First Notes – December 2020
We come to the last month of 2020. Along with many of you, I hope that we will not see a year like it again. …
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First Notes – November 2020
In last month’s issue of the Chapel Chimes, I wrote that cases of the virus were spiking in Sheboygan County, and what the next weeks would look …
First Notes – October 2020
The calendar on the wall informs me that we will soon be heading into October. The march of time has happened one day at a …
First Notes – September 2020
Like so many things of this year, what constitutes the beginning of autumn in these parts is going to be very different. There will be no …
First Notes – August 2020
Another month is behind us and a short time remains ahead of us before we resume in-person worship on a limited basis. By now, you …
First Notes – July 2020
By now, a number of you will have gotten either an e-mail or a letter explaining Salem’s plans for resuming in-person worship in August. Since we …
First Notes – June 2020
May, 2020. Another one for the books. A good portion of May has found us where we left off at the end of April: people …
First Notes – April 2020
I looked over last month’s “First Notes” and it struck me what little of we knew of what would happen in the world, in our …
First Notes – March 2020
As we begin this month’s edition of Chapel Chimes, I want to start with a word of thanks. First, I want to express my thanks …
First Notes – February 2020
Given our established schedule of deadlines, this issue of the Chapel Chimes will be ready for distribution before Salem’s annual congregational meeting. As I write, …