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January

When I was growing up, I attended Camp Lutherlyn in Prospect, PA for a week every summer. I still remember the friends I made, the counselors I had, and the new experiences and challenges I encountered. I always did an “Arts Camp” program, where a local pastor wrote an original musical and we learned it in a week, performing it Friday night for all our parents. I still occasionally catch myself humming some of the songs, and I’ll never forget the experience of playing Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law, in a musical about the book of Ruth. Camp is a formative experience, where the young and the young-at-heart come together to learn about God and God’s creation.

As the snow falls around us and the wind blows cold January air, it can be hard to think about camping. But now is the time to start making plans for summer camp! There are a number of opportunities this summer for people of all ages. Consider participating or encouraging your children/youth to participate in one or more of the following:

Senior High North Carolina Trip: This is going to be an awesome high adventure trip for youth currently in 9-12th grade. On Saturday, June 23, we’re going to load up a few vans and take a road trip down to the beautiful Camp Lutheridge, located in the mountains of North Carolina just south of Asheville. Each day will include a new adventure: conquering the low ropes course, ascending the 42’ climbing tower, rafting the Nolichucky River, and climbing Linville Gorge. We’ll also get a camp day where we’ll hang out at Lutheridge to do all the traditional “camp stuff” of swimming, crafts, etc. The trip promises to be a week of challenge, teamwork, group bonding, and faith development, and we’re hoping lots of youth take advantage of this opportunity.

If you’re interested in attending either as a participant or as a chaperone, plan on attending a mandatory meeting on Sunday, January 21 at 12:15pm. A $100 non-refundable deposit will be due at that time to hold your spot. There’s more info about this trip in the newsletter, and if you’ve got any questions, just talk with me or Ray Pokrandt.

Confirmation Camp: Confirmation camp is a great opportunity to study a topic in-depth and deepen friendships as well. Camp is a requirement for two years during the program, and will be held July 15-20 at Camp Michi-luca. Don’t forget to have your $100 nonrefundable deposit in to the church office by January 7. Contact me or Stephanie Herrle with your questions.

All Ages, All Summer!: There are plenty of great summer camping opportunities at both Michi-lu-ca and Stony Lake, including weeks focused on photography, video production, kayaking, sailing, horses, service, and music. Check out their full schedule at www.elcalivingwater.org. The week that Hope will be at confirmation camp (July 15-20), there’s also elementary, senior high, and family camp offered at Michi-lu-ca, so pack up the whole gang and join us for a week of campfires, swimming, hiking, horseback riding, Bible study and much, much more!

Peace,
Pastor Lauren

February

What are you giving up for Lent?” is a common phrase heard the week leading up to Ash Wednesday (which this year falls on February 21 ). Many Christians choose to abstain from certain foods during the season of Lent. But fasting can be a misunderstood Lenten discipline. Sometimes people think of fasting through Lent as a “Catholic” thing, that Lutherans don’t do. But Lutherans can and often do indeed participate in fasting. It can be a significant part of a Lenten journey.

As ELCA pastor Thomas Weitzel writes in his Lenten handbook, fasting comes to us from Judaism and was recommended by Jesus both in example and teaching (Luke 4:2, Matt 6:16- 18, Mark 2:20). But we don’t fast just for the sake of fasting. We also don’t fast to show off to other people what good Christians we are. It’s a practice that is designed to strengthen the spiritual life by weakening one’s attractions to pleasures of the senses. That’s why it’s important to join fasting with prayer and spiritual preparation. Since ancient times, the entire season of Lent has been marked by fasting and abstinence. Fridays in particular have been a special day of fasting because of it being the day of Christ’s death.

Fasting does not necessarily mean giving up all food for a day. More frequently it is the giving up or limiting of a particular food or food group (sweets, desserts, chocolate, butter, fat, eggs, etc.) Abstinence from some activity (such as TV, movies, etc.) on certain days or throughout the season is another way to observe the Lenten fast. This is designed to give more time for prayer and spiritual work. Another option for fasting is not eating before receiving Communion in Lent. You might be surprised by how much more you appreciate and give attention to the bread and wine.

