Part of our charter is to share
our love of this beautiful country with others in our
community. GUESTS ARE VERY WELCOME AT OUR EVENTS
AND MEETINGS!
2018
JANUARY
01/09/2018, 6:00PM
BOARD MEETING
While not open to the public - any active member may attend
lodge board meetings.
01/21/2018, 2:00PM
LODGE MEETING
1PM: Audits for the Lodge and the building society
will be done starting at 1 pm and continuing until finished.2PM: Lunch. Everyone, please bring some open-faced sandwiches (smørbrod) to share. Cake will be provided (by Lisa), followed by the Installation of 2018 Officers. PROGRAM: “Nordic beer tasting” led by Jim Secora.
After the meeting, the Building Society will meet.
Photo attribution: Creative commons CCO / PIxabay.com
01/27-28, 2018 Saturday NOON-4:00PM
Junior Norge Ski Club
Winter Ski Jumping TournamentNoon – 4:00 PM, Fox River Grove, IL
$15.00 at gate, children 12 and under free www.norgeskiclub.com
FEBRUARY
02/13/2018, 6:00PM
BOARD MEETING
While not open to the public - any active member may attend
lodge board meetings.
02/18/2017, 2:00PM
LODGE MEETING
PROGRAM: “What’s
happening in Norway today?” presented by Professor Charles
Peterson, Professor of Communication Arts & Assistant to
the Provost of North Park University. February is "Norwegian Sweater Month" at Sons of Norway", so wear your Norwegian sweater to this meeting.
2nd Annual CHILI
COOK OFF: You bring it - We'll eat
it! Bring yours to the meeting and see if it gets
voted best!Anyone may participate (please let Kathy Secora know if you are going to participate - while this isn't required, it helps Kathy plan for the day).
Just bring your pot full of chili, preferably with a way to keep it warm. Judging will be people’s choice. We will pass out a "ballot" to everyone to deposit by their favorite chili. If you are not entering a chili to be judged, please contribute a side or dessert that goes with chili.
Photo attribution: Creative commons CCO / PIxabay.com
BRING COOKIES TO THIS MEETING!
for the February 22, 2018, Barnebirkie Youth Ski Tour in
Hayward, Wisconsin (learn more HERE).
Photo attribution: http://www.birkie.com/
COOKIES?
YES! 1,000 children participate in
the Barnebirkie and they get hungry as do all the others
participating and attending in ski events over the weekend. In
prior years Skjold Lodge and other District 5 lodges have
donated over 1,500 DOZEN cookies for a
single event! Cookies should be nut-free. Please
label your bag or box with the approximate count in dozens. If
you don't get around to baking, we will also accept money for
buying “Oreos” or other appropriate cookies. Photo
attribution: Creative commons CCO / PIxabay.com
MARCH
03/13/2018, Tuesday
BOARD MEETING 6:00PM
While not open to the public - any active member may attend
lodge board meetings.
03/18/2018, Sunday
SPECIAL LODGE MEETING - Skjold News Benefit
LODGE MEETING 2:00PM
PLAY DICE,
PLAY CARDS, EAT WAFFLES, DONATE TO SUPPORT SKJOLD NEWS!We are changing our Skjold News Benefit from an auction to a fun meeting celebrating “International Waffle Day” with plenty of heart-shaped waffles and playing Norwegian themed dice, card and board games. In lieu of the auction we hope that you will bring your checkbook and make a donation to the lodge to help support the production and distribution of our newsletter, "Skjold News".
Details are on our News-Benefit page.
NOT ABLE TO ATTEND BUT WOULD LIKE TO HELP?
Any donation in an amount of your choosing helps the lodge. See our News-Benefit page for donation details.
APRIL
04/08/2018 Sunday, 1:30PM
We hope you enjoy Skjold Lodge events
and meetings, but please also support other lodges in our
area.
POLAR STAR LODGE EVENT/MEETING.
The meeting starts with a 1:30PM pot luck luncheon.
Polar Star
Lodge will have a local poet, children’s author and a
talented woodworker speaking at their April 8 meeting.
Curt Vavang is a Chicago native (with Norwegian Heritage)
who has published two full length poetry books, a scant
bagatelle, and the nature of things. He has also published
two rhyming children’s books, The Prince and The Elf,
and The Prince, and the Elf Too. Enjoying
woodworking as a hobby since he was a teenager, Curt is
the Past President of the DuPage Woodworkers Club and
teaches wood working classes at the Woodcraft stores. Curt
will be sharing his life journey through his poetry and
his love for woodworking.
04/10/2018 Tuesday
BOARD MEETING 6:00PM
While not open to the public - any active member may
attend lodge board meetings.
