Greetings Church family in Jesus’ name,

We’ve now had two amazing weeks of worship in person, outdoors, together on the parking lot! If you haven’t had the chance to join us in this new format yet, I encourage one and all to give it a try. It has been such a blessing to see so many of you in person! However, I have been asked many times so I will say once more, we will continue to stream our worship Live on Facebook for the foreseeable future. We are committing to helping our congregations and friends continue to worship in this way long after the threat of the virus has come and gone.

Please know that our task force is continuing to put together a plan for how we will safely worship in in groups of up to 50 once that is permissible by our UMC Conference. Please know that our goal is to welcome all and as many as are able and willing to begin to worship with us in person at that time. It will likely be a number of weeks yet before we may, but it’s ok to begin getting excited now for indoor worship in person!

Remember, we will mass email, phone and post on Facebook every Saturday at 10AM to let you all know if weather is permitting us to gather on the parking lot each Sunday. If you didn’t get to worship with us Sunday or don’t have Facebook, here’s the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/TNiy6Sh5vjo Always remember to ‘like’ and ‘share’ our services so we can keep reaching out for Jesus!!

Reminders and Encouragements:
  • Any group of 10 or less who would like to meet inside the church building must contact the church office before doing so. Most importantly so we can ensure the space being used is cleaned before and after meeting for everyone’s safety, and to ensure we are following all guidelines in place for number of occupants in the building at the same time.
  • Weekly worship
  • Thursday Prayer & Praise at 5:15PM
  • Sunday morning worship 10AM outdoors!
  • Last Sunday’s Worship June 7th) on YouTube! https://youtu.be/TNiy6Sh5vjo
  • Please continue to give! https://app.sharefaith.com/app/giving/Murp9999918
  • If you’re in need and cannot get assistance, don’t hesitate to call or email the church office and we’ll do what we can to help out!

Outdoor Worship instructions:
Additional Logistics:
  • Here’s what to bring: your lawn chair, face mask, a water bottle and if desired an umbrella to help with the sun. 
  • We ask those coming to sit in lawn chairs to first enter from and fill the South Parking lot from Pine and then we will fill the area across 16th street.
  • The two North entrances will be reserved for senior citizens and those with underlying health conditions so that they can have prime seating from the safety of their vehicles (tune to FM 87.9)
  • Please email any prayer requests or praises for service in to the Prayer Chain no later than 10AM on Saturday.
Safety:
  •  Masks must be worn by all! (we will have spares if you forget)
  • No touching common objects (only electronic bulletins, no passing plates, or prayer cards).
  • Only those living under one roof (or in regular daily contact) may sit together.
  • All such groups/individuals will be 10 foot distant from each other (so that we may sing through our masks)
  • All of our senior citizens and all with underlying health conditions are strongly encouraged to worship from home (or remain in their car. See above)
  • Parents: Please be sure to keep your children with you at all times.
  • Church restrooms will only be available on an emergency basis (do not plan to use them) Worship will be shortened to help.
  •  On stage participation will be limited to help prevent transmission.

God be with you till we meet again, in Jesus’ Name, amen!

Many blessings in Jesus’ name,
Pastor Danny


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