Odds and Ends
Dear saints at Trinity: may the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Well, this newsletter article
isn’t terribly deep or long; in fact, it’s a “miscellaneous” note about a few
things that have happened over the summer and that are coming up. Also in this
newsletter, Melvina Dillman has written a summary of June’s LWML District convention in Cheyenne, too—please be sure to look through that.
First off, we have
switched our telephone and Internet provider at the church from CenturyLink to Vistabeam. The reason for this
was three-fold: first, it’s a little less expensive than CenturyLink; second,
Vistabeam is able to provide much faster Internet speeds than CenturyLink,
which is a factor now that the Wyoming District is having more meetings via
video conference rather than everyone going to Casper every time. Lastly, CenturyLink’s
Internet service has been somewhat unreliable for the last few years, with it
sometimes down for multiple days at a time, and the company seemed unwilling to
do much about it. In practical terms, the only difference you might see is that
we have new phones at the church. Since the new telephone service uses VoIP
(Voice over Internet Protocol), if you are making a call at the church, you do
need to use the area code for the number you are dialing, even for local calls.
However, when dialing the church you do not need to use the area code.
Also,
since the District convention in May (attended by Dr. Levi Bowlin and myself),
I am now the chairman of the Committee on Congregational Services, taking over
from Rev. Brad Heinecke of Sidney. This means my meetings in Casper may be a
little longer, as I have to report to the District Board of Directors. However,
we’re trying to cut expenses by having more meetings through video
conferencing—the LCEF has graciously donated the conferencing equipment
necessary to the District and it’s been installed at the Lutheran Ministries
Center in Casper. Incidentally, if you would like to read the approved minutes
and resolutions for this past District convention, they can be found online at wylcms.org/files/Conv2018/ConventionProceedings.pdf.
The
saints at St. James send their sincere thanks to everyone at Trinity for
allowing me to serve them during their vacancy and dual parish discussions.
Rev. George Naylor of Mount Calvary in Bayard was installed as the pastor at
St. James on July 8th, so my duties there in Scottsbluff have
concluded.
Please
keep our District youth in your prayers as the Lander Camp will be taking place
starting August 5th. Also, our combined youth groups will be getting
together for the end-of-summer party at Little Lake Alice soon (it should be on
the second Sunday of August, but the date has not been confirmed just yet). So
if you have any high school or junior high kids or grandkids around, please let
them know about it.
Lastly, please consider reaching
out to members of Trinity who haven’t been around in a while; a phone call or
brief visit to see how things are going could be greatly appreciated—and don’t
forget to invite your friends, family, and neighbors who do not have a church
home to Trinity. Please keep these folks and everyone on our prayer list in
your prayers. God’s richest blessings to you and yours!
Pastor Ken Humphrey
Leaders, not
Coaches
By Rev. Jeffrey Hemmer
In her book Hero: Being the Strong Father
Your Children Need, physician Meg Meeker says, “A father is not a coach. A
Father is a leader.”
She’s right.
Coaches aren’t
players. They can’t be. They have to oversee the entire court, field, yard.
They have to get the individual players to perform as a single organism, a
team. If they are playing one position, they become myopic and cannot see
beyond the play in which they’re participating. Coaches show how to do. They
instruct. They teach. They tell the way it needs to be done.
But leaders do. They’re part of the action. They teach by doing, not merely by saying. They don’t need to see the whole team behind them. They need to see the way forward. They need a clear vision for the future, and they need to convince their team to follow them.
But leaders do. They’re part of the action. They teach by doing, not merely by saying. They don’t need to see the whole team behind them. They need to see the way forward. They need a clear vision for the future, and they need to convince their team to follow them.
Nowhere is this more true for fathers than in the Church. Men are not called to be the spiritual coaches of their households, calling the shots from the sidelines, telling others what they are to do and be. They are to be leaders, facing the future, forging the way forward, showing by example what their children are to be doing.
If you only take your children to church, you have not successfully led them. You must participate. You must teach them to pray by praying. You must teach them to sing by singing. You must teach them to do their part of the liturgy by doing it yourself.
And if your spiritual leadership of your family stops when you cross the threshold of the church to head home, if you doff the mantle of leadership for the next six days and twenty-something hours, you’re not leading in the way God has celled you to lead.
