Dear Friends, About three years ago, Nate Achterhof came to our church as Director of Youth Ministry. He later became a member of our congregation in February, 2016. After his first year with us, Nate and I began to discuss the possibility that God may be calling Nate into the ministry of word and sacrament. As the conversations went on it became clear that Nate should apply to seminary and see if indeed parish ministry was in his future. Nate was accepted into McCormick The

Dear Friends, As I write this our second annual Spring for Kidz is three days away. The supplies are coming in thanks to many of you. The weather for Saturday looks great! We are hoping for a wonderful time. Memorial Day weekend is the official start of the summer season and as you can see from this newsletter, things are busy around here! The other day I was reflecting on the fact that I am starting my twenty-eighth year here as your pastor and partner in ministry and all th