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Congregational Update
“When Can We Worship in the Sanctuary Again?”
 
This is the question I find myself trying to answer every week when we gather in the parking lot to worship. It’s also the question I find myself asking God every day in prayer. Like you, I long for the day we can return to the sanctuary to worship God as a family, even though that worship service will not be quite the same as it was before COVID-19 changed our world. Currently, we still do not have a specific date for returning to the sanctuary, but we continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in our area and are encouraged by the current trajectory. The answer to “when” we return will be when we feel we can gather without unreasonable risk of harming one another simply by gathering in the same room for an extended period of time.
 
In this process, I am beyond grateful that our congregation is in good hands. Since the beginning of this pandemic, our Task Force has been hard at work measuring the level of spread in our area and advising our session on the next best steps. The picture you see is from our last meeting. Beyond the question of “when,” we are also navigating the question of “how” we will gather in a way that’s safe. Answering the “how” is no small task, but I can tell you that our Task Force has been hard at work to make sure no stone remains unturned. Whenever we do gather in the sanctuary again (which I am hopeful will be sooner rather than later), I am confident that we will be able to worship in the safest way possible. Please keep the Task Force, the session, and me in your prayers as we continue to imagine and plan for the next season here. If you have any questions (or would just like to say “Hi!"), please feel free to reach out to me.
 
Blessings,
 
Pastor Dan
Two Ways to Worship This Summer:

Our Task Force and Session continue to monitor the COVID-19 virus' impact on our area, and are continuing to work towards the day we are able to worship in the sanctuary again.

For the rest of the summer, we will be offering two ways to worship. We will continue to send out our virtual worship as we have been over this pandemic. In addition, we will continue to offer a drive in option Sundays at 11am.

This Sunday's Virtual Worship
You will receive an email on Sunday morning with this week's worship packet.

Scriptures
Daniel 6:10-15
Romans 8:9-17

Sermon
Following Christ’s Compass
If you have any prayer requests, please email Pastor Dan at dan@tequestapres.org

Are you in need of a pastoral visit? Pastor Dan would love to connect with you virtually or outdoors via a "porch visit." To schedule a visit, please email Pastor Dan at dan@tequestapres.org.

For all the links to our ZOOM gatherings, click here.
Thank you to everyone who has given online or by mail! Our combined generosity will enable us to be the church Christ calls us to be. You can give by clicking the “give online” button or by mailing a check to our church office at:
 
FPC Tequesta
482 Tequesta Drive
Tequesta, FL 33469
Coming Up
Drive-in Worship Service: Join us every Sunday at 11am in the church parking lot for our drive in worship service. The live audio will be broadcast onto the radio, so all you have to do is park your car and tune in! An order for worship with instructions will be posted on our website and will be available in the next Thursday update.

Ministry Highlight - Youth Group
At the end of February during Youth Sunday, the Youth talked about how they are often judged for their use of electronics. Their generation is surrounded by electronics in everything they do: school, entertainment, doctors’ appointments, scheduling, copy machines, the library, 911, 3D printers. If they were not proficient in the use of technology, they would be lost and left behind.
 
Little did we know when we wrote the sermon how it would foreshadow events to come. Less than a month later, the world we knew imploded, and we all had to change, becoming more and more technology based then ever before.
 
In the midst of all the chaos, I have witnessed the young men and women of our group do what they always do, be the hands and feet of God through action, attitude, and perseverance. They have met the challenges put before them, continue to volunteer as much as possible, and continue to attend virtual Youth Group. They were thrown into online school, and they excelled, even though it was challenging and stressful for many of them. They are kind and considerate to others, and I am so proud to witness their continued journey toward adulthood and a stronger relationship with our Lord!
 
Shannon Sloan Trevino

P.S. Tune into the next issue of the Beacon about Miss Shannon's newest members of the family seen in the pictures above.
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