Consider Jesus. God did not save men by coaching them. He does not remain on the sidelines, removed from His creation. Instead, the Second Person of the Trinity takes human flesh, puts on a uniform, and becomes a creature Himself. God became our brother. His work to save fallen mankind is always incarnational, enfleshed, in our midst. He doesn’t call us out of the mess of sin but participates in the brokenness of creation. Even to the Law, the rules of creation, which the Creator Himself did not need to submit, Jesus yields. The One who commands perfect righteousness is the only One who does righteousness perfectly.
Where does Jesus lead? To the cross.
So where do you lead? To the cross.
Unless you’re Jesus (spoiler alert: you’re not), you’ll never lead by your perfect righteousness. You’ll never get it right all of the time or most of the time. You’ll fail in big ways and in day-by-day, moment-by-moment little ways. Leading your family to the cross is not a matter of getting it right. It’s a matter of owning up to the ways and times you get it wrong. Dead wrong.
Leading them to
the cross is first and foremost nothing more than modeling repentance. Confess
your sins, first from your pastor as from Christ, and then from your wife and
children, as those you’ve sinned against. Seek absolution, first from your
pastor and then from your wife and children.
No one expects you to be a perfect father. Your children have one perfect Father, as do you, your Heavenly Father. No one expects you to be a perfect husband. There is only one perfect Husband, the Bridegroom of His Church, Jesus. In Him, with His perfect forgiveness, you also are perfected. In the Heavenly Father, with His perfect mercy, you are perfected.
No one expects you to be a perfect father. Your children have one perfect Father, as do you, your Heavenly Father. No one expects you to be a perfect husband. There is only one perfect Husband, the Bridegroom of His Church, Jesus. In Him, with His perfect forgiveness, you also are perfected. In the Heavenly Father, with His perfect mercy, you are perfected.
So be a father. A good one. Take your kids (and your
wife, your godchildren, the neighbor kids without a dad at home, and anyone you
can) to church. Not because you should, but because you know what you—and
they—will find there: perfect forgiveness, for you and for them. Lead them in
participating in the liturgy, confessing the creeds, singing the hymns,
confessing your sins, and receiving from the hand of your pastor the
forgiveness in the Lord’s Supper that flows straight from the cross to the
paten and chalice.
Be that kind of
leader. Show them the way.
The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod
LCMS Stewardship
Ministry
August 2018
Newsletter Article
When it comes to
stewardship, a favorite Bible verse is the account of the widow’s mite (Luke
21:1–4). It’s a moving account. Our Lord praises the seemingly small gift of
two copper coins given by a poor widow above the abundance of gifts given by
the rich, saying, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all
of them” (Luke 21:3).
And that is usually
where we stop. But the text goes on. “For they all contributed out of their
abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on” (Luke
21:4).
“She … put in all
she had to live on.” She gave everything. She held nothing back. She trusted
that the Lord who made her and all creatures, who gave her everything she had,
who redeemed her from her own sin, from death, and the power of the devil, who
called her by the Gospel and enlightened her with His gifts of Word and
Sacrament, would continue to do this. He would provide her with all that she
needed for this body and life because that is the character of the God she had.
But this is not why
we give small gifts. Her gift, though it appeared small, was actually large.
When we are tempted to give small gifts it is precisely because we want them to
be small! We don’t trust the Lord to provide for us.
We give small gifts
because we lack faith in the One who created us, redeemed us, sanctifies and
keeps us in the one true faith. We give small gifts because we doubt that God
will really give us what we need and desire. We give small gifts because we are
not content with what God has already given.
We are not slaves, children of the slave woman, under the
Old Covenant (Gal. 4). We are adopted sons of the free woman. And since we are
sons, we are also heirs. And heirs receive the inheritance. For everything is
already ours in Christ. And thus, moved by the willing spirit of adoption, we
do the will of God in financial matters far beyond all that done by those under
the Old Covenant who were forced by legal demands.
So what have you
decided to give? How do I decide what to give? Let the Scriptures be your
guide.
We are to give
proportionally to what we have received from God’s giving to us (Luke 12:48; 1
Cor. 16:1-2, 2 Cor. 8:12). But you have not been set free to give nothing. See
that you excel in the grace of giving (2 Cor. 8:7).
