A Note from our Chaplain

 
I now have had the privilege of being with you as your chaplain for almost a year.  It has been a delight to get to know many of you and to have a small part in responding to pastoral concerns that have arisen in some of your lives.  I am eager to be of whatever assistance that may be helpful for you.  Please contact me by phone (616-688-7356) since we are not on line at home, by choice.  And even if we were hooked up, I would much prefer to talk directly with you than to rely on the anonymity that texting or online technology offers.
            When I began my role as chaplain, I instituted a switch from the Invocation to An Inspirational Moment for the beginning of our luncheon meeting.  An Invocation inappropriately blurs the time honored separation of church and state for us as a nonsectarian organization.  Some of you have stepped up well to the challenge, but old habits are hard to change.  I will continue to fill in for the Inspirational moment when slots have not been filled for the coming month.
                                                                                                            David A. Brower