The ELCA church wide assembly did march on an ICE facility in Milwaukee but no echo event happened in the valley. I had been told I might be asked to organize something in the valley but the request never came.
I think the mass murders in El Paso and Dayton have dominated the news in recent days across the country and attention now is focused on guns more than on immigrants.
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