Church

Take a look!!

NO, it’s not snow in June.  Fuzzy poplar seeds not so popular with those with allergies!!

At 6:30 this evening, Lloyd Orthner passed away.  Funeral arrangements are pending.

Yesterday in church the announcement was made.  I have moved from “interim senior pastor” to “senior pastor”.  We are no longer here temporarily  — this means a “longer term”.  The announcement pointed out that I’m not the “senior” pastor just because I have white hair!

At the same time, we are flying by the seat of our pants.  We are in waiting mode as Lloyd Orthner, one of our congregation, continues to deteriorate from cancer. 

We pray.  We visit.  But the hardest thing to do is plan!  Which brings to mind that scripture  “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” (Matt 6:34)

Yesterday I sat with someone.  A stranger to me. Her brother-in-law is dying.  She and her husband had come to be with the family. 

As we talked, I realized that she was from Regina.  I had lived in Regina for almost two decades.  She graduated high school with a good friend of  our family.  We remembered together two and a half decades ago, when a motorcycle accident claimed the life of another person we had both known.

Ever wonder when a big world becomes a small village?