Don’t just give up something that you have to give up for your doctor or diet anyway. Make your fast a voluntary self-denial that you offer to God in prayer. Fasting is not required for Christians, but many find it to be a meaningful self-discipline. If you’ve not tried fasting before, I encourage you to prayerfully consider what you might “give up” for Lent, or what you might add, like additional prayer or Bible study time. And for more information on other Lenten disciplines such as prayer, repentance, and works of love, check out Weitzel’s handbook at http://www.members.aol.com/LiturgybyTLW1/Seasonal/Lent/Discipln.html.

Peace,
Pastor Lauren

March

Assuming it takes you two minutes to read this column, forty children under the age of five will have died by the time you have finished. Forty kids—and all from hunger and hunger-related diseases, which are completely preventable. The issue of world hunger seems huge and sometimes we feel helpless to make a difference. But the youth of this congregation and synod are doing something about it.

On March 2-3, youth from all around the Southeast Michigan Synod will gather at Hope to participate in World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine. As they go 30 hours without food, they’ll get a taste of what it’s like to be hungry, all while reaching out to others in need. It takes just $30 a month, about a dollar a day, to feed and care for a child in most developing countries. With the donations that youth receive, lives of hurting families will be changed. All money collected from the Famine will go to Lutheran World Relief to aid hungry people throughout the world.

Students will begin to fast at noon on Friday, March 2, and gather at Hope at 6:00 pm that evening. During the event, youth will participate in Bible studies and other activities that will help them reflect on the issue of hunger in this country and around the world, in addition to all the normal fun lock-in activities like games and movies. This will be a juice fast, so they will have juice breaks during their time together.  The fast will be broken at communion during a worship service at 4:30 pm Saturday, followed by a light meal.

I encourage you to pray for the famine participants, and for those they are working to help. Prayerfully consider how you can offer your support, whether it is financial or through participating in the Service Saturday project of serving the meal that will conclude the fast. Talk with Katy Wagner (who’s helping to coordinate Hope’s hosting role with the Lutheran Youth Organization) or Jody Monroe, chair of the service team, for more information.  Thank you for continuing to support the fight against poverty and hunger!

Peace,

Pastor Lauren

April

More than 10 percent of adults in America think that Noah's wife was Joan of Arc. Only half can name even one of the four Gospels. Approximately 75 percent mistakenly believe the Bible teaches that "God helps those who help themselves." Fewer than half of us can identify Genesis as the first book of the Bible, and only one third know that Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount.

These are just some of the incredible statistics cited by Boston University religion professor Stephen Prothero in his new book, “Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know—and Doesn’t.” Prothero argues that Americans know astonishingly little about their own religions, or the religions of others. He sees this as mainly a civic problem: “With religion rampaging into the public square—and politicians and TV pundits referring to religion in debates concerning Iraq and abortion and homosexuality—it becomes imperative for citizens to understand religion in order to be politically engaged,” he says.

How can we discuss the teaching of creationism vs. evolution if we don’t know what creationism is? If we don’t know anything about Islam, how can we decide whether President Bush is right when he says Islam is a "religion of peace" or some of his evangelical critics are right when they say it is a "religion of war"?  Religion pops up all over the place in public debate, and in order for us to be informed participants in these conversations, we have to learn more about religion. 

I agree with Prothero, but see the problem as being much deeper than a civic issue for us as Christians. How can we say we believe in the gospel if we do not know what that gospel is?  If we are going to call ourselves “Christian” and say that we believe in God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit, then we must understand what that means. This requires that we spend time with God’s word, learn from the collective tradition that has been passed down to us, and talk about our faith with other people.

My guess is that folks who hang around Hope have a greater religious literacy than the general public; this is a place which cares deeply about faith and understanding. Yet there’s still so much for all of us to learn. I invite you to check out adult education classes and forums at Hope this spring; read a book that explores an aspect of Christianity that you’ve always wondered about; talk to your Muslim or Jewish neighbor and learn about their faith; take sermon notes along with the confirmation students; or play “stump the pastor” by asking a tough question and see what you both can learn. Build your religious literacy and I bet you’ll find that not only can you participate in intelligent conversations about politics, your faith life will take on a greater meaning as well!

