This and That

The Flamingos won their first game Saturday!! I was impressed by their increased sense of team, and their fancy footwork--also one substitute's dedication to the game despite feeling ill. I also liked the fact that for the most part, they stayed professional and compassionate when the score and time left guaranteed the win. Good job guys!

Have you heard about Angela's dream of a revitalized Lutheran Youth Organization in the NE Synod? She went to the LYO leadership conference recently and got fired up. She's called a meeting of youth and advisors for Dec 29th at 10:45 - 3 ish at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Woburn MA. We have a great bunch of kids, and we all should be proud especially of Angela. She really has a heart for leadership. [Check your snailmail newsletter for more on the LYO event.]

Speaking of youth--I just finished teaching my first class with the 9th grade confirmands. What a great bunch of people they are--confident, but not egoistic; talkative, but not out of control; inquisitive, but not uninformed! They were good students and I look forward to our classes. (hope they will too!)

By the way--I'm using Faith Inkubators Living the Faith series for confirmation--continuing the class in the format their 7th and 8th grade teachers started them on. It's my first experience with actually teaching it---did attend an informational meeting when it first hit the streets mmmfff years ago! It grows on you. It's so action packed and there's so much material and accessories that I know I could keep them going two hours easy--and I think we'll be getting fome parents and senior highs involved in the class events. And we need to move around more. I guess I'm getting excited about confirmation again!!

Have you seen Sunday School taking place outside with games, or in the kitchen with cookery? Do you know about the new Computer Lab in Messiah House? Rotational Sunday School seems to be working out quite well. Kids are more excited at opening time and actually sing a little bit. We have fun flying paper airplanes and playing balloon volleyball, and making a card for a shut-in. And there's been a whole new lineup of teachers--those who couldn't commit to a whole semester stint find it easier to give two weeks time! Get ready--I'm recruiting teachers for the third rotation!

Any one out there know of someone who can work on our Kurzweil keyboard. The battery has punked out after ten years (est life was 3-5!). We need to change that old battery--do you know someone--or are you that brave someone?

That's all for now--
Pastor Tom