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Svea Lodge #296 WELCOMES YOU to our website. It is a work in progress. There is so much information shared on our website, we know you'll need to visit it several times.
NEW - AS PROMISED, our website now has the capability to accept on-line payments for dues, events, and donations! If you are interested in joining Svea, go to the Membership Tab, click on the dropdown menu Membership Application for instructions on getting the application and the link to use the Affinipay payment feature. If you are Renewing, go to the Membership Tab and click on the dropdown menu Renew. You'll be directed to the payment feature information connected to current members. If you prefer to use cash or checks, we continue to honor that as well!
Want to learn how to speak Swedish? The Swenson Center offers on line Swedish lessons. April 21st is the start of the Swedish 1 class. Scroll down for particulars and the website to visit if you are interested. More advanced levels are offered at different times.
We sincerely hope you find some fun, inspiration, and camaraderie in the Svea Lodge #296 website. Our events will be updated regularly. We will strive to make this informational and interesting, whether it is about Viking lore, Scandinavian traditions, what to bring to a Kraftskiva party, or how to properly wear the Brudkronan. We have many members in our District 9 who regularly visit Sweden and share their photos of beautiful Scandinavia!
You can also see who's new to Svea #296!
If there is something that you would like featured in our News or a program you would like to see, please let us know through Contact Us or better yet - join in at an event! We would love to see you.
Sköt om dig!
Pat
Chair, Svea Lodge #296
Erie, PA
Next Vasa Lunchformerly known asVasa Breakfast May 6, 2024 11:30 AM Butch's Restaurant 3330 West 26th Erie, PA
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OTHER INTERESTING EVENTS TO DO WITH SVEA FRIENDS IN NWPA
Jamestown Scandinavian Studies - continue their Scandinavian Studies program at JCC on the first Saturday of the month through May.
Swing Into Fun at Erie Arts & Culture's First Annual Mini Golf Tournament May 19th, 11AM-4PM! Get ready for a day of art, music, and mini golf! Erie Arts & Culture invites you to join our community for an engaging day at Oliver’s Bayfront Mini Golf. This isn’t just any mini golf tournament; it’s a celebration of creativity, friendly competition, and our mission to enrich the cultural landscape of our community.
Visitors to the Tom Ridge Environmental Center can now explore the ice age and the Arctic on the big screen in the movie theater. "Titans of the Ice Age" will be shown Tuesdays through Fridays at 1 p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Phrase of the Month:
A Swede doesn’t say everything if fine, they tell you there is “no danger on the roof”: Ingen fara på taket.
(Not unlike a previous phrase - there's no cow on the ice: Ingen ko på isen.)
Courtesy: Matador Network
Swedish 1 This class is designed for those completely new to Swedish. In Swedish 1, students learn the Swedish alphabet and get familiar with the language’s sounds. Noun gender is introduced and discussed at length, and students break the ice by speaking and listening to the new words they are learning. Numbers are also taught, allowing for discussion on how to tell time and calendars.
This class heavily uses the book Basic Swedish: A Grammar and Workbook by Ian Hinchliffe and Philip Holmes, part of the Routledge Grammar Workbooks series.
Sundays, 5:00–6:00 p.m. Central $150 / Non-members
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A trip of a lifetime - El Camino de Santiago
Some say James’ disciples shipped his body to the Iberian Peninsula for burial, but it was shipwrecked and washed ashore covered in scallops. Others say an angel brought his body back and a groom saying his vows on the beach ended up covered in scallops after his horse spooked and dragged him into the water and they miraculously resurfaced. Either way scallops are a symbol for pilgrims along the Way. The road years ago was dangerous, for pilgrims and those punished to walk it alike, but today it is a way of pilgrimage, tourism, tradition, and a physical challenge. (Excerpted from The Catholic Link) Our very own Arne and Eva Dunhem from Drott Lodge #168 took on this monumental task. Here are some 'footnotes' from their 350 mile adventure:
We had brought four small rocks with us from our granddaughters, daughter-in-law and from our condo building in Ashburn. We read two different recommended prayers and climbed up to the top of the pile of rocks that had been left by people over hundreds of years. We carefully place our rocks and took photos and a video. Very emotional. Yesterday Monday around 1 pm we finally reached our goal for our Camino de Santiago - The Cathedral, Praza do Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela. It has been a real struggle, a lot of hard work, hiking uphill and downhill and sometimes level, day after day. We have hiked through corn and wheat fields, vegetable fields, cow, horse, goat and sheep areas, through many hamlets, villages, towns and cities. But we never thought about giving up. It was just a great new experience. Arne wanted to just lie down on the Praza, like the younger ones did, but Eva, who is the smartest one, said Arne could not get up again if he did…
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