FALLEN FIREFIGHTER SUNDAY
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora chose to participate in the 30th Annual Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend on Sunday, October 16. For the first time, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation which sponsors the memorial invited churches to participate by ringing their bells in a tribute to the 72 firefighters who died in the line of duty the past year. St. Paul has nine members who are volunteers with the Eldora, New Providence and Steamboat Rock fire departments. Seven of the nine were able to be present for St. Paul's honoring of the fallen. The tribute included the firefighters standing at attention as LC-MS pastor, Rev. James Likens' song, "Warriors of the Flames" was played and then the church bell was rung 72 times and Pastor David Splett offered a prayer of thanksgiving for those whose vocation includes risking their own lives to protect and help us when fire and disasters happen.
What a blessing are the men and women of our congregations who serve the Lord and us through their own commitment to be firefighters and warriors of the flames!