We are not free to live selfishly outside the Gospel,
without regard for God who gives us all good gifts, without generosity for our
neighbor who needs us and our gifts, without supporting the community of faith
in which we live, without care for our spiritual fathers and those who teach
and help raise our children in the faith, without resources for the poor and
needy – in short, we are not free to live unto ourselves, hoarding what God has
given us only for us.
For love is the
fulfillment of the law (Romans 13:10). And the sum of the law is this: Love God
and love your neighbor (Matt. 22:34-.40). We love because He first loved us. We
give because He has given to us.
Luther once said,
“Possessions belong in your hands, not in your heart” (LW 14:240). There is a
reason your 10 fingers spread apart. With your hands you catch God’s gifts for
what you need and let the rest fall through your fingers to your neighbors –
your family, your friends, your community, your church.
Wyoming District Roundup
The Year of the Formula of
Concord
“...REMEMBERING YOU IN MY
PRAYERS...” (Eph. 1:16)
For Krista Grams, daughter of Rev. Jeff and
Kim Grams, in thanksgiving for her improved condition.
For Rev. Claude and Deloris Constable, who
are in assisted living with health issues.
For Rev. Phil Grovenstein, undergoing
treatment for cancer.
PASTORS AND CONGREGATIONS
Trinity, Rock Springs and Emmanuel, Green River has received approval for their multi-point
parish agreement. Trinity will soon hold a voters’ meeting to call Rev. James Martin (Emmanuel, Green
River), who has also served them during the vacancy.
St. James,
Scottsbluff and Mount Calvary, Bayard have formed a
multi-point parish. On July 8, Rev. George Naylor was installed as pastor
at St. James.
The
parish of Zion, Grover and Grace, Pine
Bluffs are prepared to begin the call process. The parish is being served
by Rev. Richard Boche during the
vacancy period.
Rev. Paul Nus
(Trinity, Cheyenne)
resigned from the call effective June 30 to attend to urgent family matters. Rev. Daniel Hinton (Trinity, Cheyenne)
accepted the divine call to Christ Lutheran Church, Lubbock, Texas; his last
Sunday will be August 12.
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THE
BRIDE CONFESSES CHRIST: THE FORMULA OF CONCORD
Last month we
read about the controversy addressed in Article Seven of the Formula of
Concord, The Holy Supper of Christ. In this article we Lutherans confess the
pure doctrine of Holy Scriptures regarding the Lord’s Supper:
“1. We
believe, teach, and confess that in the Holy Supper Christ’s body and blood are
truly and essentially present, and that they are truly distributed and received
with the bread and wine.
“2. We
believe, teach, and confess that the words of Christ’s testament are not to be
understood in any other way than the way they read, according to the letter. So
the bread does not signify Christ’s absent body and the wine His absent blood.
But, because of the sacramental union, the bread and wine are truly Christ’s
body and blood.
“3. Now,
about the consecration, we believe, teach, and confess that no work of man or
recitation of the minister produces this presence of Christ’s body and blood in
the Holy Supper. Instead, this presence is to be credited only and alone to the
almighty power of our Lord Jesus Christ.
“4. At the
same time we believe, teach, and confess unanimously that in the use of the
Holy Supper the words of Christ’s institution should in no way be left out.
Instead, they should be publicly recited, as it is written in 1 Corinthians
10:16, “The cup of blessing that we bless” and so forth. This blessing occurs
through the reciting of Christ’s words. . .
“6. We believe, teach, and confess that Christ’s body
and blood are received with the bread and wine, not only spiritually through
faith, but also orally. . .
“7. We believe, teach, and confess that not only the
true believers in Christ and the worthy, but also the unworthy and unbelievers
receive Christ’s true body and blood. However, they do not receive them for
life and consolation, but for judgment and condemnation, if they are not
converted and do not repent. . .”
Antitheses
(Negative Statements):
“On the other
hand, we unanimously reject and condemn all the following erroneous articles.
They are opposed and contrary to the teaching presented above, the simple
faith, and the confession about the Lord’s Supper.
“1. The
papistic transubstantiation. . .
“2. The
papistic sacrifice of the mass for the sins of the living and the dead.