Peace,

Pastor Lauren

May

On her way out of worship one Sunday morning, a thoughtful woman commented to me that the worship team’s postlude rendition of “Call It Community” had caught her
attention. Pointing to the title in her bulletin, she said: Community is what Hope should be
all about! We need to be talking more about this!
I agree. You may hear me complaining that my neighborhood has no sidewalks, so every time I take a walk around the block I’m risking my life as I jump out of the way of oncoming traffic, but the real sadness comes because the lack of sidewalks makes it harder to meet my neighbors. Our house is surrounded by other houses, but I don’t know any of the people who live there.
I rarely see my neighbors out and about at all, which would facilitate making those sorts of
connections. I don’t know who said it first, but many have observed that we have moved from being a “front porch” to a “back deck” society. Houses used to be built with front porches, where neighbors could gather and watch the kids play and chat—or even just give a friendly wave.
Sometimes the visits would be simply social, while other times they developed into more personal relationships. Now if we do go outside, it’s to our back deck, where we have a private barbeque, and then go back into our air-conditioned fortresses, isolated from the neighborhood.
I don’t think I’m alone in feeling isolated and disconnected from a true sense of “neighborhood” at times. God calls us into relationship, into community—but sometimes community can be hard to find. And yet—I think many of us who hang around Hope sense there is true community at work here. So I’m wondering: Where are our “front
porches?” Where is our shared community space? Where do you feel connected with God and/or with others? Where would you like to feel more connected? How can we provide more opportunities for “front porch experiences” at Hope? What form might they take?
In the fall, a group of people gathered as the “Stream Team,” and brainstormed all sorts of new ways that Hope might enhance opportunities for discipleship and communitybuilding.
One thing the group affirmed was the many positive small group experiences that are available at Hope, and they expressed a desire to develop more small groups. We’re seeing fruits of that begin to develop with the small group ministry team, who met for the first time in April. The group meets again on May 7 at 7pm, and those who are interested in learning more about this ministry are invited to attend.
This group is discussing ways that the existing small groups at Hope can be supported and ways to help new small groups come together.
Small groups are not mandatory, imposed, “you must share your feelings” type relationships. They’re front porch spaces, places where people can connect on all different levels, through a common interest, passion, life stage, or concern. Small groups do not form “insta-community,” but they do provide opportunities for new connections to take place. I’m excited that a group of people have committed to supporting small group ministry at Hope.
I’d love to hear your front porch stories, your vision for experiencing community at Hope, and your thoughts on small group ministry.
Drop me an email or stop by to chat!
Peace,
Pastor Lauren

June

At the Southeast Michigan’s Synod Assembly, a gathering of pastors and laypeople from every congregation in the region, we heard several presentations by keynote speaker Kelly Fryer, a Lutheran teacher, author, and speaker. She challenged us to read the book of Acts and reflect on the experiences of the early church. In particular, she focused on the Holy Spirit, that oft-misunderstood third person of the Trinity. She pointed out that the Holy Spirit shows up over 60 times in the first 20 chapters of Acts. The Spirit is up to something in the early church, and the Spirit is still working today, among us!

In this season of Pentecost, it seems especially appropriate for us to take some time to think about what the Holy Spirit may be doing in our midst. And since we read some sections of Acts as the lectionary readings throughout the Easter season, we’ve got a head start on exploring this fascinating book of the Bible.

So, as you look for some summer reading, I encourage you to check out the book of Acts.  You can even download an excellent dramatic reading of Acts from ITunes for just $4, and listen to it as you’re traveling. As you read, pay attention to the Holy Spirit and see how it leads, teaches, surprises, challenges, and changes people in Acts. Think about these questions from Fryer: What do you hear God saying to you through these stories about the early church? What do you hear God saying to US, as a congregation, through these stories about the early church? What role did the Holy Spirit play in that early church? What role is the Holy Spirit playing in our lives and in our congregation? How can we invite the Holy Spirit into our midst? Where is our “Rome?”  What new, maybe scary places is God sending us? Who are the “Gentiles” in our community?  How can we get to know them so that God can be at work in our hearts and help us fall in love with them? Who are the “Lydias” in our midst and what must change so that they can put their gifts to use?

There’s also an excellent Bible study written by our very own bishop, Bp. John Schreiber, at the synod’s website www.metrodetroitelca.org/
devotions.  His reflections and questions are also great starting points for diving more deeply into the book of Acts. 

