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Lutherans in the Twin Cities |
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Lift every voice and sing!
A moment of serendipity occurred a few years ago. Metro Lutheran wanted to
bring its readers together for a significant “non-print” event. But when the
then-editor (the author of this piece) proposed a hymn festival, his board of
directors resisted. “It’s a lot of
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Metro Lutheran to host Palm Sunday Hymn Festival
The board of directors of Metro Lutheran will host a hymn festival on Palm
Sunday in the tradition of renowned Lutheran cantor/ organist and former Gold
Pen Award winner, the late Dr. Paul Manz. The festival will take place in one of
Manz’ church homes, Mount Olive Lutheran Church,
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National Lutheran Stories |
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Living a life filled with music
Day in and day out, Linda Armstrong’s life is filled with music. In return, the
music fulfills her spirit. During a typical week, Armstrong can be found
teaching junior high music classes, conducting four church choirs, playing
the organ in worship, and, amidst all this, performing
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Pension problems beset Lutheran organizations
The sharp decline in investment markets in 2008 and early 2009 has struck a
delayed, painful blow to retired ELCA pastors and other retired employees of
the church body and its congregations. The monthly annuity payments they
receive from a large retirement fund of the church were reduced
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ELCA publishing house announces pension changes
Some 445 retirees and vested former employees of Augsburg Fortress
Publishers will receive their last benefit payment in March as the company
terminates a major retirement plan. Also affected are 55 current employees
enrolled in the plan.
Augsburg Fortress is the Minneapolis-based
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Lutherans in the Twin Cities |
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Acting in good faith
At the recent 2009 Ivey Theater Award ceremony in Minneapolis, Greta
Oglesby won an Ivey for her portrayal of the title character in the Guthrie
Theater's production of Caroline, or Change. In her acceptance speech, she
thanked her family and fellow cast members, and then got to the
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Commentary |
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Justice should not be for sale
There are all kinds of major issues facing our state in the coming legislative
session. While the issue of an independent and impartial judiciary is not
getting a lot of press, it is worth our attention.
Because a United States Supreme Court decision (White vs. Republican Party of
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