As some of you know, my co-worker Doug Dezotell (who has been an ordained minister but isn’t from a United Methodist background) was called into the United Methodist ministry earlier this year and now pastors Mt. Lebanon UMC. He still works at the paper but is part-time, with the title of newsroom clerk.

Anyway, Doug is traveling to visit family this weekend and so I will be layspeaking at Mt. Lebanon, which is located west of Shelbyville a little ways north of State Route 64. The service is at 9:30 if any of you within reach would like to come.

I do not have such specific information about the layspeaking class I’m supposed to be teaching this fall. I’m still waiting for them to tie down the specific dates so that we can start getting the word out and so that I can block out the dates on my calendar. I think we’ve settled on the location, but I won’t mention it until we have everything tied down. If we wait too much longer, there won’t be much time to promote the class and still get it finished before the holidays.