Two Recent Purchases

Here is a brief posting that may be of interest to my fellow pastors. It concerns two recent purchases I've made.

The first is the Almy "soft side communion case." It is item 71941 in their catalog. I needed to replace my original hard-shell case which had worn out. It was impossible for me to find the case alone in any of the catalogs, and I didn't need to buy new utensels. The answer was this handy case from Almy - only $15 plus shipping. The bag is sized for their "companion communion kit", but my utensels fit just fine, as you can see in the picture to the left. It comes with a shoulder strap, which I don't care to use. Unlike my old case, which had no room for a Bible or an Agenda, this one has room to spare. I put that extra room to good use with my second recent purchase.

One of the companion volumes for the Lutheran Service Book is the Pastoral Care Companion. As you can see from the first picture, it fits perfectly in my new case. I don't have to carry it in my pocket. I can not overpraise the PCC. I wish it had been published 20 years ago. Since it fits so perfectly in the Almy soft side case, I thought it would be worthwhile to bring this to the attention of my fellow pastors.