Dedication of the Votive Ship—Restauration

On Sunday, May 11th, we celebrated the arrival and blessing of the Restauration, a gift to Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church from Pastor Arden Haug. (Across the US, Norwegian-Americans are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Restauration’s travels and the beginning of Norwegian emigration to the US.) We are grateful for this generous, significant gift of a votive ship. Pastor Arden led the blessing liturgy along with Brad Anderson. In addition, The Norwegian Glee Club sang for the worship service, presenting naval themed choral music, and the church choir performed Norwegian themed hymns with the contemporary twist of a soprano saxophone.