Pines Retreat
I reported last week that I'd be attending a retreat at Henry and Becky Seibert's house on Monday and Tuesday. These retreats are always time well spent. Our group has been together long enough that most who now come are retired, including the recent retirement of Chris Young from St. Paul's Danbury St. John Lakeside. Not sure if any of you have been to Henry and Becky's house -- it really is quite an amazing house, built on Henry's family farm. The frame was framed by an Amish construction company, using oak timbers and no nails -- just wooden pegs. I took some photos, which you can see here. In the dining room scene, you should be able to find Henry and Chris. The stove in the center of the living area is made of soapstone from Finland, which soaks up heat from a wood fire and continues to radiate the heat long after the fire burns down or out. Henry has cut enough wood to heat the house for the next 20 years. For good measure, I added a photo of the Tuesday of Holy Week service for synod rostered leaders to renew their ordination/consecraton vows. Dennis, you should be able pick out Pr. Mineo. Pr. Juli assisted Bishop Daniel for this service.
ACC Work Continues
Advanced Computer Connections has been busy this week doing the work that we contracted them to do. Windows 10 is now running nicely on our computers, and administrative codes and password have been recreated and recorded. A new wifi router has been installed, and the preschool is now covered. We will need to drill through some brick to fish cable to the narthex to complete strong wifi coverage to the narthex, sanctuary and chapel. This work we will have to do, as ACC does not have the tools or expertise.
Evening of Historical Reflection Summary
I thought our historical reflection gathering on Wednesday evening went well, both our remembrances in the first hour, and our "What does this mean?" conversation in the second hour. I have summarized our meaning/action statements into a Google Doc, which you can read here.
May 15 Northwestern Ohio Synod eNews
The latest issue of synod eNews can be found here.
Bishop Daniel's weekly message
You can find and read it here.
12 Things that your Pastor, Priest, or Minister Wishes You Knew
An ELCA pastoral colleague shared this article in the ELCA Clergy Facebook group. It covers some of the issues and concerns that were a part of our adult class last fall using the book Healthy Churches Faithful Pastor. It's worth the read. You can find it here.
Update on people/visits/pastoral care
I received word from Nancy that Markus D. is doing better. Not sure if he is still in Toledo. Sandy B. let us know that Charley had more heart issues and was admitted to Firelands on Sunday, and had stent therapy on Monday. He was doing much better by the time I visited on Tuesday afternoon, and am assuming that he continues his recovery at home. Met Kenny R. and Shirley D. (Misses) at Amsden House for lunch today. Kenny picked up the tab. Thanks! Belated sympathy to Paul Lieber on the death of his sister, Elizabeth Wilhelm, who died on April 24. Rest eternal grant her, O Lord. You can read the obituary for Liz here. Tom L., who was staying with his daughter in Huron following Alohoea's death, has returned to Providence Commons in Sandusky, where he had previously been staying.
Interim Pastors
I attended the monthly meeting of our synod interim pastors on Thursday afternoon at the synod office. After an interim of two years and ten months, St. John's Stony Ridge, Bishop Daniel's former parish, has called their new pastor, Michael Hughes. Michael was serving St. Luke's Lima at the time his call. He is married to Corey King, daughter of Pr. Dennis King, who was my distant predecessor at St. Peter in Norwalk, and whom I followed as interim at Providence Holland in 2016 following his retirement. Ah, the web of the church.
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