A dean at Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque has been circulating a resolution to synod assemblies calling on the denomination to create a social statement on the use of corporal punishment in the public schools.
Do you think the ELCA should study this issue? Would you want First Lutheran to study the proposal before it would be adopted?
The ELCA is now working on a statement on justice for women.
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