“3. For
laypeople only one form of the Sacrament is given. . .
“4. The
teaching that the words of Christ’s testament must not be understood or
believed simply as they read, but that His words are difficult expressions,
whose meaning must be sought first in other passages of Scripture.
“5. In the
Holy Supper Christ’s body is not received orally with the bread. . .
“6. The bread
and wine in the Holy Supper are nothing more than tokens by which Christians
recognize one another.
“7. The bread
and wine are only figures, points of comparison, and representations of
Christ’s far absent body and blood.
“8. The bread
and wine are no more than a memorial, seal, and pledge. . .
“14. Not the
all-powerful words of Christ’s testament, but faith, produces and makes
Christ’s body and blood present in the Holy Supper. . .
“16.
Unbelieving, unrepentant Christians do not receive Christ’s true body and blood
in the Holy Supper, but only bread and wine.
“17. At this
heavenly meal the worthiness of the guests comes not only from true faith in
Christ, but also from people’s outward preparation. . .”
These theses
and antitheses are our confession of many aspects of the Lord’s Supper as
Christ gives it to the church in Holy Scripture. More of our confession of this
precious sacrament can be found in Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms and in
the Augsburg Confession and its Apology. We pray: “For Your consoling Supper, Lord,
be praised throughout all ages! Preserve it, for in every place the world
against it rages. Grant that this Sacrament may be a blessed comfort unto me
when living and when dying” (LSB 622.8). Amen!
REFORMATION 500: 1518 in Review
We are now 10 months past the 500th anniversary date of the
posting of the 95 Theses. As the Theses were spread abroad and Luther was
called to account for what he wrote, he prepared a response entitled
“Resolutions”, or Explanations of the 95 Theses, published in August 1518. The
“Resolutions” are lengthy, but here is a highlight from Thesis 62, “The true
treasure of the church is the most holy gospel of the glory and grace of God.”
“Moreover, according to the Apostle in Rom. 1[:3–6], the Gospel is a
preaching of the incarnate Son of God, given to us without any merit on our
part for salvation and peace. It is a word of salvation, a word of grace, a
word of comfort, a word of joy, a voice of the bridegroom and the bride, a good
word, a word of peace. Isaiah says, chapter 52[:7], “How beautiful . . . are
the feet of those who bring good tidings, who publish peace, who preach good
tidings.” But the law is a word of destruction, a word of wrath, a word of
sadness, a word of grief, a voice of the judge and the defendant, a word of restlessness, a word of curse.
For according to the Apostle, “The law is the power of sin” [1 Cor. 15:56], and
“the law brings wrath” [Rom 4:15]; it is a law of death [Rom. 7:5, 13]. Through
the law we have nothing except an evil conscience, a restless heart, a troubled
breast because of our sins, which the law points out but does not take away.
And we ourselves cannot take it away. Therefore for those of us who are held
captive, who are overwhelmed by sadness and in dire despair, the light of the
gospel comes and says, “Fear not” [Isa. 35:4], “comfort, comfort my people”
[Isa. 40:1], “encourage the fainthearted” [1 Thess. 5:14], “behold your God”
[Isa. 40:9], “behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world”
[John 1:29]. Behold that one who alone fulfills the law for you, whom God has
made to be your righteousness, sanctification, wisdom, and redemption, for all
those who believe in him [1 Cor. 1:30]. When the sinful conscience hears this
sweetest messenger, it comes to life again, shouts for joy while leaping about
full of confidence, and no longer fears death, the types of punishments
associated with death, or hell” (AE 31.231).
Philippians Workshops for Stewardship
Rev.
Heath Curtis from LCMS Stewardship Ministry is presenting Philippians Workshops
to help with teaching stewardship: Immanuel, Alliance on July 31 and Our
Savior, Cheyenne, on August 1. See wylcms.org/events for more
information.
Lander
Camp August 5–9
All youth ages 10–18 are invited to the annual Lander Youth Camp
August 5–9. Information and registration is found at wylcms.org/events.
Save the Dates…
-October 14, 4:00 PM, at Trinity
Lutheran Church, Riverton: The district is invited to celebrate the 60th
Anniversary of the ordination of President Emeritus Robert Oberheu.
