Really nice weekend
4/9/06, 4:13 pm
33º F, Clear and sun, W wind 6 mph.
Good morning,
What a great weekend! Very intense. Very nice weather. Very good fellowship. Very tired. The food wasn’t too bad either. The camp was beautiful and in it’s glory. The lake was glass smooth most of the time and the critters were starting to come out from their winter quarters. The temperature was about 10-15º F too cool to go skinny-dipping in the lake though. Our "campfire" Friday night was held inside since the area was too dry and the fire circle had not been cleaned of the winter leaves and branches yet. We didn’t attend, but those there enjoyed themselves none the less.
One couple brought a tent and slept outside, while another couple brought their motor-home and slept in it, while most of us stayed in the cabins. One did go to a motel in the area. We, as I think most, had a less that perfect sleep. Always happens in a "different" bed, in a different setting. The biggest problem I had was a nylon sleeping bag trying to stay in one place on a mattress covered with a plastic cover. It seems the bag and the mattress had an agenda of their own - moving me in the bag to one side of the bed often all night long. Fortunately it was against the wall, rather than off the edge and onto the floor!
This retreat was also a gathering of alumni and a celebration of our 10th year of operation. It was so nice to reacquaint with those I graduated with and those who followed. Thanx to being at camp, my most time consuming task, preparing and serving the food, was eliminated so I had a chance to chat a lot with most of the old-timers at length. Really good. It was interesting to hear how each persons life has changed since seeing them last. One of the results from a gathering of the alumni to pick their brains a bit, was to possibly have an "annual" gathering of some kind, probably a picnic or possibly an overnighter of some sort some where. Looking forward to that!
On the drive over, since we were going through Green Bay, I stretched the fuel in the tank so I could pick some up there. The price had gone up again recently, so with the 3¢/gallon discount, we saved a couple of cents per gallon. When we arrived in camp, one of the folks from Green Bay said the price was a dime higher than when we went through! He was bout 2 hours behind us. On the return trip, we found the price had indeed gone up, but only about 4¢/gallon. We will let the gas in the tank, last as long as possible. To get the 3¢ discount, we needed to buy some groceries. Seems when we do things like this and are near the store, we stop and pick up a couple of sweet rolls and something to drink (usually milk of one color or another) to qualify for the discount. Not a real requirement as we usually have plenty of receipts around, but more of a bad habit, though tasty.
The food at camp was good, but not as good as we normally serve. The gal who does the cooking is retiring after this year - her 20th year at the camp. I asked her how many meals she has repaired in that time. She had no idea. Told her that if she added them up, she might wonder why she was there yet! She really is a very nice and pleasant gal. the camp will miss her.
Today is Palm Sunday, so the kids and the choir were involved in our services. The kids are always special, handing out palms to everyone and having a special song to sing, with the choir’s help. Of course not all of the kids were on the same page as the rest of the folks in the church. Makes for a lot of smiles. We also had two people join our congregation and one of our youth complete his confirmation process, all three renewing their baptismal vows. We still have our attendance down for some reason. Not too sure, but have my suspicions, why. It is some discouraging.
Howard and I had a rang-itty-tang Thursday morning. This has been coming on for several months now. He has been demanding some things that really interfere with my vision of the ministry of Grace or my ministry. The up-shot of the deal is that I have resigned from being president. That made him even more grumpy, but is the way it will remain. What really surprises me is that only two members of the council contacted me to find out what was going on or concern. Only the council and a couple of others who I had to have some dealing with, know of the situation. I want to disrupt the congregation as little as possible. Most of the disagreement is centered around Howard is still making some indications of leaving the ELCA and the forming of a "click" to run the church, keeping most of the congregation out of it by design. Not at all my idea or what I read from the Bible, especially from the book of Acts. So we will see where it leads for the future. I try the best I can to follow the Lord’s leading. Sometimes it is tougher than other times.
Time to get a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
33º F, Clear and sun, W wind 6 mph.
Good morning,
What a great weekend! Very intense. Very nice weather. Very good fellowship. Very tired. The food wasn’t too bad either. The camp was beautiful and in it’s glory. The lake was glass smooth most of the time and the critters were starting to come out from their winter quarters. The temperature was about 10-15º F too cool to go skinny-dipping in the lake though. Our "campfire" Friday night was held inside since the area was too dry and the fire circle had not been cleaned of the winter leaves and branches yet. We didn’t attend, but those there enjoyed themselves none the less.
One couple brought a tent and slept outside, while another couple brought their motor-home and slept in it, while most of us stayed in the cabins. One did go to a motel in the area. We, as I think most, had a less that perfect sleep. Always happens in a "different" bed, in a different setting. The biggest problem I had was a nylon sleeping bag trying to stay in one place on a mattress covered with a plastic cover. It seems the bag and the mattress had an agenda of their own - moving me in the bag to one side of the bed often all night long. Fortunately it was against the wall, rather than off the edge and onto the floor!
This retreat was also a gathering of alumni and a celebration of our 10th year of operation. It was so nice to reacquaint with those I graduated with and those who followed. Thanx to being at camp, my most time consuming task, preparing and serving the food, was eliminated so I had a chance to chat a lot with most of the old-timers at length. Really good. It was interesting to hear how each persons life has changed since seeing them last. One of the results from a gathering of the alumni to pick their brains a bit, was to possibly have an "annual" gathering of some kind, probably a picnic or possibly an overnighter of some sort some where. Looking forward to that!
On the drive over, since we were going through Green Bay, I stretched the fuel in the tank so I could pick some up there. The price had gone up again recently, so with the 3¢/gallon discount, we saved a couple of cents per gallon. When we arrived in camp, one of the folks from Green Bay said the price was a dime higher than when we went through! He was bout 2 hours behind us. On the return trip, we found the price had indeed gone up, but only about 4¢/gallon. We will let the gas in the tank, last as long as possible. To get the 3¢ discount, we needed to buy some groceries. Seems when we do things like this and are near the store, we stop and pick up a couple of sweet rolls and something to drink (usually milk of one color or another) to qualify for the discount. Not a real requirement as we usually have plenty of receipts around, but more of a bad habit, though tasty.
The food at camp was good, but not as good as we normally serve. The gal who does the cooking is retiring after this year - her 20th year at the camp. I asked her how many meals she has repaired in that time. She had no idea. Told her that if she added them up, she might wonder why she was there yet! She really is a very nice and pleasant gal. the camp will miss her.
Today is Palm Sunday, so the kids and the choir were involved in our services. The kids are always special, handing out palms to everyone and having a special song to sing, with the choir’s help. Of course not all of the kids were on the same page as the rest of the folks in the church. Makes for a lot of smiles. We also had two people join our congregation and one of our youth complete his confirmation process, all three renewing their baptismal vows. We still have our attendance down for some reason. Not too sure, but have my suspicions, why. It is some discouraging.
Howard and I had a rang-itty-tang Thursday morning. This has been coming on for several months now. He has been demanding some things that really interfere with my vision of the ministry of Grace or my ministry. The up-shot of the deal is that I have resigned from being president. That made him even more grumpy, but is the way it will remain. What really surprises me is that only two members of the council contacted me to find out what was going on or concern. Only the council and a couple of others who I had to have some dealing with, know of the situation. I want to disrupt the congregation as little as possible. Most of the disagreement is centered around Howard is still making some indications of leaving the ELCA and the forming of a "click" to run the church, keeping most of the congregation out of it by design. Not at all my idea or what I read from the Bible, especially from the book of Acts. So we will see where it leads for the future. I try the best I can to follow the Lord’s leading. Sometimes it is tougher than other times.
Time to get a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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