POTLUCK BENEFIT PLANNED FOR MINOT COUPLE A benefit potluck dinner will be held Sunday at noon in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 200 E. Burdick Expressway, for Ron and Cindy Armstrong, of Minot.
Proceeds of the freewill offerings received at the dinner will be used to defray medical expenses for cancer surgery, treatments and travel expenses. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will provide matching funds.
STATE AMERICAN BAPTIST YOUTH CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN MINOT The North Dakota State American Baptist Youth Convention will be held Wednesday through Friday in Immanuel Baptist Church, 1615-2nd Ave. SE, Minot. The convention will begin Wednesday with registration at 7 p.m.
Ben Vinje, of Minot, will be the speaker. The worship leader will be Ben Eder, of Williston.
Vinje serves as the director of Child Evangelism Fellowship in Minot.
Eder graduated from Minot State University in 2012 with a major in math and a minor in music. He has toured the United States with a band and also as a solo performer. Eder and some of his friends will perform in concert Thursday.
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Some other activities will include an Exodus Walk in the coulee near Pastor Brian Skar's home at Berthold and a service project.
Registrations will be taken until the time of the convention.
To preregister or for more information, call Immanuel Baptist Church at 839-3694.
PORK ROAST DINNER TO BE HELD IN DONNYBROOK CHURCH The annual pork roast dinner for St. Anthony Catholic Church, Donnybrook, will be Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church parish hall.
Cost for the dinner, which will feature roast pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, green beans, applesauce and homemade pie, will be $8 for adults, $4 for youth in kindergarten through grade 6 and $1 for preschoolers.
Door prize tickets will be sold at the door.
DATE SET FOR ROAST PORK DINNER IN GRANVILLE CHURCH ?The annual fall dinner and bazaar/bake sale in Hope Congregational Church, Granville, will be Oct. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The dinner menu will include roast pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, glazed carrots, coleslaw and apple or pumpkin pie.
The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for youth ages 6 to 12. Children age 5 and under will be allowed to eat for free.
Baked items, garden produce, canned pickles, jams, jellies, craft items and "next-to-new" items will be available for sale during the dinner.
The church has an elevator to access the basement.
ANNUAL LUTEFISK, LEFSE AND MEATBALL DINNER TO BE HELD IN VELVA CHURCH The annual lutefisk, lefse and meatball dinner in Oak Valley Lutheran Church, Velva, will be Oct. 21 from noon to 6 p.m.
The cost will be $15 for adults and $8 for youth ages 6 to 12. There will be no charge for children age 5 and under. Take-out meals will be available. Tickets will be sold at the door.
Crafts, baked goods, produce and more will be available for sale during the bazaar which will be held in conjunction with the dinner.
The church dining room is handicapped accessible.
PRIMETIMERS GROUP TO MEET THURSDAY The PrimeTimers Fellowship group will meet Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Our Redeemer's Luthern Brethren Church, 700-16th Ave. SE.
Jerry and Linda Olson, of Minot, will give a presentation about their trip to three Scandinavian countries.
Refreshments will be served by Group 3.
'UNPACKING ATHEISM' LIVE SIMULCAST SET FOR SUNDAY IN MINOT CHURCH First Baptist Church, Minot, will host a live simulcast, "Unpacking Atheism," Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the church at 200-3rd St. SW.
Lee Strobel, Mark Mittelberg and William Lane Craig will lead the session discussion.
The event is free.
MASSEY CAMPOS TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT BUSINESS MEN'S FELLOWSHIP MEETING Massey Campos will be the guest speaker Thursday at the Business Men's Fellowship USA-Minot meeting. The group meets from noon to 12:50 p.m. at the Royal Fork Buffet Restaurant, 1420-24th Ave. SW.
Campos is a minister, speaker, lead singer of the Christian band "Junkyard Prophet" and Donor Relations and Development director for the organization called "You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International."
He lives in St. Cloud, Minn., with his wife, Cariann, and their two sons, Isaiah and Nathan.
For more information, email kaffe@minot.com.