God’s Blessings to you as our community of faith, rooted in Christ, celebrates and educates today’s youth. Speaking of youth and hangin’ out, it’s reunion time…

OK, here is something we heard over and over on the news the past weeks as we watch folks in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas prepare to evacuate their homes or to ride out the storms without electricity or water. Being Prepared!!!

I have two classrooms. One is fairly standard: tables, chairs, whiteboard, lab stations, lights, fans, and wifi. The other has trees. Lots and lots of trees – not to mention a greenhouse, pond, raised vegetable beds, and the occasional groundhog. This second classroom is the four acres of old-growth forest to the north of the parking lot. It is the Our Creator’s Classroom, the OCC.

Concordia Lutheran High School will learn about event planning from Holly (Gray) Raney during the first Alumni Mentor program lunch of the year on Sept. 16.