The start of a new school year has given me the chance to develop new relationships with a variety of students at the apartment complex where I live. With no students in my immediate family, the start of a new school year does not have the meaning it used to have.
For those of you who do not have students in your family, what does the start of anew school year mean for you?
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