Following several requests, I am now gathering a list of good immigration attorneys in the valley. If you know of someone who needs an immigration attorney, please let me know.
I am also getting requests from outside the valley for people to visit immigrants detained in valley facilities. Do you know of a group which makes such visits routinely? I would like to know who they are.
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