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    August 25, 2016
    The Rev. Dirk Currier will host an informational meeting Sunday to discuss an upcoming trip to the Holy Land.
    Northwoods Assembly to lead trip to Holy Land
    The Rev. Dirk Currier of Northwoods Assembly Church in Perham will lead a local group on a trip to the Holy Land Nov. 28 through Dec. 7, and...
    communityAugust 25, 2016 - 10:01am
    September 14, 2015
    Grow Perham New: Creation Lutheran Church
    Established in 2006, New Creation Lutheran Church began their worship services in Comet Theatre, until the building was completed on their new facility, a church almost entirely built from the ground up by its members. With 275 seats in the church and an extra 25 chairs...
    News/localSeptember 14, 2015 - 10:42am
    July 30, 2015
    Paul Schmitt/FOCUS Jess Shaka, front, and Jack Brooks traveled from Oshkosh, Wis. to volunteer their efforts for the Lakes area community.
    Catholic WorkCamp volunteers serve Lakes area
    They may not have had a personal connection to the area, but that didn’t keep youth from across the United States from flocking to the lakes...
    News/localJuly 30, 2015 - 4:15pm
    June 18, 2015
    Submitted photo Members of the Catholic Daughters who participated in the June 2 celebration include, front row, left to right: Shirley Seyfried, Dianne Rohde Szarke, Rosie Alstadt, Cathy Doll, Sharon Neurburg, Lisa Hemmelgarn and Margee Keller. Back row, left to right: Mary Pufall, Sophie Zyonar, Debbie Onsum, Mary Gravalin, Lorie Curtis, Sue Martodam, Paula Herme and Ann Dardis.
    Catholic Daughters celebrate 95 years
    The Catholic Daughters Court St. Rita of Perham celebrated 95 years as a court on June 2 at St. Henry’s Catholic Church. Court St. Rita was...
    News/localJune 18, 2015 - 12:47pm
    June 11, 2015
    Paul Schmitt/FOCUS Brian Schroeer and Dorvin Wendt, the cemetery groundskeeper, align the archway to mount it on the concrete foundation.
    St. Stan’s cemetery gains an archway
    A steel archway was installed at the St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery on May 27, finally giving a name-marker to the final resting place of many,...
    News/localJune 11, 2015 - 11:11am
    April 16, 2015
    Elizabeth Huwe/FOCUS Pastor Dirk Currier, of Northwoods Assembly of God Church in Perham, recently traveled to Southeast Asia on a trip to help victims of human trafficking through investigations.
    The Exodus Road; inside human trafficking
    Dirk Currier, pastor at Perham’s Northwoods Assembly of God Church, first began bringing public awareness to the issue of human trafficking...
    News/localApril 16, 2015 - 3:25pm
    March 12, 2015
    Submitted photo Jacob and Cassie Anderson are both pastors living in Perham with their children, Jackson and Layla. Cassie is the new associate pastor of Cal-vary Lutheran Church.
    When Two Are Called Together
    Cassie Anderson answered the call, and she is now the new associate pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Perham. Here, her emphasis will be working...
    News/localMarch 12, 2015 - 3:54pm
    January 16, 2015
    Twin Cities archdiocese files for bankruptcy
    ST. PAUL -- The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court Friday morning. The move wasn't unexpected. Archdiocese officials had said in recent months that they were considering bankruptcy, after news of a $9.1 million operating deficit...
    News/stateJanuary 16, 2015 - 10:51am
    January 31, 2014
    Free movie, ‘Not Today,’ tackles human trafficking
    Northwoods Assembly and Comet Theatre are teaming up to bring the movie “Not Today” to Perham on Wednesday, Feb. 5 and Thursday Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. The film tells the story of 20-year-old Caden Welles, whose conscience catches up with him after he refuses to help a starving man...
    News/localJanuary 31, 2014 - 12:25pm
    December 6, 2013
    Minnesota Archdiocese identifies 30 priests accused of abusing minors
    (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Thursday identified 30 priests accused of sexually abusing minors in the archdiocese, which has been under fire for its past handling of clergy abuse cases in its part of Minnesota. The archdiocese said the...
    News/stateDecember 6, 2013 - 11:39am
    Healing for the holidays: Church service to address common Christmas hardships
    Struggling to find the joy of Christmas? Hard to think of holiday festivities? The holiday season is a difficult time of year for some people, bringing on feelings of sadness, loneliness, grief and despair. To recognize these relatively common and difficult feelings, Pastor Jerry...
    News/localDecember 6, 2013 - 10:54am
    September 19, 2013
    Richville church to host guest speakers
    Larry and Gloria Lundstrom will be bringing an inspiring and transparent, yet life-changing message to the Basswood Baptist Church in Richville this Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. The Lundstroms, of Sisseton, S.D., have traveled the United States and Canada for more than 40 years,...
    entertainment/eventsSeptember 19, 2013 - 10:31am
    August 16, 2013
    St. Henry’s expansion project complete; celebration planned
    The addition at St. Henry’s is complete, and the church is ready to share the news and celebrate. This Sunday, Aug.
    entertainment/eventsAugust 16, 2013 - 10:37am
    August 9, 2013
    Kiowa Wieser-Matthews/FOCUS Cars were stretched down Highway 14 during the time of the outdoor Polka Mass, which was attended by hundreds of people from all over the area.
    Polka Mass draws a crowd
    True to tradition, hundreds of people flocked to St. Lawrence Catholic Church this past weekend for the annual outdoor Polka Mass. After a...
    community/peopleAugust 9, 2013 - 11:06am
    August 8, 2013
    Submitted photo A variety of eye-catching hot rods will be on display at this year’s Hot Rod Sunday at Northwoods Assembly in Perham, including a purple Lamborghini.
    Hot Rod Sunday at Northwoods this weekend
    This Sunday, Aug. 11 at 10 a.m., Northwoods Assembly in Perham will be hosting its 13th annual Hot Rod Sunday. The theme of this year’s...
    entertainment/eventsAugust 8, 2013 - 12:00pm
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