50th Anniversary!

Photo 317 - August 5

Today I was privileged to be able to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pastor Robert McClelland's ordination, as he presided and preached at our service this morning. Of those 50 years, 25 of them were spent at St. John, and he presided at my and Dale's wedding, baptized and confirmed Laura, Kayla and James (and Kristin), presided at Dad's funeral, and preached at Kayla and Kenn's reaffirmation of their wedding vows. He also threatened to unbaptize Laura, Kayla and James if we didn't come back to St. John upon our return from South Dakota. He conveniently doesn't remember saying that. Needless to say, he's been a pretty integral part of our Christian life, and we offer our heartfelt congratulations to him on this milestone!