Mindekirken—The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church 924 E 21st Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404-2952 (612) 874-0716 (church info) www.mindekirken.org (festival info) www.leifmn.org

near E. Franklin & 10th Avenue S, just south of I-94 Parking lots on north and west sides—handicap access at canopy entrance

Explore — Discover Celebrate

A fall celebration

Sept. 22—Oct. 15, 2019 based at Mindekirken

(unless noted otherwise)

The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial

Church

924 E. 21st St.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

www.leifmn.org

Building a cultural bridge

between today’s

Nordic countries

and the United States

Welcome to the 32nd Annual

4 Worship services pp. 2-3

4 Concerts pp. 4-5

2 Tours p. 6

3 Meals p. 7

Sept. 22 1:30 p.m.

Hakuna Matata

Children’s Choir

from Kenya

Oct. 15

7:00 p.m.

Mads

Tolling

Jazz Duo

Sept. 28

12:00 p.m.

Rømmegrøt

Luncheon

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Jordan Buchholtz started serving as the organist and accompa-nist at Minde-kirken in August 2018, She is a Minnesota native and enrolled in a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) program at the Univer-

sity of Minnesota in collaborative piano. Jordan has worked as an organist/pianist in several Lutheran churches since she was 16.

Sunday, September 22

11:00 a.m.

Nordic Family Worship Service English translation provided

Nordic Flag Processional

Greeting: Bruce Karstadt, Honorary Consul of Sweden

Preacher: Pastor Alem Asmelash (preaching in Swedish)

Liturgist: Pastor Anne Brit Aasland

Organist: Jordan Buchholtz

Special Music: Hakuna Matata Children’s Choir (see p. 4)

Noon Kirkekaffe/Church Coffee (Suggested donation $5)

Pastor Anne Brit Aasland Anne Brit Aasland arrived in Minneap-olis to become the pastor at Minde-kirken in December 2018. Her previous pastoral experience was in the Church of Norway in the Bærum area. She is originally from Sta-vanger, Norway. She has three daughters and six grandchil-dren in Norway.

Sun., Sept. 22 11:00 a.m. Opening Nordic Family Worship Service—Swedish theme 1:30 p.m. “Hakuna Matata” Children’s Choir Concert

Tues., Sept. 24 11:00 a.m. Tuesday Open House Lunch 12:00 p.m. The Magic Landscape Concert

Sat., Sept. 28 12:00 p.m. Rømmegrøt Luncheon 1:30 p.m. Edvard Grieg Society Piano Concert

Sun., Sept. 29 11:00 a.m. Nordic Worship Service — Norwegian theme

Fri. Oct. 4 8:00 a.m.—3 p.m. Day trip to Gammelga rden

Sat., Oct. 5 Norwegian Glee Club Lutefisk Dinner (at Lutheran Church of Good Shepherd)

Sun., Oct. 6 11:00 a.m. Nordic Worship Service—Danish theme

Wed. Oct 9 1:00 p.m. Bus trip to Saint Paul Capitol (from Danish American Center)

Sat., Oct. 12 5:30 p.m. Icelandic Leifur Eirí ksson Cod Dinner (in Bloomington)

Sun., Oct. 13 11:00 a.m. Nordic Worship Service—Mindekirken Choir features Icelandic piece Finnish and Saami hymns

Tues., Oct. 15 12:00 p.m. Lunch Concert with Danish jazz violin and guitar 7:00 p.m. Feature Concert: Mads Tolling Jazz Duo

Alem Asmelash, Associate Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Congregation, Minneapolis - Pastor Alem was called to Trinity in April 2004 to strengthen the out-reach to immigrant

and refugee families. Speaking six lan-guages, including Amharic, Tigrigna, and Swedish, empowers Pastor Alem's pas-sion for outreach and evangelism.

Timeline of Events LEIF 2019

Bruce Karstadt has been the Presi-dent and CEO of the American Swedish Institute in Minneap-olis since 1990. He has also served as the Honorary Consul and Consul General of Sweden for the State of Minnesota since 1994. Bruce was born and raised in Lindsborg Kansas. His roots are in Va rmland and Halland regions of Sweden.

Sunday, October 6

11:00 a.m. Nordic Worship Service

with Holy Communion English translation provided

Greeting: Rikke Dierssen-Morice,

Honorary Consul for the Kingdom of Denmark

for Minnesota , North Dakota, and South Dakota

Preacher: Rev. Andrés Roberto Albertsen (Danish)

Organist: Jordan Buchholtz

Special Music: The Mindekirken Choir

Noon Kirkekaffe/Church Coffee

John De Haan has been the Director of the Mindekirken Choir since 2011. De Haan is Associate

Professor of Voice at the Universi-ty of Minnesota’s School of Music and Music Director /Choirmaster of Judson Memorial Baptist Church, Minneapolis.

