I was told when I returned to the RGV that the survey has been extended to this Sunday to give more people an opportunity to participate. I counted sixteen completed surveys in the stack I saw and more completed surveys will give all of us more confidence in the results.
If you have not done your survey yet, be sure to complete it by this Sunday, July 7.
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