be the Rev.

and Mrs. Otto Dale, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Igelstad, Mr. and Mrs.

Claude Reitan; horn First, The Revs C. K. Preus and Dean Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Sund, Bob Schultz; from Zion, the Rev. and Mrs. James Armstrong and Sylvan Anderson. Represen- tatives from the 284 ALC congregations in the district are expected at the convention. The president's report Saturday afternoon, on restructuring of national ALC offices, will be delivered by the Rev.

Dr. Kent S. Knutson of Minneapolis, national ALC bishop. Dr. Knutson will also preach in the Student Center at 9 a.m., June 11.

The convention will consider Indian concerns, district conference councils to replace standing committees and membership in the Minnesota Council of Churches. At least three nominations, lay or clergy, will be sought for general secretary of the ALC to be submitted to the general convention. Daily journal June 2, 1972 6 Teacher agreement is reached CHICAGO (AP) Chicago public school teachers have ac- cepted the last-minute settle- ment that forestalled their strike last week. The approximately 3-1 vote Thursday ratified an agreement reached by leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Board of Education. The teachers originally had voted to strike May 22.

The agreement stipulates that the school year will end June 16, five days before the normal closing date, instead of the 11 days early the board scheduled. Under the agreement, the board will attempt to restore 500 teaching and civil service positions it had planned to cut. The positions will be eliminated next December, however, un- less new state funds become available. Both the early closing and the elimination of the positions were planned by the school board in an effort to reduce an expected fiscal deficit. WOMAN POWER CHICAGO A i Bishop Ralph T.

Alton of Madi- son, told a meeting of United Methodist women here: "You are a majority in the church and have the power to do whatever you want to do. Your role is your problem, so don't sit around and wait for" someone to solve it for you." TRINITY-GRUE LUTHERAN, ASHBY Earl V. Peterson, pastor Trinity: Worship 11 a.m. Ash- by Joint Youth 8 p.m. Grue: Worship 9:30 a.m Sunday school 10:30.

UNDERWOOD LUTHERAN Robert Nedrud, pastor Sverdrup: Family worship 9 a.m., led by FFSJC youth. Tingvold: Family worship, holy communion, 10 a.m. VBS Barnhard School June 5-9, 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Aurdal: Family worship, holy communion, 11 a.m.

VBS Aurdal Town Hall June 5-9, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m. VINING LUTHERAN Larry A. Olson, pastor Folden: Worship, holy communion, confirmation, 9 a.m. Vining: Worship 10:15 a.m.

Nidaros: Worship 11:30 a.m. Family Night 8 p.m. AASTAD, ROCK PRAIRIE, TRINITY, LUTHERAN Harold Underdahl, pastor Aastad: Holy communion, install Bible Staff, 9:45 a.m. League 8 p.m. Rock Prairie: Holy com- munion, install Bible Staff, 8:15 a.m.

Trinity: Holy communion, install Bible Staff, 11.15 a.m. Parish: VBS June 5-9. OUR SAVIOR'S, FRIBORG, LITTLE BETHANY, PARISH Anton Gerlach, pastor Little Bethany: Communion service 9 a.m. Our Sayior's-Friborg: Joint confirmation and communion service 10:30 a.m. AMERICAN LUTHERAN BATTLE LAKE Wesley Haugen, pastor Paul Nelson, intern First Lutheran: Holy com- munion, 8:45, 10:30 a.m.

Trefoldighed: Worship 9:30 a.m. Rindal: Worship 11 a.m. SWAN LAKE LUTHERAN Ralph Holte, conducting Sunday school 10 a.m. Worship 11. Area churches ST.

JOHN'S LUTHERAN OTTERTAIL Bernard Gorentz, pastor Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:30. ST. ELIZABETH'S CATHOLIC, ELIZABETH Ken Brenny, pastor Sunday masses 8:30, 10 a.m. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN DENT Norman F.

Seebach, pastor Services 9 a.m. DALTON FREE LUTHERAN Wendell Johnson, pastor Kvani: Worship 9:30 a.m. Sarpsborg: Worship 11 a.m. Tordcnskjold: Congregati- onal picnic 12 noon. Zion: Sunday school a.m.

LI. 8 p.m. CENTRAL LUTHERAN PELICAN RAPIDS Matthew M. John, pastor Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Worship 11.

BATTLE LAKE ALLIANCE Fred Moore, pastor Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Wor- ship services 11 a.m, and 7:30 p.m. Bible shidy and prayer service 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays. BETHLEHEM-FRIDHEM WEST ELBOW LAKE LUTHERAN PARISH Mel Soderberg, pastor Bethlehem Sunday school at 9:40 Services 11:15. Fridhem: Services 9 a.m.

Sunday school 10. West Elbow: Sunday school 9 a.m. Services 10:15. CALVARY COVENANT CHURCH, EVANSVILLE Arthur Bergman, pastor Sunday School 9:45 a.m/Worship at 11. a.m.; Wednesday mid-week prayer and Bible study at 8 p.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN, L.C.A. PELICAN RAPIDS Arnold Lindgren, pastor Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Worship 11. FIRST BAPTIST BATTLE LAKE Hugh Cowan, pastor Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:30.

FIRST BAPTIST FRAZEE M. David Owens, Pastor Worship at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday School 10 a.m.- Mid- week service, Wednesday, 8 Sunday School 10 a.m. Mid- week service 8 p.m.

Wednes- day. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL PELICAN RAPIDS Lennis H. Mitchell, pastor Worship 11 a.m. FIRST LUTHERAN PARKERS PRAmffi Maynard 0. Hansen, pastor Divine worship 9:30 a.m.

