pastor’s blog – September 2025

A Chalice and a Horse As I unpacked the camper from my recent time away, it was like Christmas all over again as I remembered the things that I purchased along the way.  I unpacked maple syrup from Vermont, rocks from a beach, a T-shirt from Maine, playing spoons from...

Pastor’s blog – Easter 2025

Water bottles and Easter The other day I was playing some disc golf, and when I returned to my truck I was very thirsty.  After digging through my important junk on the backseat floorboard, I finally found a water bottle.  The problem was, I didn’t know how long that...

Holy Week schedule

Holy Week Activities at Salem 4/13 Palm Sunday 4/13 Easter egg hunt following worship 4/17 Maundy Thursday (6:15 potluck meal in Imagine Center followed by worship) 4/18 Good Friday (7 pm in Sanctuary) 4/19 Holy Saturday (You may come by the Sanctuary and decorate...

Pastor’s blog – September 2024

Faith Formation at Home In our two-year Confirmation curriculum, one year is focused on Luther’s Small Catechism (The Ten Commandments, The Apostles’ Creed, The Lord’s prayer, Confession, Holy Baptism, and Holy Communion).  The other year is focused on what it means...