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Dear Parish Family: Given the temperatures in the afternoons lately, I would say that summer has finally arrived. I am sitting here in my office composing this letter, dripping in perspiration because the office air conditioner has failed. That is the bad news. The good news is that it was a fan motor and not the compressor itself, so it is “easily” repairable and hopefully will be in full operation by the time you actually receive the newsletter. With summer comes many changes in our common life. Vacations are close. Summer doldrums set in. People begin to think of other things that they would rather be doing than attending worship services on Sunday. Last Sunday was a prime example. There were 66 people in Church. Where were the rest of you? I will be involved, myself, in different activities during the summer months. The primary activity is the 76th General Convention of the Episcopal Church to be held between July 7 and July 17. I will leave Minden after Eucharist (and lunch) on July 5 to drive to Dallas and see my family and leave my dog for the duration of my trip. On Monday, I will fly to Anaheim, CA and settle in for the busy time of worship, legislative committee meetings, legislative sessions of the Convention, and more hearings and more meetings, etc. Please keep us (myself, Fr. Gregg Riley, Fr. Peter Cook, and Fr. Guido Verbec, Mother Catherine Thompson, John Robert, Don Palombo, Reece Middleton, Pendleton Tompkins, and Cynthia Fisher, your deputation, and Bishop MacPherson in your prayers as well as all of the General Convention Deputies and Bishops. We will need all the help that we can get. If you would like an update of the happenings at Convention, send me your email address. I plan to send updates frequently (meaning as often as I can) and will not be sending them to you unless you request them. In Christ, Fr. Wayne
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