THIS WEEK AT BAYMARIN
May 10-16, 2020
Two things we will do this week while Sheltering Exiling in Place
1)  Love our neighbors.  Write notes to the neighbors you can see from your front porch. Drop off a favorite beverage or plate of freshly baked cookies. Offer to make a run to the store. Or, as mentioned Sunday:  AnthemChurch.net/Foodbank  – there are still a couple spots open to distribute food this Saturday.

2)  Retreat.  By retreat I do not mean the wartime “turn tail and run as bullets whiz overhead.” Think of retreat as a strategic withdrawal for the purpose of finding refreshment for your soul. I cannot stress this enough: Daily care for your soul. Meditate on God’s creative beauty around you. Seek the solace of Spiritual Friendship in a Zoom Small Group. Pen your own, heartfelt psalm. Retreat into the presence of the One (the only One) in control of all things.
This Sunday via Zoom (May 17, 10am)
Is there something we can do to strengthen hope in times of stress? This Sunday I want to lead us through a brief but very impactful passage of Scripture that will help us understand suffering in a way that results in hope. And not some head-in-the-sand, reality-denying, plastic smile “hope.” No, a hope that is strong and gritty and anchored in things that can be counted on.
Zoomies, Zoommates, Zoom Small Groups
Whatever you want to call them, engage in these online pockets of community. In this season we are in, you need a place to just “be.” In a Zoom Group you will  be ...loved... be  heard... be  prayed for. Which group is your ideal place to  be  this week?
Youth Online
We are wrapping up our Philippians study this Wednesday. Join our Wednesday Zoom call at 6:30pm by clicking the button below.

As teenagers are facing unique challenges during this time, we'd like to provide some helpful tools with walking with your teenager through this time.

Children's Ministry
Look for an email on Saturday with a fun video that highlights the “The Lost Sheep” created by the Krick Family. Please let me know how the resources I sent out are working for you. Feel free to contact me at anytime at  brian@baymarin.org . 
Need Help? Prayer?
We walk alongside one another as a church body, bearing one another’s burdens. For prayer requests, send us an email at  prayer@baymarin.org . 
 
If you're ready to help, contact Annemarie .
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Update
Great news and an answer to prayer! BayMarin received a forgivable loan of approximately $40,000 from the Small Business Administration. We will use this to help with our payroll and rent expenses, freeing up funds for ministry partners and other expenses! We are confident that this will be fully forgiven about two months from now, and keep you posted as we progress. Please contact Kevin Carnahan or Doug Sands  with any questions. 
Donate
On behalf of our ministry partners and all who benefit from your generosity in this very challenging season, “thank you” for continuing your faithful gifts to BayMarin. We are honored to be a conduit of God’s resources to the many who are in need! To donate now, click GIVE below. You may also mail checks to BayMarin, PO Box K, San Rafael CA 94913.