On Sunday Jan 12th my family’s parish Trinity Lutheran Church was visited by Avery Hawley who serves as Community Engagement Manager at Briarwood Retreat Center/Briarwood Leadership Center. She presented about summer camp and did a wonderful children’s sermon. If you would like a visit from Avery this spring to encourage your families to consider summer camp please contact Briarwood (avery@bwtx.org).

Also coming up this next weekend I am excited to host a men’s service weekend at Briarwood. Dan Lund from The Church Of Damascus Road Prison Ministry will be with us to present on how we are partners in NT-NL Synod, ELCA with him in serving those incarcerated. There is still time to register. You can do so https://www.ntnl.org/2020-briarwood-mens-service-retreat/.