I enjoyed last Sunday's concert by students of Dr. Brendan Kinsella. Music is one of the things for which our congregation is known.
I enjoy concerts, lectures, sporting events, and other opportunities to meet people in the community and talk about our congregation. If you know of email or mailing lists I should be on, please let me know. I look for opportunities to make contacts.
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