Manito Methodist To Honor 30-Year Organist Edwin Haugan

For 30 years, Edwin Haugan has played the organ at Manito United Methodist Church, weathering several different pastors and changing times and musical tastes.

Haugan will be honored for his years of service on Sunday during a special worship service at 10 a.m.

Haugan has lived in the area all his life and is also a professor at Spokane Falls Community College.

Pastor John Shaffer describes him as a quiet man who always has been there when needed and as a talented person.

“He can play anything” Schaffer says

“He’s been a very warm, flexible, and accommodating person,” the pastor says.

While pastors have come and gone, Haugan has been a fixture at the organ, and all of the pastors appreciated his talent, says Shaffer.

“All of them have appreciated his spirit,” he said. “The fact that he is able to adjust to new pastors is a nice trait.”

Haugan will perform an organ recital during Sunday’s worship service. He will also be presented with a plaque, a gift, and letters of appreciation from pastors he worked with in the past.

A reception will follow at 11 a.m.

Manito United Methodist is located at 3220 S. Grand Blvd.

Nickel Carnival planned

Liberty Park United Methodist Church, 1526 E. 11th, is inviting the community to attend its Nickel Carnival Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.

The event will feature prizes, a cupcake walk, and a fish pond.

Tickets to all activities are a nickel each. Refreshments will be available for a nominal charge.

For more information, call the church at 535-5588.

Worship schedules change

Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 314 S. Spruce, is returning to its normal worship schedule. Beginning Sunday, services will again be held at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and at 6:45 p.m. on Thursdays.

Sunday school is held at 9:15 a.m. each week. New classes for all ages begin Sunday. They include an adult class called “The Bible: What It Is, What It Says, How to Read It.”

For more information, call the church at 838-4409.

The United Methodist Church of Cheney, 204 Fourth St., is changing its worship schedule.

Sunday services will now be offered at 8:30 and 11 a.m. each week. Sunday school classes for all ages are held every Sunday at 9:45 a.m.

Child care for children up to the first grade is provided during the worship services.

For more information, call the church at 235-4600.

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