Soli Deo Gloria!

That was my first bike. And besides, at least is less expensive to keep and operate. Some of us can't afford ALL the repair costs necessary to owning a Harley!

Check my page for a photo of my Yamaha.

Pr. Alan,

I heard you do Harleys and I am about to buy a Sportster, any thoughts, I can only afford the entry level one but the craftsmanship I heard is not as well laid out and makes it hard to maintain. Any words of wisdom?

LPC

Dear Pastor Wollenburg:

Thanks for asking.

I was an active duty chaplain in the Army and the Air Force for the past seven years. Donna and I decided that it was time to get out and go back to the parish.

I had a ton of leave built up and moved back to Cedar Rapids in late April. I was officially discharged on 30 June. I have been waiting here ever since.

There are very few vacancies in the IDE. There are four and all are in various stages of the call process. I've been told that my name has been released to 15 other districts surrounding IDE, but so far, nothing has happened. Needless to say everybody is frustrated. I'm even beginning to think that leaving the Air Force was pretty stupid.

I am currently filling a vacancy at Readlyn/Klinger IA. It's over an hour's drive to get there. I've been doing this since mid November.

I was under the impression that there was a "pastor shortage."

I have a lot more to I could say, but it may be better to say it in a less public forum.

So, how are you? If you would like you can e-mail at home. My e-mail is outbyby@yahoo.com

I look forward to hearing from you. And pray everything is well with you and yours.

In Christ,

Rev. Matthew W. Vesey

Good morning Alan,

It's good to see your "mug" also. Yeah, its cold and snowy up here in the North. I am patiently (not always so patient) waiting for Spring to come. Hope we can keep in touch.

Blessings in Christ,

Doug

Hello my brother...
I think that you need another "old Lutheran" to add to the friends on this site. Keep up the good work, and if you add me to your list... I promise to ride down and take you to the appropriate watering hole of your choice for a refreshing beverage and a bit of face time. Keeping it in the wind...
Cheers~

Hey, Alan! (I still think that's a glorious name you have!) I'm glad the church in Alabama worked out. I don't know many people outside the New Orleans area, but there is, strangely, a solid base of Confessional guys in the greater New Orleans area, and they get back to me very quickly. --Glad you like the pics. I've never been one of those people who thinks every baby or child is beautiful, but I can't look at my children and say anything but, "These are the most beautiful children I've ever seen." Even if Michael tends to look like his father. --I am, indeed, desirous of a Call. Some days I even covet one. If something turns up, I would be very happy to consider whatever comes my way, but I don't want to put you in any sort of a bad position or a bad light. But thank you for keeping me in mind.
Peace be with you. --Alan

I agree with you, brother, but I'm not saying anything about it anymore. I'm not in a good position to fight that far uphill. We've got this "horrible shortage of pastors" which necessitates this SMPP program, and yet "we don't have any Calls available" for Confessional pastors. Go figure. No one asked me if I was willing to be a worker priest. Can't be any worse than being a worker who isn't able to be a priest. Bergen was ready to get rid of me once he found out I had signed TTMBO. And then he deliberately mistook a comment I made at a Circuit meeting he'd attended. I said, "Yeah, at the last Synodical convention our delegate made a write-in ballot for Mickey Mouse," which he took to mean that I was saying our delegate voted for Kieschnick. What can one do in the face of that? --"very sexy and loaded with friends", eh? I'll have to remember that. Sounds about right to me. --Peace, brother. --Alan

Thank you for directing me to the wittenberg site.
God bless you.