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Daniel’s Closet open after months of closure due to pandemic

When Daniel’s Closet reopened its doors last month, it had been five months since their clients, or as they like to call them, their friends, had been allowed to visit the no-charge clothes closet to look for much needed clothing. What greeted them were the same smiling faces, this time ...

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church parish house celebrates 80 years

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church parish house is celebrating 80 years of service. Dedicated in 1940, the parish house was called “one of the best equipped and up-to-date parish and educational houses. The structure includes a large fellowship hall, several offices and lounges, and a library. ...

Footsteps to Follow: Beneficial conversations

Have you noticed our society seems unable to have beneficial conversations on controversial topics? There is a lot of yelling going on, both literally and figuratively, but not a lot of productive dialogue. Maybe you respond by just remaining silent, but I am not sure silence is always the ...

Bells of St. Ann’s

The following poem was written and submitted by W. Scott Schell. Sometimes when the wind blows You can hear the Bells of St. Ann’s Ringing from a distance Waking up the land On a cool September morning She brings greetings, She brings warnings Tolling on the hour Some are hearing, some ignoring O…. listen Hear the bells ringing Don’t miss them Swinging on the hour Won’t you come on in? No matter where ...

What happens when a pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope?

On the March day that Italy recorded its single biggest jump in coronavirus fatalities, Pope Francis emerged from lockdown to offer an extraordinary prayer and plea to his flock to reassess their priorities, arguing the virus had proved they needed one another. Francis’ words from the ...

Footsteps to Follow: Be a light

My heart sank as we were told that the church must be locked up and closed to the world in the beginning of the pandemic. I won’t lie; I instantly thought the Devil had won, and we had snuffed out the Light of the World to all who need Him. Our churches had become silent memorials to what ...