St. Paul Lutheran Church in East Lansing, Michigan. Member congregation of the ELCA - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

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July 2006

I know some of you have been wondering what has been going on with me lately. I have had a decrease in strength in my arms, which has made it difficult for me to hand out the bread at Holy Communion. I have asked Craig Anderson to help me out at this time and may ask others when he is not available. He is a candidate in the Lay Missionary Program of our Synod. This is a three-year program of training that will prepare him to do many things that a pastor does. I appreciate his willingness to serve.

It is not something I have wanted to face, but this arm weakness has been coming on in the past six months. I am seeing a doctor about it and have some things in the works to help me adapt to this increased limitation. I underwent a thorough Occupational Therapy evaluation over two months ago and recommendations were made and we are now working on implementing them. I believe I will be able to continue to serve as your pastor for some time to come. I thank you for your concern and look forward to continuing to function in this capacity as long as the Lord makes it possible.

Now on to other business of the church:

Vacation Bible School will soon be here- July 10th-14th, 6:30-8:30. It should be a lot of fun. Different countries will be featured every day and it will conclude with the "Rainbow of Promise" Band from Youth Encounter, which has recently been in India. They will be giving a Concert on the 15th at 7:00pm Everyone is invited. They will be in worship too on the 16th at 9:30am.

Saturday, July 22nd at 5:00 p.m. we will host a "Fruits of the Garden" Picnic & Vespers for members of the Shaarey Zedek Jewish Congregation here at at St. Paul. This is a chance to get to know one another in an informal setting. Rabbi Richard Baroff and I thought it would be a good thing to get to know our neighbors. Bring a covered dish and make some new friends. We will need volunteers to grill burgers and grills.

On the 30th of July Tim and Marie Schmidt, Pianist and Soprano Vocalist will be with us for worship at 9:30 a.m. We will follow that with a Brunch and then they will perform a Concert at 12:00 noon. There will be a free will offering. Tim will bring the message at worship pertaining to Lutheran Worship. It should be an enjoyable musical experience.

We continue with Adult Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. through the summer. We will complete our study of the "Purpose Driven Life" by then. Come and join us.

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