by Matt Landry | Aug 7, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
“There’s no crying in baseball” and there are no rain delays in 30 days of catch! Lu Pelsor, a member of my church, was kind enough to take me up on my offer to play catch today at the church even with the looming possibility of rain. We played half the time with a...
by Matt Landry | Aug 7, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
My hand still hurts thinking about today’s game of catch! This afternoon’s catch brought not one, but two athletes in pitcher Theo Kramer and first baseman Tyre McClain. They are both juniors at Lawrence North High School not far from my church. These guys brought the...
by Matt Landry | Aug 6, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
Go Irish! Today was fully a family affair as my boys and I had the chance to play with Pastor Jim Clark of Grace United Methodist Church of South Bend and his daughter Jamie Clark, who is a former youth pastor and now Program Coordinator at the Boys and Girls Clubs of...
by Matt Landry | Aug 5, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
“Take me out to the ballgame….” There’s nothing like playing catch on a baseball field. Day 4 gave me the opportunity to play a game of catch on the field of the South Bend Cubs, the A-Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, with game broadcaster Max Thoma. We met Max before...
by Matt Landry | Aug 3, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
This is Day 3 of my 30 days of catch. Before the temperatures rose too high at the Indiana State Fair, I met my friend Officer Jerome Harrison of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department for a game of catch. I first met Ofc. Harrison on a ride along with IMPD...
by Matt Landry | Aug 2, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
I’m playing catch for Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, so it makes sense that on day 2 I would play with their top leader. Today, I played a game of catch with Gleaners CEO, Fred Glass. He still played catch with me even though I was wearing my Cubs gear and he’s a St...