May the Spirit speak to you through your study and through conversation with other folks from Hope, as we boldly move forward in our lives of faith, trusting in the power of the Spirit to lead us.

Peace,

Pastor Lauren

July

It’s officially summer. The days are longer and the kids are outside playing, enjoying the warm evenings and break from school.  We’ve already started to scatter on vacations around the country and trips up north. But just because our days have a different rhythm and we’re away from home doesn’t mean we have to take a vacation from faith.

When you go on vacation, perhaps you pack things that help you slow down: a bag of yarn for knitting, a book to read for fun, hiking shoes for some time in the woods. Summer gives us that time to get away from jobs, commitments, and responsibilities. It’s also a great time to nurture our lives of faith and attend to spiritual growth and formation. There are spiritual practices that you can take with you wherever you go this summer.

Consider some of these ideas (adapted from web-based resource “The Thoughtful Christian”):

• Bible reading. Think about praying a few Psalms each morning and night, or reading from Luke, from which our lectionary gospel texts will come this summer.

• Prayer.  Family prayers during the busy school year may be just grace at meals and perhaps a bedtime prayer. Try experiencing different kinds of prayer this summer. In writing about how to teach children to pray, Marc Gellman and Thomas Hartman describe four kinds of prayers in their book How Do You Spell God?: Thanks, Gimme, Wow, and Oops (thanksgiving, supplication, adoration and confession). Try using this form of prayer together as a family.

• Mediation.  Prayerfully reflect on a sacred text or devotional reading.

• Journaling.  Keep a vacation journal as you listen for God’s voice, experience God’s world, and see the world through God’s eyes.

• Service.  Perhaps your family could spend a day together working at a food bank, or helping to clean a park, or some other service activity that connects faith to life.

• Keeping Sabbath.  Don’t forget to worship even if you’re away from Hope! If you’re not near a church, celebrate Sabbath using morning or evening prayer (feel free to borrow a Lutheran Book of Worship, which has morning and evening prayer in it, to take with you if you’d like). Or pack a “Sabbath bag.”  For children, you could include a
children’s Bible, simple art supplies, word games or puzzles related to a Bible story, and a children’s book from the church library. For adults and teenagers, Sabbath bags could include books for devotional reading.

In her book Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Anne Lamott writes about the phrase “traveling mercies,” which the old people at her church said when someone went on vacation.  “This is what they always say when one of us goes off for awhile. Traveling mercies: love the journey, God is with you, come home safe and sound.”  So as we travel near and far this summer, I wish you time to renew your soul and be attentive to God’s voice, and most of all, traveling mercies!

Peace,

Pastor Lauren

August

Note from the editor—Pastor Brad and Pastor Lauren are unaware of the subject matter of each others articles. Their articles this month are similar but we felt it was important that the congregation be aware of just how necessary it is to keep up with our National ELCA issues. Ever wonder how the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America elects a bishop, approves social statements, and makes decisions about full communion agreements?
Find out August 6-11, as over 1000 Lutherans will be gathering in Chicago as voting members in the ELCA’s Churchwide Assembly under the theme, “Living in God’s Amazing Grace: Thanks be to God.” The Churchwide Assembly is designated as the “highest legislative authority” in the ELCA. That means that the assembly deals with the
purposes, functions, and directions of churchwide ministries, and addresses issues that affect the life of our whole church. Each of the 65 synods of the ELCA (including our own Southeast Michigan Synod) elects voting members to the assembly, which happens every two years.
This year, important items on the agenda include the election of the presiding bishop (current presiding bishop Mark Hanson is open to re-election) and the secretary of the ELCA, the adoption of a new social statement on education, the affirmation of a new initiative to explore Lutheran understandings of Scripture, the approval of an expanded full Communion agreement with the Moravian Church, and the consideration of memorials brought to the assembly by synods. Though parliamentary procedure and details of bylaws are not necessarily the most exciting thing in the world, the Assembly has important work to do and can actually be quite interesting!
The Assembly’s website (www.elca.org/assembly) provides a ton of great information about the Assembly, and you can even watch the events unfold that week through streaming video. Check out what the church is up to! And please pray for the voting members, that they would be led by the Holy Spirit as they make significant decisions about the life of our church.

