Faith Focus: Tony Melendez to perform at Lourdes auditorium Saturday

November 07, 2014 at 2:59 PM

Tony Melendez to perform at Lourdes auditorium

Tony Melendez, a popular Christian musician with a powerful message of hope, will perform at Lourdes High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 as a fundraiser for a free medical clinic in Worthington that is staffed mainly by doctors and other personnel employed by Mayo Clinic. Melendez tours internationally, playing the guitar with his feet as he was born without arms. Tickets are $20, and are available at St. James Coffee, 4156 18th Ave. N.W., Rochester, and at the St. Francis Catholic Church Parish Center, 1114 Third St. S.E., Rochester.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Free Clinic was started by a Catholic priest in Worthington. The medical director is Dr. David Plevak, a recently retired anesthesiologist who worked at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Sister Tierney Trueman, a Franciscan sister in Rochester who heads up the Mayo Clinic Values Council, is a volunteer interpreter.

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Douglas church holds turkey supper

Douglas Methodist Church will hold a turkey supper from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the church, 6507 75th St. N.W., Oronoco.

The menu includes turkey, stuffing, potatoes and gravy, squash, corn, rolls, pie and beverage.

The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5-12. Kids 4 and under free.

Carry-outs available. Call 507-281-3526.

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Kasson church holds coffeehouse concert

A coffeehouse concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church, 301 Eighth Ave. N.W., Kasson.

Good entertainment, specialty beverages and goodies are planned.

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Musical family to perform Sunday in Zumbrota

"The Flemming Fold," a local family music group, will be ministering at Lighthouse Community Church in Zumbrota at 10:45 a.m. Sunday for their bi-annual Friend Day.

"The Flemming Fold" is a family of four from southern Minnesota who perform a wide variety of music, including gospel, bluegrass, country, old-time and Alpine folk music.

The group consists of husband and wife Troy and Sandra Flemming, and their two daughters, ages 13 and 11. Troy is singer and finger-style guitarist while Sandra is an accomplished singer and accordionist.

Their 13-year-old daughter plays both mandolin and fiddle and sings and her younger sister sings and plays the upright bass.

The group spent the summer and fall playing at festivals and county fairs, including the Steele County Free Fair and the Minnesota State Fair.

For more information about the group's ministry at Lighthouse Community Church, visit their website, www.flemmingfold.com , or find them on Facebook.

Lighthouse Community Church is at 179 W. Third St. in Zumbrota. A free-will offering will be received for the ministry of The Flemming Fold and a potluck-fellowship dinner will directly follow the service.

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Stiletto Quintet ready for Sunday concert

Stiletto Brass Quintet, a group of five women who perform in red high heels, will be the next guest artists in the Festival of Music concert series at First Presbyterian Church, 512 Third St. S.W., Rochester.

The concert is at 4 p.m. Sunday.

The Stiletto Brass Quintet, formed in 2010, has performed and recorded with Doc Severinsen. "The Stiletto Brass Quintet is a group of five superb musicians whose technique and ensemble work is simply unmatched," Severinsen said. "If they give the impression of owning the stage, it's because they do."

Members of the quintet hold teaching positions at major universities and music schools, and perform with symphony orchestras and other ensembles.

A freewill offering will be accepted. A reception for the artists follows the concert.

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Women's Summit II is Monday at Assisi

Women's Summit II is coming up Monday at Assisi Heights in Rochester.

Titled "Your Prophetic Voice: The Ministry for Women through the Word, Images and Story," the event includes as speakers Elaine Siemsen, an ordained minister in the Evangelical Church of America, and Jennifer Kryszak, resident scholar at Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research.

The summit runs from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $15 per person.

Assisi Heights is at 1001 14th St. N.W., Rochester. To register online, go to www.rochesterfranciscan.org and click on "What's Happening/Events." For more information, call Angie Grimm at 507-280-2195 or email ahsc@rochesterfranciscan.org .

