Pastors' Retreat to San Antonio

Last week, Laura and I got to travel to San Antonio for a Growing in Grace retreat conducted by Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary for pastors and their wives.  Among the participants was the class of pastors who are celebrating their 25th anniversary of their graduation from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.  We are also the 1990 class from the now defunct Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin.  Much thanks and gratitude to Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church for graciously paying for just about all expenses to this retreat.

We got to stay one block off of the Riverwalk in San Antonio, and the weather was fantastic for us to enjoy it.  We got to see classmates and friends whom we have not seen for years.  In some cases, we had not seen each other since our 1994 graduation.

The reunion and the sessions we had spent in God's word and mutual encouragement were priceless.  Laura and I cannot say enough to express our gratitude for this, and our classmates expressed the same appreciation for this event too.

Here are some photos.

Drury Plaza lobby.  (It used to be Alamo National Bank many years ago.)

At the Alamo.  I thought they might serve pie, but they didn't.

It seems like something they should do there.

Here we are with Laura's brother, Dan, and his wife, Liz.

Taking the narrated boat tour with 26 classmates and their wives, among others.

There are 37 on our class composite.  Some are no longer in the ministry.

Of those that are, most of us made it to San Antonio.

Our Farewell could have gone on for hours.

Lunch on the Riverwalk with the Oelhafens.

More reunions with Bitters, Arnolds, and Schneiders (who actually live in San Antonio).

Saturday morning -- last walk around the Riverwalk.  Sniff.....