Welcome to Our Lady of Victory

Note from Father Alan

“WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT, WE ARE ONE IN THE LORD…”  The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be observed this coming week here in Fergus Falls with a series of Noon prayer services at various churches. I hope that many of us can participate in order to celebrate, as brothers and sisters, our unity in the Lord, and to pray for deeper unity and profound respect among all Christians.

Each day the prayer service will begin at 12:10 (until 12:35 p.m.) followed by a light lunch.

These are the locations:

Monday, January 20  Federated Church

Tuesday, January 21  Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Wednesday, Jan. 22   Abundant Life Church

Thursday, Jan. 23        Salvation Army

Friday, January 24       Church of Peace UMC

This weekend we send off another group on a mission trip to Chimbote, Peru where Fr. Lucho    reports there’s “lots of work” waiting for them….along of course with all the great welcome and hospitality that they’ll receive.  Let’s keep them in our prayers for another successful trip.  They will bring Fr. Lucho back with them for his annual       leukemia check up at the Mayo Clinic and a month long visit to our parish as well as Morris and Pelican Rapids.

Hopefully by this weekend we have our FISH FRY CHAIRPERSONS in place for the Lenten fish fries! We have been reaching out, thus far  unsuccessfully, to fill these important  positions.  Even more than an OLV fundraiser, this is an event that brings the community together and an opportunity for parishioners to bond with one another,  working  and  having  fun  together.  I suppose it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world, but I know that many, many people would miss our fish fries if we’re not able to put this together for Lent 2020. Pray for a “catch” of some good  leaders!