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'Anticipatory grief' subject of Tuesday workshop

The feeling of loss that you have before death or a dreaded event occurs is called "anticipatory grief." All of us experience it, yet many have never heard the term.

A workshop on Tuesday at Assisi Heights in Rochester offers an examination of the symptoms and factors that make this form of grief so powerful, the possible benefits of it, and the healing steps you may take.

It is led by local author Harriet Hodgson. It runs from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $20 per person and includes a copy of Hodgson's book, "Smiling Though Your Tears: Anticipating Grief."

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Organist Kraybill to perform at St. John's

Organist Jan Kraybill will perform at St. John the Evangelist Church at 4 p.m. Nov. 16. She is principal organist for the Dome and Spire Organ Foundation, Missouri, and organ conservator at the prestigious Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City. Her recital in Rochester will include works by Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, Handel, Brahms, Guilmant, Eben and Dupre.

The concert is free; an offering will be welcome. St. John's is at 11 Fourth Ave. S.W., Rochester. Information: 507-288-7372, www.sj.org .

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Assisi program addresses caregiver fatigue

"Who Helps the Helper?" is the title of a two-day program, Nov. 14-15 at Assisi Heights in Rochester.

The program runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 14, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15. Cost is $150 per person, which includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday.

With the demands and changes in healthcare, the pressures and stresses upon providers at all levels is increasing dramatically. This places providers at risk for burnout or compassion fatigue, which has an impact on providing quality and ethical care to patients.

Compassion fatigue is a normal response to working in fields that demand a high degree of compassion and care for others. It is the experience of deep, chronic, emotional, spiritual and physical exhaustion that has a profound and harmful impact on the caregiver's sense of hope, as well as their feeling that their work has value. It can also have a serious impact on one's personal, family and social life.

The workshop will help participants identify warning signs and develop effective skills to maintain a sense of health, well-being, joy and energy in all aspects of their lives.

Thomas Roberts, LCSW, LMFT, is a licensed psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist. He has worked in a variety of settings, from inpatient addiction treatment to his current private practice where he specializes in mindfulness and mind-body healing.

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"Consider the Conversation" – a Documentary on a Taboo Subject

Tuesday, November 18, 5:00- 9:00pm

Free will donation.

This documentary film presents a compelling and stimulating story on the American struggle around the conversation and preparation of end-of-life care and includes interviews with patients, family members, doctors, nurses, clergy, social workers and experts from around the country. It is not a story of death, but about respect, care, and living your own choices to the fullest to the very end.

Facilitated and co-sponsored with Mayo Hospice Program and Assisi Heights Spirituality Center.

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Experience a Day of Solitude at Assisi Heights

"God Disguised as Our Life" - St. Mechtild

November 19, 10:00am-5:00pm

$12 per person, per retreat day, includes lunch.

Enjoy the serenity and peace that comes with having time alone with just your thoughts. Take time to reflect, pray and remove yourself from the distractions of our modern society. Take walks on the trails, in Canticle Park or in the courtyard, or let the peace of Lourdes Chapel envelop your spirit. Arrive at Assisi Heights by 10:00am and register at the reception desk. At 10:15am, you will listen to a short reflection on the day's theme. If you wish, you may join others for the liturgical service at 11am, followed by lunch in the dining room. Spend time exploring the grounds or reflecting in our chapel or parlors. Private retreat rooms may be reserved for an additional cost. Join us at 4:30pm for a closing prayer to end your day of retreat.

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Community Announcement

Oasis Church would like to announce next month's Super Market Saturday With Channel One Food Shelf

Food will be distributed at Oasis Church from10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Saturday, November 15th, 2014

Note: You can visit only one Channel One food site per month.

You will also need to present a photo ID with birthdate to pick up food at Oasis.

Oasis Church is located at

1815 38th St. NW in Rochester

If you have any questions please call Oasis Church

507-289-8596

www.oasischurchroch.org