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Free community Easter meal planned

IRON RIVER — A free community Easter Dinner will be served Sunday in the St. Agnes Catholic Church Hall on Fourth Street in Iron River. The dinner is sponsored by the Catholic Churches of St. Agnes, St. Cecilia in Caspian and Immaculate Concepcion in Watersmeet. This is a full Easter dinner of ham, coleslaw, pineapple, hashbrown casserole, sweet potatoes, green beans, dessert and roll. The buffet meal will be served between 1 and 3 p.m. in the church hall. Deliveries are also available in the Iron River, Caspian and Gaastra areas. For delivery, call 906-265-5820 or ...

Escanaba parish raises money for Ukraine

By Victoria LaFave For The Daily News ESCANABA — A total of $7,489 was raised for Ukrainian Refugee efforts in Poland at St. Joseph and St. Patrick’s Parish Ethnic Food Fest on March 20. The event ran just under two hours; in addition to the $2,239 in meal tickets sold during the food fest, there were two anonymous donations of $5,000 and $250. “All proceeds from the Ethnic Food Fest will be donated to Caritas, Ukraine, to support the care of the innocent and vulnerable refugees of the current war,” the Rev. Timothy Ferguson, pastor of St. Joseph and St. Patrick Parish, ...

Holy Tuesday service tonight

KINGSFORD —The Dickinson County Community Chorus and Iron Mountain Clergy Association will present a Holy Tuesday service at 7 tonight at American Martyrs Catholic Church, 908 W. Sagola Ave., Kingsford. Although the chorus will be masked, the congregation is not required to wear masks, organizers said.

Florence Parish welcomes new pastor

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Florence Parish, a Christian ministry between Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the First Presbyterian Church of Florence, is welcoming a new pastor, the Rev. Cathleen Morris. Morris will arrive in Florence this week and will conduct her first worship services within the parish on Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. First Presbyterian worships at 8 a.m. and Bethlehem Lutheran follows at 9:15 a.m. Coffee and refreshments will be served at each church following worship. Morris is uniquely qualified to serve the Florence Parish. She was raised in the ...

Knights of Columbus fish fry Friday in Norway

NORWAY — Knights of Columbus in Norway will host its ninth-annual fish fry Friday in the St. Mary Catholic Church hall in Norway. Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 7 p.m., dine-in or carryout. Choices are baked or batter-fried cod, baked potato or french fries, roll and coleslaw. A cheese ravioli dinner with salad and garlic bread will also be available as an alternative choice. Coffee, milk, Kool-Aid and dessert come with the dinner. Beer and soda will be for available for purchase. The cost is $14 for the cod or ravioli meal; $8 for ages 12 and younger. A double order with ...

As in Arizona, botched baptisms roiled suburban Detroit church

DETROIT (AP) — One word caught the ear of a young priest a few years ago when his father shared a video of his 1990 baptism at a suburban Detroit church. “Wait,” the Rev. Matthew Hood recalled thinking. “Something doesn’t seem right here.” Indeed, an error by a deacon who said ...