On December 30th, 2012 I visited Our Savior Lutheran Church in Muscatine (the post about that visit can be seen
here). I noted that in the hallway of the church there was a communion set in a display case and I thought to myself, "It's not doing them any good just sitting there, and we need one, so I'll ask them for it." I talked with Pastor Pautz about the set and he said he would ask around and find out more about that set. After talking to the congregation he found the reason that communion set is in the case is there's something wrong with it, which is why the congregation got a new set themselves.
But, since the congregation knew we had the need for a set and had some funds that they could use to help us, they decided to purchase a new communion set for us. The new paten, ciborium, chalice, and flagon were delivered to us in time for Easter Sunday.
To Pastor Pautz and the Saints at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Muscatine-
Thank you for giving us a new communion set! And how fitting that we received it in time to celebrate the greatest feast in the whole Church Year. On the Resurrection of our Lord we received Christ's body and blood from the vessels you gave to us, and in spite of having a folding table for an altar, in spite of not having a space to call our own, it was like feasting in the halls of heaven from the table of Jesus himself. These vessels will be a sign to us for a very long time to come, pointing to the great treasure we receive in the Sacrament of the Altar: forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation. We hope by these pictures that you can share in our joy. Thank you for helping us at the very core of what we are as a mission congregation. Christ is risen!
In Christ
Pastor Andrew Richard
St. Silas Lutheran Church
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