(VIDEO) Thanksgiving Eve worship in 2018

Featured below is video from the joint Thanksgiving Eve worship of Norway Lake Lutheran parish on November 21, 2018.

The video begins with Priscilla Erickson reading the lessons. She is a grandmother to two of our B-B-E Jaguar athletes: elementary-age Taylor Pieper and also sophomore Kaden Pieper, who was a key reserve on last year's sub-section finalist Jaguar boys' basketball team. Erickson also works as a cook at B-B-E high school. Taylor and Kaden were both featured in photos in the November 12 Bonanza Valley Voice with deer they shot near Spicer back in October.

Two minutes into the video, Pastor Wayne Kopitzke begins his Holy Gospel reading. He reads from the Bible's book of Matthew, chapter 6. Then around 4 minutes into the video, worshipers sing the Gospel acclamation. Pastor Wayne's sermon begins at the 4:40 mark.

Also! Please remember to call ahead if you are getting take out meals from the Padua Pub tomorrow for Thanksgiving dinner. Their advertisement was in last week and is in this week's Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. The fine staff at the Padua Pub will go above and beyond to help serve us on a day when we should all give extra care and thought to take stock of what we have to be thankful for.

If you click on the following (short) link, you can watch the Thanksgiving Eve 2020 worship service at Norway Lake Lutheran parish: https://bit.ly/3q3c3Or. The service is posted at the Bonanza Valley Voice website. Also in that web article is a video clip from Thanksgiving Eve worship on November 22, 2017 plus a few extra photos added. 

Fun fact: the sanctuary building of East Norway Lake Lutheran is 145 years old this year. Wow! I don't know many buildings in our area that are 145 years old.