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Gleðileg jól! At the Jólabarnaball Icelandic Christmas party, co-hosted with the Icelandic Hekla Club, we dance around the Christmas tree according to Icelandic custom. Then, the Jólasveinar or Yuletide Lads arrive! As always, there is ample Icelandic food.
- Gleðileg jól og farsælt nýtt ár!
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Proudly presented by the Icelandic Hekla Club and the Icelandic American Association of Minnesota .
Sunday, December 9, 2012, 12:00 – 3:00 pm
American Swedish Institute, Nelson Cultural Center, 26oo Park Avenue, Larson Hall, 2nd floor, Minneapolis, MN; enter from Park Ave; On-street parking available
Please RSVP to Madly Arnar 952-941-3035 or Kristin Ode decode@comcast.net
Suggested donation by cash or check: Adults $7 - Children free
Includes admission to the Nordic Christmas Exhibits in the Turnblad Mansion; attendees need to obtain an admission tag to visit the museum (no charge). Dancing and singing around the Christmas tree to summon the Jólasveinar will start promptly at 12:30pm . Please bring a ready to serve plate of goodies for the buffet table to share, either Icelandic or traditional. In the `Nordic Nook' area, the Hekla Club will be selling gifts for the Holidays and other occasions! Jólabarnaball is a family event so bring your spouse, children, and grandchildren. Please consider bringing a new children's book, ages 8 - 14, for the Vopnafjordur School Library
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Icelandic Christmas Service
Sunday, December 16, 2012, 4:00 pm
The Chapel of the Incarnation,
Olson Campus Center at Luther Seminary
2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN |
| December 4, 2011: Jolabarnabal, Knights of Columbus, Bloomington |
| December 18, 2011: Icelandic Christmas Service, Luther Seminary, St. Paul |
Íslensk messa, Sunnudaginn, 19 Desember 2010: After a week of snow-shovelling, we had a beautiful 2010 Icelandic Christmas Service at the Chapel of the Incarnation at the Olson Campus Center of the Luther Seminary. Included in the service were a meaningful sermon, several readings, and hymns such as Heims um bol. Presiding were The Rev. Daniel J. Simundson, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, The Rev. Eygló Bjarnardóttir, Reader Hrund Þórarinsdóttir, and Orgelleikari Mary Josefson. A good crowd was in attendance, and many were pleased to also be able to purchase Icelandic calendars, coffee, skyr, and other Icelandic foods. |
| 2010: We were all ready to have one of the best Jólabarnaballs ever, and we decided to have a historic snow storm instead. So, the event was cancelled, or at least postponed. Thanks to all who worked so hard to prepare. |
| The 2009 Jólabarnaball was held Sunday, December 13, 2009, at the American Swedish Institute. We danced around the Christmas Tree, and the Jólasveinar visited! The 2009 Icelandic Christmas Service was held Sunday, December 20, at Olson Campus Center, Luther Seminary, in St Paul. We had a traditional Icelandic liturgy, with Bible readings and hymns also in Icelandic, and a sermon in English. Eygló Bjarnadottir, Dan Simundson, and Mary Josefson were presenters in the service. |
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