-October 21, 2:00 PM, at St. Paul
Lutheran Church, Potter, NE: The congregation is celebrating its 100th
Anniversary at Vespers
RURAL AND
SMALL TOWN MISSION
STRONG
FAITH, FERVENT LOVE
Pastor Todd Kolbaum
In his book on missions, Detlev Schulz says, “All missionary endeavors
should be seen not merely as an extended arm of the church, but as an instrument
of God’s saving and loving desire to embrace the whole world. As God’s positive
will for fellowship and union with man motivated Him to send His son to the
cross, so too, God’s salvific will motivates Him to take the church into His
service. Through the activities of His preached and sacramental Word, God
wishes to bring the entire world into His loving fellowship.”
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Imagine if you will, in our own
congregations, if we took this concept as a call to action. Indeed, we are
motivated by the Gospel of Christ to reach out to give witness to Him who
“called us out of darkness
into His marvelous light.” As Paul reminds us in 2 Cor. 5:14–15,
“For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one
has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who
live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died
and was raised.” Here we find the joyous motivation to be the church in service
to Christ with the mission to extend His loving message of salvation to all of
those among whom we live, work and play. What a privilege it is for us to carry
out this mission. So, as you plan and strategize, think and do, remember the
reason why it is that we do all of the things that we do — we “are a chosen
race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that
you may proclaim [His] excellencies” (1 Peter 2:9).
July Quarterly Voter’s Meeting
July 19, 2018
Don Bowlin presided over the July
Voter’s meeting with 10 members present.
Pastor Humphrey delivered the opening devotion. The minutes of the April Voter’s meeting were
read and corrected. The June treasurer’s report was approved as read.
Pastor’s Report: Pastor
stated he is now using the new letters for the outdoor sign. The new Vista Beam phone and Internet service
is now up and running. He reported St
James and Mount Calvary have finalized their Dual Parish arrangement. The
letters to some delinquent members have been mailed out, but so far no
response. The Circuit Forum will be held
in Alliance Sept. 23rd and the Lander Youth Camp will be August 5th-9th.
He and Levi Bowlin attended the District
Convention in Casper on May 3-5 and John
Hill was re-elected as District President.
Elders Report:
Wes Bowlin reported that Kerrie Siegel and George and Tracie Ross have
been accepted as communicant members.
The Elders also recommend we stay with our current health insurance.
Trustees Report:
Virgil Ritz reported that he has fixed some sprinkler heads, and has
sprayed the weeds in the parking lot.
Sunday School Supt Report:
Pastor reported that attendance in Sunday School is still erratic.
Old Business: None
New Business: The health insurance for Pastor
will increase by $1701.40 next year. It
was moved by Charlotte Herrell and second by Wes Bowlin that we go with plan
HDHP for 2019.
Carried.
Since there has been no response on the delinquent members it
was moved by Pastor and second by Elmer Wohl to table any action until the
October meeting. Carried.
Motion by Virgil Ritz, second by Elmer Wohl to nominate Levi
Bowlin as delegate to the Circuit Forum with Don Bowlin as the alternate. Carried.
Virgil Ritz reported the bid for the parking lot was $9,800.00 by Reisig
Construction.
There being no other business, the meeting closed with the
Lord’s Prayer.
Gerald Ritz
Secretary
LWML NEWS
“…..FOR THERE IS NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN TO
MEN BY WHICH WE MUST BE SAVED.” (ACTS
4:12) THEREFORE WE CONFESS HIM AS
LORD AND SERVE HIM WITH GLADNESS PSALM
100
LWML
Wyoming District Convention June 21-23, 2018 Cheyenne, Wyoming
It was with the attendance of 114 ladies
of the LWML and 9 Pastors at the WY District Convention in Cheyenne that the
many mission projects were completed,
given information and new mission grants voted in to begin the new mission
field of the WY District LWML. Sandy
Heine, Melvina Dillman , and Kylie Wilson Wy District Secretary attended as
delegates for Trinity Lutheran Women’s Society.
Senior Counselor, Pastor Jais Tinglund led us in Bible Study and Opening
and Closing Devotions were lifted to the Lord by Junior Counselor Marvin Temme. The convention was very focused on the
missions of the LWML with speakers Pastor Gregory and Rachel Sonnenschein,
Pastor Robert and Kristi Roegner and Shurie Scheel.
