A few folks are beginning to gather at the newly renovated chapel at the Philmont Training Center, this is the Sunday afternoon "interfaith" service. A young fawn was feeding nearby before we began - the little girl at the right immediately tried to recruit me to help chase it. Instead, I recruited her to ring the chapel bell, a gift from the Lutherans of Minnesota - somewhere north of Lake Woebegone, for sure. She managed to ring the bell with a hand over an ear. A formal dedication service will take place Wednesay afternoon, with the donor family (I don't know their names) in attendance. I have several set times to be at PTC this week, and some informal ones, too. Cobbler night is Thursday. Just saying...

As we near the end of the season, the pace begins to slow, the influx continues, but totals are smaller. The congregation again tonight at base camp was wonderfully animated.