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I saw a number of you already at the Giant Food Store. Aren’t we learning patience these days?!?!

Another round of gift cards to the First Responder community went out this morning. Thanks for your continued generosity!

Just a couple things today …

Masks: They are going out as fast as they come in. Yesterday, we were out of them by the end of the day. When I got to the office moments ago more were hanging on the front office door. I’m guessing from Sue Leonard, but if I’m wrong, I apologize. All our mask makers are encountering the same problem, a shortage of elastic. If you inherited a few packs of elastic from your grandmother and have no use for it, please let me know. I’ll pick it up and deliver it to our mask makers.

Service Leadership: A couple folks offered help this week as worship leaders. I felt bad saying no. The issue is safety. Every extra body adds risk. Every extra body adds a new set up dimension. Every extra body means extra time spent cleaning as people come and go from the ambo. We have one big uncertainty about this process and that is the microphone. There may be some risk involved in using the same microphone. It’s probably best to minimize the number of folks using it. But, thanks to all who offered to serve in this way. It will be interesting what adjustments need to made when we come back.

Painting: Council, with support from the Property Committee, has decided to move forward with our painting project. The building is clean. Our painter has time on his hands since his day job is not essential. He can work solo and safely. Remember that we are using funds from the Mummert bequest to pay for this, so it will not whack our operating fund. And then, it’s not going to cost us much. On Saturday morning, Jim Sommer and I will remove the big bulletin boards from the SCS/narthex area. I will prepare the other spaces that will be painted. It won’t take much effort. If someone has time on their hands and doesn’t mind working solo or with their “household,” we could use someone to come in Sunday afternoon and dust and disinfect the various wall hangings. I imagine it wouldn’t take more than an hour or two. Email me if you are interested at pastor@tree-of-life.us.

Story time on Saturday at 10 am on Facebook. Sunday Service at 10 AM Sunday on Facebook and YouTube.

One personal prayer concern. I know our camps- Nawakwa and Kirchenwald- are in conversation about what to do this summer. Have camp? Not have camp? The issue isn’t only the campers, but also finding and hiring staff in these unusual circumstances. My hunch is that either way, it is going to be a difficult financial situation for the camps. Many of you are already facing strained resources, but, if you have some financial wherewithal, you might consider a gift to our camps. Give it some time in prayer!

Wildwood Park was beautiful this morning. Prayers flowed easily … thanks for who you are and all you do for us and our community! Blessed be the Lord our God!