velkommen TO THE NORWEGIAN CANADIAN CLUB
NEWS & COMING EVENTS
Friday Lunches - a great way to connect
Friday Lunches are open to all members and friends of the Scandinavian Centre. We meet upstairs (lift available) in the cosy Viking Room.
The lunches operate Fridays, between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., and offer a cup of soup, open-faced sandwiches, coleslaw, dessert, and coffee, for $10.00/per person (pay cash at the door). All profits support the club and programming at the Centre. If you’re planning on coming with a group of more than four people, however, please contact Janet at least 5 days in advance, at jac2@mymts.net
NCC Christmas potluck is Thursday, dec. 4
Everyone is invited to attend our Christmas Potluck Dinner at the Scandinavian Centre, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Bring a dish to share and enjoy a relaxed evening of chatting with other Norwegian Club members, their families and friends. Questions? Email NorwegianCanadianClub@gmail.com
Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner - another success!
On Nov. 1, a sold-out and appreciative crowd enjoyed a smorgasbord dinner and the performance of The Lutefisk Murder - The Musical. Thanks to the many volunteers who made this evening possible. See everyone again next year!
keep those family stories coming
A replica of the Restauration sloop docked in New York City Oct. 9, after completing an 18-week voyage from Stavanger, following in the ‘wake’ of the original 1825 Norwegian emigrants whose arrival heralded a century of immigration from Norway.
Even though that ship has docked, our Club is still working on our own Crossings 200 jubilee project to collect data and stories on our own Norwegian immigration to North America (U.S. and Canada/Prairies), including first generation migrants.
If you’ve not yet filled out and returned Journey Map information for your Norwegian ancestor or your own migration to Canada, please do! You do not need to be a member of the Scandinavian Centre/Norwegian Club to participate. To get a form to add the information to our project, please request one through NorwegianCanadianClub@gmail.com
volunteer opportunities
The Norwegian Canadian Club seeks volunteers to serve in an informal ad hoc capacity. General areas you could help in include planning monthly, annual and/or special events, like Folklorama, lending a hand at baking bees, pouring coffee a NCC-hosted brunches, or assisting with communications and/or archives. Volunteering with the NCC is a fun way to learn more about Norwegian history and culture, both in Winnipeg and in Norway, and meet like-minded folks.
For more information, please contact Martha at NorwegianCanadianClub@gmail.com
coming events:
Nov. 13 & 20: Krumkake baking bee for Nov. 23th Christmas Market
Nov. 27: NCC Board meeting, 7 p.m.
Nov. 23: SCC’s Christmas Market & Cafe, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 29: SCC Children’s Christmas Party; registration required. See main website.
Dec. 4: Norwegian Club’s Christmas potluck; open to all members, family and guests. 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Jan. 4: Juletrefest theme at Sunday Brunch, hosted by the NCC
Norwegian Language Classes
Instructor Richard Castro is offering Norwegian language classes. For more information, email Janet at jac2@mymts.net or call 204-889-2714.
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HISTORY
The NCC was founded in 1985. It was preceded by other Norwegian cultural organizations in Winnipeg which date back to 1912. Our membership is open to all. Some members are natives of Norway, claim Norwegian ancestry or have married into the culture, while others are simply interested in learning about Nordic life. We promote mutual interest in Norway and support of its language, food, and culture, to the community Winnipeg and environs.
The Norwegian Club meets the last Thursday of the month at 7 p.m., either for an executive meeting or for a general program on cultural topics, called Kosi Kveld. During the cold, dark winter months, we may switch in-person cultural activities to Sunday afternoons, as scheduling allows.
CELEBRATIONS
In May, the NCC hosts Syttende Mai celebrations, the annual Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17th. We have celebrated Syttende Mai on May 17th since 1912. The event features music, a children’s dance performance and traditional food, like lefse-wrapped hotdogs!
Our club hosts an annual Lutefisk Dinner every November. While many prove their might by actually eating lutefisk, we also have Norwegian meatballs for those who prefer a different taste. A live performance by some of our club members is always a great treat and the songs never fail to ring out through the main hall at the Centre.
In January, the NCC hosts a version of Juletrefest the traditional Norwegian celebration of singing Christmas songs around the tree.
The NCC members participate in the main events of the Scandinavian Cultural Centre, including the Annual Christmas Market and Café, the Children’s Christmas Party, the Viking School program, and Folklorama.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Norwegian Canadian Club would like to honour the ancestral people of Manitoba. The land we recognize as the Province of Manitoba has been home to Indigenous Peoples for countless generations: Anishinaabeg, Ininewek, Anisinineek, Denesuline, Dakhota Oyate, and Inuit. Our Norwegian Club is located on Treaty 1 Territory as well as the birthplace and homeland of the Metis Nation.
Our Norwegian forebears came from elsewhere and settled in the Canadian prairies. For our people to settle here, others were unsettled, and during that process, harm did occur to Indigenous Peoples.
While we celebrate our family journeys made from Norway to North America, we also humbly pay respect to all First Nations, Metis, and Inuit ancestors of this land.
2025 BOARD MEMBERS
President: Martha Helgerson
Vice President: Selma Parsons
Secretary: Elaine Lochhead
Treasurer: Marj Grevstad