Our speaker for this Sunday is Pastor Paul Harrington.

Pastor Paul drew up in Ferguson, MO, attended the former Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis and graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, and spent the next five years at Luther Seminary in St Paul, MN where he earned a Master in Divinity degree and Master of Theology degree.

Pastor Paul’s first parish was in Pontiac, MI, a suburb of Detroit, where he served for almost 9 years.  In 1980 the Harringtons moved to Apple Valley, MN to develop a new mission congregation in northern Dakota County which was then poised for a time of almost explosive growth.  For the next 27 years Pastor Paul served as senior pastor overseeing a congregation (Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church) that experienced 5 separate building programs including three different sanctuaries.  Following his retirement, Paul served for 3 years as interim campus pastor at Luther Seminary.  In addition he has served on the Boards of Gustavus Adolphus College, Mt Carmel Ministries, the Metro Lutheran newspaper, and the Crossways International Bible study series.  Pastor Paul and his wife Margaret have three married children and 11 grandchildren.  Margaret spent half of her career working at a preschool in south Minneapolis with children that were high risk for abuse and neglect.  The second half of her career was spent developing the SOTVLC Celebrating Children Preschool.

“Unity in the Body of Christ”.  Ephesians 4:1-16

Come by boat or come by car – You are invited for worship at 9:20am!  Coffee, treats and water are served.  You can bring your own chair or benches are provided.

We are committed to the safety of our campers, guests, volunteers and staff.  When Boat-in worship is indoors or outdoors, it is not necessary for fully vaccinated individuals to wear a mask.  We encourage all unvaccinated individuals to continue to wear masks for the protection of kids under 12 and those who are unable to be vaccinated.