The ELCA is a strong proponent for the poor. The Fairness Project contends, "When the minimum wage increases: suicides go down; people are more likely to quit smoking; child neglect goes down; the rate of low-weight baby births falls; and teenagers are less likely to become pregnant."
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