Rev. Robert R. Lydick was installed as the pastor of Redemption Lutheran Church in Panama City, FL, on Sunday, April 23. Rev. Randal Ehrichs officiated the installation, and Rev. Steven Mazzaferro served as guest preacher, basing his sermon on the appointed Gospel from John 20.
   
   
St. Mark’s in Elberta, AL, held their annual community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8. It was a great success, with many children there from the community as well as our church. Toby Moore played his guitar and sang praise music during the event. In addition to the Easter egg hunt, children played many games, colored Christian Easter pictures, and received gift bags and a Christian cross bookmark.
Recognition of accomplishments of African-Americans was held during the Black History Program at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Prattville, AL, where Rev. Jeff Hesterman is the pastor.
   
   
 
   
Ladies from the New Orleans Zone LWML gathered at Epiphany Lutheran Church on Sunday, March 19. An in-gathering of personal care items was contributed by the attendees and delivered to Ferncrest Manor on March 20.
Redeemer’s Pairs and Spares Supper Club in Pensacola, FL, celebrated its 10th anniversary on January 6. We are not just a group of “old people” who don’t want to cook; we are a mixture of young and old.
Imagine the beauty of rejoicing in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, with the sound and sights of His glorious creation all around. Seagulls overhead, sharks and dolphins in the distance as the sun rises over the Mississippi Sound.
2024 LCMS Southern District