Peace,
Pastor Lauren

September

Discipleship” is quite the rage these days.  You’ll hear many, many churches talking about how their mission is to “make disciples” or “be disciples.” In fact, you’ll hear that at Hope, too.  Our mission statement declares that “Hope Lutheran Church exists to SEEK disciples, MAKE disciples, and BE disciples of Jesus Christ in God's church, community, and world.” It’s certainly a fine undertaking, one commissioned by Jesus in Matthew 28:19.

But the question then, is: What IS a disciple?  Is it just a fancy buzzword for someone who comes to church a lot? Does it mean that we assent to the beliefs expressed in the creed?  What exactly does it mean to be a disciple?

Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes that “[Discipleship] is nothing other than being bound to Christ alone.” The center of discipleship is our connection to Jesus. This means we live our lives listening for Jesus’ voice, keeping our eyes centered on him, staying in touch with him.

Bonhoeffer doesn’t intend for this connection to be simply a warm fuzzy feeling. He also writes: “Sometimes we don't need another chance to express how we feel or to ask someone to understand our situation. Sometimes we just need a firm kick in the pants. An unsmiling expectation that if we mean all these wonderful things we talk about and sing about, then let’s see something to prove it.”

When we confess to be a Christian, when we dedicate ourselves to staying connected with Christ, we are also expressing the conviction that Christ does make a real difference in our life. This means that the way we live our lives every day will be different because of that relationship with Jesus.

There are no set programs or rules that dictate what this relationship should look like or how it should be lived out in our daily lives. However, it is helpful to have a tangible vision of disciplines or practices that assist us in spiritual growth. At Hope, we have often made use of the “STREAM” acronym:

S-   Service
T-   Talk to God
R-   Read the Bible
E-   Engage in relationships
A-   Adore God in worship
M-   Make decisions that reflect Christian
       priorities

But it doesn’t stop there. Hope also offers a variety of opportunities to live out these practices, such as Bible studies, service projects, fellowship events, and taking a leadership role in worship. These opportunities at Hope equip us to keep our lives focused on Christ, so that as we leave the church building and go out into the world, we are better prepared to witness to Jesus and the transformative relationship we experience with him. 

The small group ministry team has worked hard this summer to put together a booklet outlining a wide variety of opportunities at Hope intended to deepen your connection with Christ and other Christians. It will be available at Fall Kick-Off (September 9) and also in the Narthex throughout the year. Take the time to look through the book—you may be surprised to learn about opportunities you didn’t even know existed! Prayerfully consider how you might commit to a small group or other ministry of the church. Think about how you might express your discipleship in a real, tangible way. Let’s reclaim the word “disciple” from being simply a buzzword to being something that makes a true difference in our lives!

Peace,

Pastor Lauren

October

 
This year marks the 490th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing the 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, setting off a firestorm of debate and change in the church which eventually led to the beginning of the Lutheran church. The influence of the Reformation stretches far and wide, not just in the development of the Protestant denominations but also in areas of politics, culture, economics, and education, to name a few.

Yet many of us know little about who Martin Luther was, what he believed, and what difference that makes to us today. Since we call ourselves “Lutheran,” it’s important for us to have at least a basic understanding of what Luther’s Reformation was all about. Learning more about our history helps us explore who we are and where we came from.

There are several great opportunities at Hope this fall to learn more about Reformation history and Lutheran theology. The first is “Oktoberfest,” hosted by my husband Terry and me, with a meal sponsored by the senior high youth. Terry and I were lucky enough to be able to spend time in Germany this summer, and visit some important places in Martin Luther’s life. We’d love to share some pictures and stories with you about Luther and our journey to discover more about him. The senior high youth will provide a German meal for you to enjoy as they raise money for their service trip to Washington DC next summer. Come on out to Hope on October 14 at 6pm for an evening of Luther fun.

Another chance to dig more deeply into Luther’s life and thought is happening every Sunday morning at 9:30am. Stephanie Herrle and Becky Havlisch are facilitating a class for adults entitled “What Does This Mean?,” which explores the history of the Reformation and the teachings of Luther in the Small Catechism. It’s a perfect introduction or refresher course for every Lutheran.

