It is the one hundred year anniversary of the famous Scopes trial. Some say this country was founded as a Christian Nation. Others say this country was founded by eliminating religion. It was among other things, founded to insure we would not be a nation supporting any specific religion or not stopping the free exercise … Continue reading Separation of Church and State
Our Thanksgiving program will include our wonderful Pilgrim House Chorale, and your participation with song, performance, reading or just tell us what you are thankful for. If you or younger members of your family have a musical selection you’d like to share, please contact Bill Rohde by Sunday 11/16. Similarly, if you have a reading … Continue reading Our Thanksgiving Celebration
Brian Rohrenbach, former president of the Farmers Union of Dakota County, has become an expert of Social Security. It has no effect on the national debt except that the treasury borrows money from its fund. It is not a social program; it is insurance. It does need some tweaking to keep up with what it … Continue reading New Look at Social Security – Brian Rohrenbach
Taking in the state of the world, our hearts may be feeling a variety of pressures. What tools are available to help us navigate what lies ahead? From meditation to martial arts, and from World War II pilots to K-Pop Demon Hunters, we have a wealth of resources to strengthen and support us in tumultuous … Continue reading Activism in the Age of Compassion Fatigue
Join us for this special program that celebrates the 55th anniversary of Pilgrim House. There will be music of the eras, recollections of current events that shaped congregational views, notes about our historic schoolhouse building, and some short recollections from members new and old about their Pilgrim House experience. It’s Soup Sunday — and oh … Continue reading A Celebration of 55 years!
Minnesota greatest guitarist – a little concert and a little reading. Douglas Wood is “Minnesota’s renaissance man”. Artist, musician, naturalist, wilderness guide, and Author of forty-one books for adults and children, with over two and a half million copies in print. His book, “Old Turtle”, won the American Booksellers’ and International Reading Association Children’s Book … Continue reading Doug Wood and Steve Borgstrom
Best read is a chance for Pilgrim House members to share books that they have read and found meaningful, interesting or just fun! You will have 5 or 6 minutes to provide a review of what was important to you about the book. Any kind of books are welcome. We have time for 5 or … Continue reading October 19 – Best Read
.Mel Aanerud will present more “Stories from the rez.”
Author and journalist Lori Sturdevant is back with her newest book about Martin Sabo, The making of the modern legislature. While best known as a Congressman from Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District, he also made significant contributions to American Political Life earlier in his career as Speaker of the House of the Minnesota House of Representatives. … Continue reading Martin Sabo – A Book from Lori Sturdevant
Karen Kraco is a retired science teacher and writer whose work with the Northeaster newspaper put a “real” camera in her hands for the first time in 2016. Her lifetime of paying attention suddenly had an artistic outlet; she learned how powerful the visual can be in evoking emotions and making connections. In recent years, … Continue reading Portraits of our Neighbors: Urban wildlife photography
