emphasis on the Sacrament of Holy Communion, Communion is now offered on the first Sunday of each month, as well as all festivals and all Sundays in Lent and Advent. As Communion is now celebrated with greater frequency, a new communion cup and flagon came into use. They were dedicated in November, 1986 and given in memory of Lester Brown by his family. 1986 was also the year we burned the mortgage taken out several years before for the addition and remodeling of the church. We accepted a commitment to help support Barry and Alice Lang, missionaries in Liberia, A nursery during the worship service was begun to encourage attendance at worship by parents with small children. The Lutheran Church in America merged with the American Lutheran Church and the Evangelical Association of Lutheran Churches to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In time for our 200 anniversary, an access ramp for the handicapped and a new entrance porch and steps were completed. In September, 1986 we launched our 200" anniversary year-long celebration with a 24 hour prayer vigil, a reenactment of a 1786 church service and dinner, and the release of 200 message-bearing balloons. Each month during the year, we had a special event to commemorate our 200 years. In 1987 new carpeting was installed in the church and upstairs Sunday School room. Additional ground was purchased for an extension to the church cemetery. Candelabras for the pews were made and donated by Allen Adams. An illumined cross was installed on the bell tower and on August 23" the cross, the cornerstone of the new -13-