Confirmation students are also studying Luther right now, exploring questions about the nature of faith, and grace, and God that Luther struggled with so mightily. Take the time to chat with a middle-schooler in the next few weeks and hear their thoughts on the Reformation.

“We are like dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants,” Peter of Blois wrote in 1212. “Thanks to them, we see farther than they.” I encourage you to take advantage of the opportunities this fall to learn more about the shoulders on which we stand!

Peace,

Pastor Lauren

November

But in the midst of all the planning, a simple question was asked: “Why should committees, teams, and groups pray together when they meet?”

At first glance, the answer seems easy: because that’s what the people of God do. We are called to be in relationship with a loving God who desires to be in an active conversation with us. Prayer should be a part of our everyday lives, interwoven in everything that we do. But why might it be so vital for committees, teams, and groups of Hope to be sure to pray as they gather?

One answer to that question comes from scripture.  Luke, in his gospel account of Jesus, is very intentional of noting the relationship between prayer and key decisions of Jesus. Jesus prayed at his baptism (Luke 3:21), before he called the disciples (Luke 6:12) and certainly before he faced his own death (Luke 23:46). Not only that, Jesus prayed often (Luke 9:18). Sometimes he would withdraw to deserted places for prayer (Luke 5:16) or even hike up a mountain (Luke 9:28).

We learn from the example of Jesus that we should be praying regularly, but in particular, we should set aside time and space to pray before we make decisions. As the various ministries of Hope gather to learn, lead, or be in fellowship, it’s clear that prayer should be a part of the decisions they make. 

So the small group ministry team is indeed forging ahead with their “toolkit,” which will be available this fall for groups to utilize. We also hope to offer some workshops about praying in groups. As we develop these resources, please feel free to contact a member of the team to let us know what would be helpful for you. Members of the team include Joy DeFranco, Cindy Jurosek, Marilyn Knight, Betsy Martin, Vic Mesenbring, David Newberg, Elaine Newberg, Pam Sala, and myself. We look forward to hearing from you!

Peace,

Pastor Lauren

December

On December 2, you’ll notice a lot of things changing in our Sunday worship. The color of our Paraments and stoles will change to a deep blue, the color of Advent, symbolizing hope. The advent wreath will be lit as we focus on this season of anticipation. The church will be decorated while we prepare for Christmas.

But there will be another change that day—one that will not necessarily be seen, but can be heard. On December 2, our gospel readings will change. For the past year, we’ve been reading primarily from the gospel of Luke, with a few readings from John thrown in. But on the first Sunday in Advent, we turn to a new lectionary year, and so our readings will be primarily from the gospel of Matthew.

The lectionary is a system of readings appointed for Sunday morning worship. The lectionary that Lutherans as well as many Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches use is called the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL). This means you could visit a neighboring church and would most likely hear the same or similar readings. At Hope, we occasionally “go off lectionary” and read different texts, mostly for thematic reasons. (For example, last Lent we focused on texts that related to God as potter). 

The RCL is divided into three annual cycles of readings. In year A, the gospel readings come primarily from Matthew; in year B, Mark; and in year C, Luke. Readings from John are included all three years. Each cycle begins on the first Sunday in Advent and continues through the final Sunday, Christ the King. So we’ve just finished up year C, and are now back to year A. 

One thing that’s nice about this system is that it allows us to truly “live” in a gospel writer’s story for a year, hearing the unique elements that writer’s voice brings. For example, Luke’s gospel emphasizes worship, prayer, and Jesus’ ministry to those who are oppressed or excluded in society.  Matthew, on the other hand, tends to emphasize fulfillment of prophecy, an apocalyptic vision of the world, and the presence of God.

I encourage you to take the time over the next month or two to read the gospel of Matthew in its entirety. Then, as you hear each Sunday’s reading, you’ll be better able to understand the context, and place that day’s reading within the larger story of salvation that Matthew tells. You may also appreciate learning more about Matthew’s gospel through books such as God With Us by Mark Allan Paul or Matthew for Everyone (two volumes) by Tom Wright.

As we journey through Matthew’s gospel, we pray that it will not be just the liturgical colors in the sanctuary that will change, but that our hearts may be changed as well!

Peace,

Pastor Lauren