04/15/2018, Sunday
LODGE MEETING 2:00PM
We start with an old-fashioned pot-luck at 2
pm. Our program will include presentations by various
members on their favorite cultural medal. Maybe we could even
form a group to work on one together. Information on Syttende
May festivities will be available.Photo attribution: Creative commons CCO / PIxabay.com
04/21/2018, Saturday
April starts the "season" for visiting the Viking ship.
FRIENDS OF THE VIKING SHIP
Come visit the Viking in 2018!
April 21 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT
Good Templar Park, 528 East Side Drive
Geneva, Illinois
04/27/2018, Friday
Bjornson
Male Chorus Dinner and Concert,
Cocktails 6:30OM, Dinner 7:30PM
Avalon Banquets, Elk Grove Village, IL Cocktails
6:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM, $35.00 per person John Lee
847-741-4210.MAY
05/08/2018, Tuesday
BOARD MEETING 6:00PMWhile not open to the public - any active member may attend lodge board meetings.
05/17/2018, Thursday
SYTTENDE MAI
EVENT #1: Norwegian Constitution Day Concert,
Norwegian Memorial Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL, 7:30 PM
Refreshments following concert05/19/2018, Saturday
FRIENDS OF THE
VIKING SHIP<CLICK THEIR LOGO FOR DETAILS AT THEIR WEBSITE>
SYTTENDE MAI EVENT #2: Norwegian Constitution Day Banquet, Park Ridge Country Club, Park Ridge, IL Social Hour 6:00 PM, Dinner 7:00 PM, $75.00 per person Carol Hoidahl 847-358-1527 www.nnleague.org
05/20/2018, Sunday
SYTTENDE MAI EVENT #3: Norwegian
National League Norwegian Constitution Day Parade, Hodges
Park, Park Ridge, IL, Barbra Kronborg-Mogil 847-823-7596 www.nnleague.orgEveryone is welcome to march in the parade with Skjold Lodge. Not a member of the lodge or another group marching that day? - not a problem, we love to have extra folks who just want to participate as we march ending up at all the Syttende Mai festivities.
NOTICE: ***NO SKJOLD LODGE MEETING IN MAY***
CELEBRATE ALL THE SYTTENDE MAI ACTIVITIES WITH US!
JUNE
06/12/2018, Tuesday
BOARD MEETING 6:00PM (CANCELLED)
While not open to the public - any active member may attend
lodge board meetings.
06/17/2018, Sunday
LODGE MEETING 2:30PM (at Good Templar Park, Geneva,
Illinois)
PROGRAM: For our June "meeting" we
are asking members to gather in support of the
Midsummer/125th Anniversary Viking Ship Festival at Good
Templar Park (Open June 17 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm).Meet the other members at at Good Templar park at 2:30PM. We’ll tour the Viking and then, for those interested, meet at 4PM for supper (We are still deciding on the location. Stockholm Inn??). NOTE/UPDATE(5/21/2018): We discovered that this is a bigger event than we thought. While we will be there at 2:30PM if you arrive then, we may want to change our itinerary some. We'll post the details here.
FRIENDS OF THE VIKING SHIP
Midsummer/125th Anniversary Viking Ship Festival
June 17 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
<CLICK THEIR LOGO FOR DETAILS AT THEIR WEBSITE>
06/19/2018 (Tuesday)- 6/24/2018 (Sunday)
SWEDISH
DAYS, GENEVA, ILLINOIS
Come fest at one of
the Best of the West - Swedish Days, Geneva's Midsommar
Festival! The whole family will enjoy fabulous food, carnival
rides, live music & entertainment nightly, plus Sweden Väst,
the tent that's everything Swedish. 06/23/2018 Saturday AND 06/24/2018, Sunday
The Viking Ship is open from 1:00PM to 4:00pm both of these days during the Geneva Swedish DaysFRIENDS OF THE VIKING
SHIP
Visit the Viking during Geneva Swedish Days at special times
June 23 and 24 @ 1:00 pm
- 4:00 pm CDT
<CLICK THEIR LOGO FOR DETAILS AT THEIR WEBSITE>
JULY
07/10/2018, Tuesday
BOARD MEETING 6:00PM
While not open to the public - any active member may
attend lodge board meetings.
