Congregational Anniversaries (December 2015)

The Lutheran Witness welcomes notices 50 words or less from LCMS congregations about their upcoming “milestone” anniversaries. The deadline for receipt of such notices is the 10th of the month two months prior to the publication month (e.g., November 10 for the January issue). Send notices to notices@lcms.org. — Ed.

Calvary Lutheran Church in Parma, Ohio, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Anniversary dinner will be held in December, following our monthly celebrations throughout the year. Theme for this revolves around the words PRAY, TRUST, WORSHIP, GO. For information, call the church office at 440-845-0070.

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Norwood-Young America, Minn., is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Worship on December 13 is at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m., featuring former pastors Birtell, Gustafson and Grannis. Brunch will be served from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday evening, December 12, there will also be a “Dancin’ through the Decades” party. For more information, visit www.stjohnsnya.org.