Nora Church Photo Album

View a slide show from August, 2006 when Nora Celebrated 125 Years.

- Click on the thumbnail pictures (below) to enlarge them. -

The Parsonage

This Victorian home was built in 1906. It was first occupied by the Rev. and Mrs. Amandus Norman until his death in 1931. Dr. Norman served as our second minister from 1893 - 1931. The house serves as the parsonage for our current minister.

The Log Cabin / Museum

One of the most unique features of the Nora Church grounds is the Log House Museum, or more properly the Ole Jorgensen Memorial Museum. It stands south of the church proper near a beautiful spreading white oak tree. The log house structure brings to mind in a meaningful way the early pioneers who struggled against such great odds to build a church home on this hill. Their household artifacts are here, the treasures they brought from Norway are here, and the very logs they hewed from the wilderness make up its walls.

Read a history of the museum.

Spring Cleanup

2010 Cleanup Day slide show

Syttende Mai Dinners at Nora UU Church

The Flower Communion

By tradition, the flower service is performed on the last Sunday before the summer break. Before the service, each member is asked to bring a flower and add it to several vases of flowers. These flowers represent our church community which is accepting of all. At the end of the service, individuals are asked to come forward and take a different flower than what he/she brought. Again, this represents the acceptance and respect that we all have for each other.

Smorgasbord & Country Store

(Nora Church is handicapped accessible.)

Our Norwegian Smorgasbord/Country Store sale
is held the first Sunday in October.

2009 Smorgasbord slide show
2008 Smorgasbord slide show
2006 Smorgasbord slide show

The 2010 Smorgasbord will be on Sunday, October 3^rd

Coffee at 10:00 a.m.
Country Store, Children’s Activities - 10:00 a.m.

Church Service at 10:30 a.m.

Dinner Served - 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Adults ... $11.00
Children (7 - 10) ... $4.00
Children (6 and under) ... Free

Appetizers:
Tongue, Deviled Eggs, Herring

Dinner:
Meatballs, Ham, Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy,
Glazed Carrots, Sot Supe, Rice Pudding, Rommegrot,
Lefse, Flatbrod,
Milk, Coffee, Lemonade

Norwegian Cookies:
Rosettes, Krumkake, Fattigmand, Sandbakkels & more...

(Take-outs Available)

The Country Store will feature craft items, baked goods, garden produce and various children’s activities.

The Jorgenson Log Cabin Museum will be open to the public with someone present to answer questions and discuss the many historic treasurers from Norway and Hanska.

9:00 Sunday Morning Discussion Group

Wintry Scenes

December, 2005 slide show

Our Musicians

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