𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐒𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝟣𝟧 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌, 𝗁𝖾’𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖤𝗋𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖽’𝗌 ‘𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗂𝗇’

by Louis Hoglund

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Rev. Brad Soenksen, at right, will be retiring from Grace Lutheran Church in Erhard—but first, he’ll be “blessing” motorcycles at the church May 17.

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