Tuesday Open House
Tuesday Open House is Mindekirken's initiative outreach ministry to expand knowledge of persons with Norwegian interests and/or background about Mindekirken and Norwegian culture via five areas of interest. Areas are: Norwegian literature, historic/contemporary Norwegian life, music, theology/faith/life, and art. The program provides an opportunity for fellowship, a time for devotions, a time to eat a lunch and always interesting presentations.
Tuesdays, September-May, in Fellowship Hall
10:30 a.m. Doors open
11-11:30 a.m. Lunch is available
11:45 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
12-1:00 p.m. Program presentation
$15 donation per person upon entry includes lunch and program
WEATHER CANCELLATIONS
In case of a snow event, please check the homepage or call the office for any updates before coming.
Please include the number in your party and the date of the presentation you're registering for via email: reservations@mindekirken.org
Upcoming Presentations
Tue, Mar 17Diane will share her life experiences, from pageant wins to serving as a missionary with her first husband Pr. John P. Hinderlie, to her ground-breaking work to institute the first training program for family childcare homes.
Tue, Mar 24The presentation will explore the larger theological, social, and ethnic influences upon design through the disappearance of altar-pulpits (prekestolalter) from Norwegian-American churches. The presentation will consider what makes a sanctuary "truly" Norwegian-American Lutheran.
Tue, Mar 31The journey of an object to Vesterheim. In this presentation Chris will talk about a piece of anchor chain from the German cruiser Blücher, that was sunk in the early hours of the invasion of Norway in 1940, and how it eventually ended up at Vesterheim.
Tue, Jun 02The story of mining in Norway entails a long history of extracting minerals from bogs and also from deep underground. The story involves Royalty, Sami, imported Germans, the Statue of Liberty, harsh conditions, and warfare in a land rich with mineral deposits.