Members and Friends of Austin Mennonite Church I will be away from the office until Monday, Oct 18, for my scheduled absence. On Wednesday, Oct 13, Laura will be with me in Dallas for my interview with the credentialing committees of WDC and SCC. Afterward, Laura and I will travel to southwest Nebraska to visit Hannah, our new granddaughter, and her mom and dad. Next Sunday, Oct 17, Helen Hopson will be our preacher. I am glad you will have opportunity to share in worship with her. There is still a place for you in the Fifth Sunday Congregational Worship Celebration on Oct 31. Please inform me by Thursday morning, Oct 28, of your planned participation. This will be Mennonite Heritage Sunday.perhaps a historical account might serve to nourish and encourage us in our contemporary Anabaptist witness. I invite you to share with us as you feel prompted. I pray this will be a week filled with refreshing sensitivity to the constant companionship of God's redeeming spirit. May it go well with you. Sincerely, Garland Robertson ...always hold firmly to the thought that each one of us can do something to bring some portion of misery to an end