07/14/2018, Saturday
FRIENDS
OF THE VIKING SHIPJULY SPECIAL OPEN DAY, 1:00PM
<CLICK THEIR LOGO FOR DETAILS AT THEIR WEBSITE>
*NEXT MEETING*
07/15/2018, Sunday
LODGE MEETING 2:00pmLODGE MEETING - ANNUAL PICNIC
PROGRAM:
"Summer Picnic": Annual Picnic at AYUA. We will
have pølse, hot dogs, and beverages. Games (Viking and
other) will be available for those interested. Please
bring a side dish or dessert to share. Photo attribution:
Creative commons CC0 / Pixabay.com
07/21/2018, Sunday
FRIENDS OF THE VIKING SHIP
July 21 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
<CLICK THEIR LOGO FOR DETAILS AT THEIR WEBSITE>
AUGUST
08/14/2018 Tuesday
BOARD MEETING 6:00pm
While not open to the public - any active member may attend
lodge board meetings.
08/18/2018, Saturday
FRIENDS OF
THE VIKING SHIP<CLICK THEIR LOGO FOR DETAILS AT THEIR WEBSITE>
08/19/2018, Sunday
LODGE MEETING 2:00PM
PROGRAM:
GENEALOGYMeeting in our regular meeting room on the 2nd floor of the Ukrainian Center. We will work on forms for getting our Level I Genealogy medal and on helping people who have gotten stuck in their search. Please bring your family tree materials with you. If you want to get a head start, go to www.sofn.com for the forms. For our potluck snacks/meal, please bring something that your (Norwegian) grandmother liked to make or eat.
SEPTEMBER
09/09/2018, 10:00AM -
6:00PM
39th ANNUAL
SCANDINAVIAN DAY
Enjoy a late summer day with traditional food, crafts, gifts
and entertainment representing the five Nordic Cultures as
we celebrate the 63rd year of Vasa Park, 35W217 Route 31,
South Elgin, Illinois 60177.
Skjold Lodge has a booth serving polse in lefse and "uff da
burgers" (sloppy joes), along with beverages and home baked
goods.
EXTRA FUN THIS YEAR! Live
Entertainment with musical groups from Sweden and
Denmark: The Scandinavian Day Festival
celebrates both traditional and modern music.
Along with local
favorites, the Festival is bringing Jaerv back from
Sweden and for their first time at the Festival,
Gangspil from Denmark! This year has something for
all!
09/11/2018, Tuesday
BOARD MEETING 6:00pm
While not open to the public - any active member may attend
lodge board meetings.
09/15/2018, Saturday
FRIENDS OF THE VIKING SHIP<CLICK THEIR LOGO FOR DETAILS AT THEIR WEBSITE>
09/16/2018, Sunday
LODGE MEETING 2:00PM
PROGRAM:
TBD OCTOBER
10/09/2018, Tuesday
BOARD MEETING 6:00PM
While not open to the public - any active member may attend
lodge board meetings.
10/21/2018, Sunday
LODGE MEETING 2:00 pmSPECIAL LODGE MEETING - Skjold Foundation Meeting
FOUNDATION MEETING 2:00pm
Each year our October lodge meeting is replaced with a special lodge meeting to help raise funds to support the Sons of Norway Foundation.
NOVEMBER
11/TBD/2018 11:30AM - 3:00PM
Sons of Norway -
Polar Star Lodge HøstfestSt. Olaf Lutheran Church, Montgomery, Illinois
www.polarstarlodge.com
11/11/2018, NOON - 4:00PM
SKJOLD
LODGE 27TH ANNUAL HERITAGE FESTLOTS OF FUN THINGS TO SEE AND DO! Demonstrations and displays, Children's activities, Music, Dancing, Food, Crafts for sale, Bake sale table and lots more!
11/13/2018, Tuesday
BOARD MEETING 6:00pm
While not open to the public - any active member may attend
lodge board meetings.
11/18/2018, Sunday
LODGE MEETING 2:00pm PROGRAM:
TBD DECEMBER
12/09/2018, 2:00PM Sunday
LODGE CHRISTMAS PARTY
NO LODGE MEETING
IN DECEMBER - Replaced by Christmas Party.
Christmas Party Location:
AUYA Ukrainian Center
136 East Illinois Avenue
Palatine, Illinois
SANTA will be visiting so please bring a specially wrapped gift for each child coming with you. (You bring a gift for the child and Santa gives it to them). Please mark it with their name. The Nordic Folk Dancers of Chicago will be with us once again in traditional dress to make the party more festive. This is an enjoyable party with lots of good food.
FOOD: We are having a catered buffet and a large dessert buffet.
COST: The cost of this year’s party is $12.00 for each person over the age of 14.
PLEASE RSVP SO WE CAN PLAN: You can pay at the door but please reserve. RSVP and other details are available at our Christmas Party Page.
12/11/2018, Tuesday
BOARD MEETING 6:00pm
While not open to the public - any active member may attend
lodge board meetings.