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Alum Celebrates 90th Birthday
Frank Oliver Klein, ELTS '44, celebrated his 90th birthday at a birthday reception on January 23, 2011, in Peachtree City, Georgia. He remains active at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Peachtree City, as the visitation pastor. In addition to church activities, he attends Kiwanis meetings and plays golf weekly, usually winning against the younger golfers in the Golden Golfers group. He has been widowed twice and has three married children, seven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. A graduate of Capital University, he served Bethany Lutheran Church, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania (1944-1952); Bethany Lutheran Church, Suitland, Maryland (1952 – 1965); Lord of Life Lutheran Church (1970 – 1982) and Hope Lutheran Church, retiring in 1988. Until recently, he assisted with communion as needed at worship services. He is also an active bird watcher, gardener and swims weekly at the local pool.
Alum's Congregation Shares in God's Bounty
God’s bounty can sometimes overwhelm us. In Luke 5, Jesus finds Simon cleaning his nets after a day without a single catch. Jesus orders Simon to return and cast his nets into the deepest waters. He obeys Jesus and reels in an over-abundance of fish. So many in fact, the boats begin to sink. In church we read this story as part of the disciples’ call. The fishermen leave their boats, nets and fish to follow Jesus. Those fishermen certainly received God’s bounty, but not without a struggle. When the fish came in and the boats began to sink, it looked as if their livelihood would go down with them.Read More
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