I have a special fifteen minute time for prayer every morning after I eat breakfast. I have a list of people I pray for and always include my family members by name, as well as the prayer list at First Lutheran Church.
If you would like to talk about your prayer life or lack thereof, please let me know. Helping people with their spiritual practices is a part of the responsibility of being a pastor and I would like to help if I can.
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