Sunday, October 13 LEIF Closing Worship

11:00 a.m. Nordic Worship Service English translation provided

Greeting: John Xavier, former Chair U.S. and Canada Saami Preacher and Liturgist: Anne Brit Aasland Organist: Jordan Buchholtz Special Music: The Mindekirken Choir, directed by John De Haan, will perform "My Sin and Guilt You Bore for Me" (final movement), (American premier) from HALLGRIMSPASSIA by Sigurour Sævarsson

Icelandic text by Hallgrimur Pe tersson translated into English by Gracia Grindal

World Premier of the English Translation Nordic Flag Recessional Noon Kirkekaffe/ Festive Church Coffee (Suggested Donation $5 )

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Rikke Dierssen-Morice, Honorary Consul of Denmark in Minneapolis, is a partner in the law firm Faegre Baker Daniels and a lifetime member of the Dan-ish American com-munity through her family. She is fluent in Danish, English,

Sunday, September 29

11:00 a.m. Nordic Worship Service English translation provided

Greeting: Eivind Heiberg, Honorary Consul Gen. of Norway

Preacher and Liturgist: Anne Brit Aasland (Norwegian)

Organist: Jordan Buchholtz

Special Music: The Mindekirken Choir

Noon Kirkekaffe/Church Coffee

Rev. Andrés Roberto Albertsen is an Argentinean Luth-eran pastor of Danish descent who was ordai-ned by the Church of Denmark and served the Danish Church in Buenos Aires from 1992 to 2011. In 2011, he came to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. in Theo-

logy at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Currently, he serves as visiting pastor at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar ,Minn. and instruc-tor at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn and Luther Seminary, St. Paul.

Eivind Heiberg was appointed Honorary Con-

sul General of Norway for the state of Minnesota in

September 2015. Eivind Heiberg serves as the

Chief Executive Officer of Sons of Norway and Sons

of Norway Foundation.

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Tuesday, September 24

12:00 p.m. Magic Landscape Concert Tuesday Open House at Mindekirken

JIM REILLY, TENOR and BEATRICE GIERE, PIANO

Songs by five composers from five Nordic countries:

Peter Heise (Denmark), August Söderman (Sweden),

Erkki Melartin (Finland), Emil Thoroddsen (Iceland),

and of course, Edward Grieg (Norway)

$8 donation You may join us for a light lunch 11 –11:30 a.m. (included in price)

Jim Reilly, tenor (our Music Director Emeritus), and Beatrice Giere, piano, will present a program of songs by five Nordic composers: Peter Heise (Denmark), August So derman (Sweden), Emil Thoroddsen (Iceland), Erkki Melartin (Finland), and of course Norway's own Edward Grieg. The texts of the poems will be sung in the five languages of those countries; the Grieg songs are in Nynorsk, with poetry by Vinje. And the glori-ous and varied landscapes of the Nordic countries — the woods in Denmark, the mountains, brooks, and even berries of Norway, the sad setting sun in Finland, a mysterious Troll Lake in Sweden, and an Icelandic village nes-tled in a beautiful valley — have inspired these composers to write some of their best songs. At Mindekirken, we are so fortunate to hear a lot of Grieg; but the great riches of the Romantic song literature from the other Nordic countries and their composers come to us less often. This is a program for lovers of the beauties of the North, Nordic poetry, and the riches of Nordic classical music!

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Hakuna Matata Children’s Choir is made up of children from Kenya, East Africa. Most of these children are from the slums and from a very poor background. This Connect with a Child Children’s Choir is dedicated to spreading love, hope and joy while raising awareness for the desperate plight of orphans and other vulnera-ble children. Their colorful clothing, pounding drums, and sweet voices demonstrate their hope and dream for a brighter future. Their inspira-tional stories of resilience have in-stilled hope in the hearts of all those who have seen them perform.

Hakuna Matata Children’s Choir consists of children who have been sponsored by families who gave them the opportunity to better their future through education. Accompanied by a team of adults, the choir presents Connect with a Child’s vision and mission in every place they visit. The experience they acquire from travelling around the world gives the children exposure to other cultures, broadening their world-view. It also gives them confidence and boldness and helps them rise up out of their own situations of sadness and despair. Free-will offering to “Connect with a Child”

Sunday, September 22 1:30 p.m. Concert by Hakuna Matata

Saturday, September 28 1:30 p.m.

