Sep 29, 2022
by Dr. Glenn Nielsen Red paraments adorn the altar, lectern and pulpit at Concordia Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Ind. The congregation had observed Pentecost Sunday in the morning. Now it was 3 p.m. and a red stole lay on the altar for the afternoon service. Pastors with red stoles processed in. Joining the procession was Joseph Reineke, a recent graduate from Concordia Seminary. He was not wearing a red stole — yet. However, that red stole on the altar would soon lay on his shoulders, after he had spoken his ordination vows and the pastors had placed their blessings on him. Joseph and Emily ReinekeThe congregation, with a worship attendance of more than 700, a Lutheran elementary school of [...]
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