Pastor and Rachel Sonnenschein spoke of
the work at the Wind River Lutheran Mission, Riverton, WY. The Lord has led them into a very difficult
mission field and yet so rewarding. The
many children they reach with God’s Word is amazing as they overcome the many
obstacles of the Native American people
and patiently one by one pick up these children with a van and bring
them to the church for Sunday School.
They wish to thank each of you with deep gratitude the many gifts of
ingathering brought to convention. They
distribute backpacks filled with a toy, book, paper & pencil, games, gloves
& caps, soap, toothbrush & toothpaste, etc. to be given to the children
after their Christmas Eve Sunday School program. The love extended to the children by
Pastor & Rachel are seen in the
smiles and eyes of the children in the many pictures they shared. Our hope is that each of you may at some
time have the opportunity to hear of their work and visit with them. It is so heartwarming to see and hear the
challenging work they are called to do.
We are so blessed to have them in this mission field in our district and
please remember to daily keep them in your prayers as they lovingly have God’
Word for the Native American people.
Pastor and Kristi Roegner spoke of their
challenging mission work as they serve the Lord with the “Apple of His Eye
Mission Society” as missionaries in Israel.
They spoke of the 7 billion people in the world and 5 billion living in
darkness with 6,900 languages. The
religions of Muslim, Hindu, Buddhists, Folk Religions (Animists) were presented
with discussion and explanations of each. It is hard to believe people in these
religions are in the belief of “doing good works” as we know Jesus as Lord and
Savior and saved in His Grace. Please keep Pastor and Kristi in your prayers as
they daily reach out to each of these religions in God’s Word as they are in
Israel.
Shurie Scheel and her husband Phillip
travel to Kenya once a year to work on water and sanitation projects that bring
clean water and personal hygiene to students at rural schools in Kenya,
Africa. She strongly believes in the
power of personal volunteerism and her inspirational address encourages each of
us to say “yes” when you know God is tapping you on the shoulder to do more in
your community and around the world.
“Serve the Lord with Gladness” and trust in His guidance.
Officers elected for the 2018-2020 Wyoming District LWML are: Reverend Jakob Berger, Junior Counselor; Barbara Schaer, President: Irma Walter, Treasurer; Kathy Larsen Vice President Servant
Resources; Shurie Scheel, Vice
President of Human Care.
2018-2020 Biennium Mission
Grants LWML Wyoming District :
1. Support for Wyoming District
Classical Grammar Schools $10,000
a.
Advanced
Lutheran Pastor Education – Liberia $5,000
2. Financial Assistance for Concordia
Theological Seminary Ft. Wayne Food
& Clothing Co-op $2500
3. Wyoming District Pastor’s Wives
Retreat $1000
4. Sanitary Products for Kenyan School
Girls $3000
5. Soldiers of the Cross $3000
6. North Dakota Grain Train $3000
7. Sharing the Love of Christ in
Lima $2750
8. “Wonderfully Made” Resources to Share
Jesus’ Love with People $1500
9. Lutherans for Life Post-Abortion
Crisis Hotline Expansion (Partial
Pay) $1625
10. Heart to Heart Future Growth
Renovation (Partial Pay) $1625
Total
$35,000
DATES TO REMEMBER FOR AUGUST
August 1 Bruce and Debra Schneider Anniversary
August 2 Harlan Kurtz Baptismal
date
August 19 Gary and Susan Williams Anniversary
August 19 ZanDee Hendren Birthday
August 21 Leo Jayne Birthday
August 24 Amanda Landreth Birthday
August 24 Rudy & Patty Landreth Anniversary
August 28 Kenny and ZanDee Hendren Anniversary
If
your name does not appear, it is because these were taken from Trinity’s
calendar directory for which we have permission to use names and dates.
Please notify
the office to have a date added.
Usher
schedule for August:
August
5: Gerald R; Logan A; Bill A; Leo J;
August
12: Rudy and Elders
August
19: Keith K; Gerald R; Burke S. Bruce S;
August
26: Rudy and Elders
Please note: if you cannot make your scheduled turn, please find
someone to fill in for you or contact Rudy Landreth or Wes Bowlin. Thank you
very much for your willingness to serve!