Selections from Grieg’s Masterworks for the

Piano

Featuring the winners of the Edvard Grieg Society

of Minnesota’s 2019 Piano Competition

Donation $20 (students free w/ID) Jihyang (Jane) Son Young Artist Division Winner Jihyang (Jane) Son

is pursuing her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at the Univer-

sity of Minnesota. Born in South Korea, she began studying the piano at

age six. At age eight, Son immigrated to Canada and began her piano studies with Dr. Kyung

Kim, with whom she currently studies at the University.

Jihyang is the winner of various awards from music festivals and provincials in Canada, and

recently placed second in the Thursday Musical competition.

Priscilla Chang Advanced Division winner Priscilla Chang began piano lessons at age seven.

The following year she placed first in the Dallas Music Teachers Association Solo Competition. After

she and her family moved to California, she continued her studies in music and participated successfully in a number of com-

petitions. She graduated with her Bachelor of Music and

Master of Music degrees in piano performance from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University (2015)

Tuesday, October 15

7:00 p.m. Jazz Concert

Mads Tolling & Jacob Fischer

Jazz Violin and Guitar Suggested Donation $20

Residing in San Francisco – Danish-born vio-linist Mads Tolling is making a career in mu-sic. Mads graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Soon after, he was discov-ered by French Jazz violinist, Jean-Luc Ponty, who recommended him to join bassist Stan-ley Clarke’s band. This encounter led to eight

years of international touring and recording with Clarke. Mads has performed with some of the biggest names in jazz. He has won two Grammy Awards as part of the string group, Turtle Island Quartet.

Danish guitarist Jacob Fischer is one of the premiere jazz guitarists in Europe, and many compare him to the great Django Reinhardt. Jacob was a member of Svend Asmussen’s quartet for the last 20 years of Svend’s life. Mads and Jacob connected in 2014, and the two of them have performed over one hundred concerts in Northern Europe. They have released an album that will be available on this tour of the US and Canada: “Celebrating Svend Asmus-sen”

This program will feature music composed and played by the jazz violinists that inspired Mads in his musical pursuit. The set will include vibrant arrangements of jazz standards along with a few Danish folk songs.

www.madstolling.com Mads and Jacob will also perform for the Tuesday Open House Program from 12:00—1:00 p.m. on October 15

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Priscilla Chang

Jihyang (Jane) Son

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8 a.m.—3 p.m. Come, start your day with a smile and some Swedish culture!

Friday, October 4, 2019

Daytrip to Gammelga rden

Scandia, MN

$65

Step back in history and get a glimpse of the

daily lives and artifacts of the

Swedish Immigrants.

Cost: $65 per person

Deadline: Friday, September 20, 2019

Includes:

•Transportation via private motor coach

•History talk in the Va lkommen Hus

•Guided tour of the five historic buildings

•3-Course Smo rga sar Lunch at Gammelga rden

Schedule:

8:00 a.m. Bus arrives at Mindekirken

8:30 a.m. Depart from Mindekirken

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gammelga rden tour and lunch

End the day with a stop at the Butik gift shop!

3:00 p.m. Arrive back at Mindekirken

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

3 hour trip to the Leif Eriksson statue

and the Minnesota State Capitol

1 p.m.—4:15 p.m. Bus tour to the Minnesota State

Capi- tol for a ceremony at the Leif Eriksson

Memorial and a guided tour of the Minnesota

State Capitol Building.

Cost: $25 per person

Deadline: Friday, September 20, 2019

Includes:

•Transportation via private motor coach

•Ceremony at the Leif Eriksson memorial Guided

tour of the Minnesota State Capitol building

Schedule:

1:00 p.m. Bus arrives at Danish American Center

3030 West River Parkway, Minneapolis

1:15 p.m. Depart from DAC

1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ceremony at the Leif Eriks-

son Memorial and a tour of the Capitol Building

4:15 p.m. Arrive back at DAC

(for optional 11:30 a.m. Wednesday lunch at DAC,

make separate reservation by 5 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 4

at 612-729-3800, $13 — space is limited)

$25

2 Bus Tours

To reserve your place on the bus, please send a check payable to Trollhaugen Tours . Send payment with your complete contact information,

and note which tour(s) you want, to: Mindekirken/LEIF at the church address

Mindekirken / LEIF tour 924 E 21st Street Minneapolis MN 55404 tours@trollhaugentours.com (612) 816-1177 Magne & Cindy Hatlevik

Saturday, October 12 Icelandic Leifur Eiríksson

Cod Dinner 5:30 p.m.

