Thank you to Bill and Annie Waugh, Joel Vale, the council, and all others who worked on getting a new sanctuary air conditioner just in time for Vacation Bible School. We will be using the new unit tomorrow when the temperature outside may again exceed 100.
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