Church School 10:40. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN ELBOW LAKE, ASHBY Elbow Lake: Worship 9 a.m. Ashby: Worship 11 a.m. FOXHOME-VUKKU PARISH Lowell Berg, pastor Vukku: Worship 9 a.m. Sun- day school 10:10.

Foxhome: Sunday school 9 a.m. Worship 10:30. GRACE EVANGELICAN FREE CHURCH, ELBOW LAKE Norman Thomsen, pastor Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; worship at 11 a.m.; prayer hour evening fellowship at 8 p.m. Bible Study and prayer hour at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday Junior and Senior FCYF groups meet at 8 p.m.

Wednesday. HERMAN AND TTNTAH CATHOLIC CHURCHES Francis Hohn, pastor St. Gall's, Tintah: Masses on Sunday, 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. St. Charles, Herman: Masses, Saturday 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11:15 a.m.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN DENT Norman F. pastor Services 9 a.m. Sunday school and Bible class 10. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN W. Friberg Township Martin A.

Hauser, pastor Sunday school 9:30 a.m Worship 10:30. MAINE PRESBYTERIAN Hugh A. Cowan, pastor Sunday school 10 a.m. Worship 11. NORCROSS FAITH UNITED METHODIST Vern Schendel, pastor Sunday school 10 a.m.

Worship 11. NORTH IMMANUEL LUTHERAN PELICAN RAPIDS Paul E. Knutson, pastor Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday school 10:30, May, July, Nov. Other months Sunday school 9:45 a.m., worship 11. ALCW 3rd Wednes- day 2 p.m.

PELICAN LAKE LUTHERAN, ASHBY Rev. A. Thorstensen, pastor Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:30. PELICAN RAPIDS BAPTIST PELICAN RAPIDS Al Moyer, pastor Sunday school at 10, worship at 11, evening service at 7:30, mid-week service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN PELICAN RAPIDS David C. Prinz, Pastor Worship at Sunday school at 10. REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS CLITHERALL Elder Julius Stabnow, pastor Church school 10 a.m. Worship 11. Communion service the first Sunday of each month, REDEEMER LUTHERAN ALMORA Albert Blerlein, pastor Sunday school 10 a.m.

Wor- ship 11. ROTHSAY BAPTIST Robert G. Swanson, pastor Worship 9:45 a.m. Bible school 10:45 Prayer hour 7:40 p.m. Inspirational hour, 8.

ST. ELIZABETH'S CATHOLIC, ELIZABETH Ken Brenny, pastor Sunday masses 9:30, 11 a.m. ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN (4 miles of Dent on 108) Norman F. Seebach, pastor Sunday school 9:30 a.m.

Services 10:30. ST. JOHN'S ELIZABETH David Prinz pastor Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Services 10:30 a.m. ST.

PAUL LUTHERAN E. Friberg Township Martin A. Hauser, pastor Worship 9 a.m. Sunday school 10. ST.

PAUL LUTHERAN. RICHVILLE Bernard Gorentz, pastor Worship 11 a.m. ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN (Mo. Synod).

HENNING P. L. Friedrich, pastor Worship Sunday school and Bible class at 10:30. ST. PETRI LUTHERAN EVANSVILLE John Skepstad, pastor Services 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays.

SCAMBLER TOWNSHTP CONGREGATIONAL Lennis Mitchell, pastor Worship 9:30 a.m. STAVANGER LUTHERAN Sunday school 9:45 a.m; Services 11 a.m. STKLESTAD FREE LUTHERAN, DORAN L. V. Severson, pastor Sunday school 9:45 a.m.

Wor- ship 11. Bible study and prayer, Thursday 8 p.m. TAYLOR-TENNEY UNITED METHODIST Vern E. Schendel, pastor Taylor: 1st, 3rd Sundays, worship 9:30, Sunday school 10:30. Tenney: 2nd, 4th, 5th Sun- days, worship 9:30, Sunday school at 10:30 a.m.

BASSWOOD BAPTIST Fred Moore, pastor Worship 9:30 n.m. Sunday school 10:30 a.m. TONSETH LUTHERAN Matthew John, pastor Services at 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:30. TRINITY LUTHERAN DEER CREEK Albert Bierlein, pastor Worship 9 a.m.

Sunday school TRINITY LUTHERAN PELICAN RAPIDS Lowell H. Smestad, pastor James Hecker, associate pastor T. E. Moen, visitation pastor Sunday school, High Bible classes, 8:45 a.m. Worship 10.

UNITED METHODIST DEER CREEK R. H. Jackson, pastor Sunday school 10 a.m. Wor- ship 11. UNITED METHODIST, DENT Edwin Bittenbender, pastor Sunday school 10 a.m.

Wor- ship 11:15 a.m. Women's Society, 2nd Thursday, 2:15 p.m. Youth Fellowship, 2nd, 4th Tuesday, 8 p.m. UNITED METHODIST HENNING R. H.

Jackson, pastor Worship 9:45 a.m. Sunday school 10:30 UNITED METHODIST OTTERTAIL R. H. Jackson, pasu Worship 8:30 a.m. Sunday school 9:15.

UNITED METHODIST, PERHAM Edwin Bittenbender, pastor Sunday school 9 a.m. Worship 10. Women's Society, 2nd, 3rd Wednesdays, 2 p.m. UNITED METHODIST RICHVILLE Edwin Bittenbender, pastor Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10.

Woman's Society, 2nd Fri- day, 2 p.m. WESTERN PRESBYTERIAN Irving K. Diepche, pastor Sunday school 10 a.m Services 11..