Hope

The Christ Lutheran Congregation gathered for a Prayer and Healing Service, October 30, on the site of the church.  From the bulletin:  'Since the earliest days of the church, anointing with oil has been a ritual of healing and hope.'   

Below, Pastor Sandy Niiler prepares oil and anoints W.T. Kraft, oldest member of Christ Lutheran church.

The Sending:

'May God bless us; may Jesus Christ heal us; may the Holy Spirit give us strength.  May God guard and save us, body and soul, and bring us to everlasting life.  Amen.'