Brown County Human Services wants to join parents and our community in recognizing and appreciating the vital work of Early Childhood Educators and Child Care Providers. We invite everyone to honor these special individuals on Friday, May 9.
The Sleepy Eye Woman’s Club met at the home of Mary Gangelhoff for the April Meeting. The focus of this meeting was the environment. Patti Braulick gave an informative presentation on the River Watch Program. Patti works with school groups in the area to collect water quality data across the Minnesota River Basin in order to monitor the health of less studied waterways. One of the goals of the program is to foster a sense of responsibility for maintaining and improving local water resources that we all rely on. Club members participated in an interesting water splash activity.
I often get asked if we are going to celebrate Holy Communion together on Easter, partly because Easter often falls on a Communion Sunday, and partly we want those who only come on Easter Sunday to receive it. It is a good question to ask, but the truth is, as a pastor, I don’t like to do communion on Easter. Not because communion during the Easter service is necessarily a bad thing. I have done it and there is nothing wrong with it, but communion is a reminder of Jesus’ death. It brings us back to the Cross on a day when we should be at the Tomb, seeing that the Tomb is open, celebrating the fact it is empty, and Jesus is alive again. Easter is about life, not death.
FFA Members of the Month are Elsie Trebesch, Madi Martinez, Milly Lax and Ethan Hinderman.
Three weeks of school remain for the 2024-2025 school year. State testing is nearly complete and extra-curricular activities are in full swing. Graduation is Friday, May 16, 7 p.m. for Sleepy Eye High School and on Sunday, May 18 at 3 p.m. for St. Mary’s High School.
Pastor Phil Siefkes, 794-6048, 220 4th Ave. SW, calvary-answers.org
On Saturday afternoon, April 26, a special presentation was made to two local veterans, at Veterans Park in downtown Sleepy Eye.
Sleepy Eye meet, April 25