Held at: Bloomington Event Center 1114 American Blvd., Bloomington, MN For tickets ($35) Children under 12, $15 please contact: Steingrimur Steinolfson before October 7 sicelander@aol.com (952) 881-3326

Fun, fellowship & great food!

5:30 Social, 6:30 Dinner Program to follow Dinner

MENU Þorsk (Cod with Butter) Kju klingar (Chicken)

Ro fustappa (Mashed rutabaga) Karto lfur (Creamed New Potatos)

Groengresi Hví tso su (peas) Shrimp and Cucumber Salad Herring

Bru nt Brauð (Brown bread) Jardaberjaterta (Cake with

whipped cream and strawberries)

Saturday, October 5 Glee Club Lutefisk Dinner

seat- ings at 2:00,

4:00 & 6:00 p.m.

by the Norwegian Glee Club of Minneapolis $21 Held at:

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 4801 France Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55410

For tickets contact: Earl Evenstad evenstad@mindspring.com (612) 861-4793 (h) Deadline Sept. 25 — advance reservation required. Twice a year, the Norwegian Glee Club of

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Saturday, September 28

Fall Rømmegrøt Luncheon at 12 p.m.

Sponsored by Mindekirken’s Alle Kvinner Mission (All-women)

Rømmegrøt is a cream porridge served warm with a drizzle of clear butter. (cinnamon & sugar served on the side.) The menu also includes: Simple open-face sandwiches - hard salami or assorted cheeses, cookies and cof-fee/tea. (Stay for the Grieg Piano Concert at 1:30 p.m.! See p. 5)

Donation per ticket $16 (Child 7-12 - $7; 6 & under free)

Tickets available by mail order before September 20, or from church office. Call for availability after the 20th. Make check payable to “Mindekirken”

Mail check, phone number, and self-addressed stamped envelope to: Mindekirken / Rømmegrøt 924 E 21st Street Minneapolis MN 55404

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The 2019 Leif Eriksson International Festival is brought to you by the displayed participating

organizations and by private donations:

Icelandic Hekla Club

Danish American Center, The Edvard Grieg Society/Norway House, Finlandia Foundation, Finnish American Cultural Activities, Inc., Gammelga rden Immigrant Heritage Museum, Icelandic American Association of Minnesota, Icelandic Hekla Club, Mindekirken, U.S. and Canada Saami

Norway House 913 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, www.norwayhouse.org

Norway House Hours: • Monday: Closed • Tuesday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 612-871-2211

About the Festival

The Leif Eriksson International Festival (LEIF)

was formed in 1987 under the leadership of

Pastor John Mauritzen, Mindekirken (The Nor-

wegian Lutheran Memorial Church in Minne-

apolis) and members of the Danish, Finnish,

Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish communi-

ties and now also the Saami, to establish an

annual festival to celebrate Nordic cultural

roots in the United States. Over the years, LEIF

events have brought top-ranked Nordic talent

to Minneapolis. This helps us all explore the

values and goals of today’s Nordic countries

and share them with other Nordic Americans.

It also gives the Nordic community an oppor-

tunity to share its heritage with all citizens.

For more information about the Festival,

contact

Mindekirken —

The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church

924 East 21st Street

Minneapolis, MN 55404

www.leifmn.org

612-874-0716 church office

LEIF Committee 2019 Denmark: Erik Bruun (through June), Suzanne Jebe, Leo & Mary Beth Lake Iceland: Dianne O'Konski, Steingrimur Steinolfson Finland: Gilbert Kinnunen Norway: George K. Hoyum, treasurer ; Darlene Nordos, convener Gracia Grindal, Mindekirken congregation president Saami: John E. Xavier Sweden: Lynne Blomstrand Moratzka Mindekirken Staff: Kaia Knutson, Pastor Anne Brit Aasland LEIF website: Magne Hatlevik, Cindy Hatlevik

American Swedish Institute 2600 Park Ave., Minneapolis

Through October 27, 2019:

“The Vikings Begin”, extraordinary exhibition features dozens of early Viking artifacts from boat graves, organized by Uppsala University in

Sweden and its museum, Gustavianum, which is home to one of the world’s finest collections of

Viking and pre-Viking objects.

www.asimn.org 612-871-4907

Other Nordic

Community Events

Nordic Ware: The Art &

Science of the Bundt Cake

in the Norway House Gallery

Sept. 13 to Nov., 3, 2019

U.S and Canada Saami

SÁPMI

Paintings from each country will be on display

at Mindekirken during the festival, courtesy of

Norway Art® (N. A. is based at Norway House)