I was asked today if the Legion has restricted membership only to citizens who have served. I do not know. Do you?
In high school, I attended American Legion Boys State and the next year I was a junior counselor. We met at the University of Texas in Austin.
The only thing I have heard about Boys State in recent years was a resolution passed a few years ago calling for Texas to secede from the union.
Both Bishop Eaton and Bishop Briner have suggested congregations not have remote or virtual Holy Communion services. I suggest First Lutheran abide by this advice and not have Holy Communion services
The poncho-like vestment worn at most worship services is to be worn by the presiding minister at Holy Communion. Since there was no sacrament, the vestment was not worn.
Church signs with message boards like the one at First Lutheran Church in Edinburg can create some interesting situations. Sometimes the sign does not communicate what is intended. Following 9/11 at