Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I hope that everyone is staying inside and feeling healthy. Please remember to check in on your friends and family members!
As you know, in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19, we have suspended our in-person worship services. As of Wednesday night, our services are now online. Please go to the Church’s website (www.sjlagrange.com) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/sjlagrange/).
Since these services are now online, we are prayerfully asking that you continue making your usual offerings and contributions. During this time, we will continue to pay our staff. We also have other recurring expenses that require payment: utilities, interest on our loan, lease payments on our equipment and cleaning service to name a few. In order to reduce some expenses, we have canceled our normal cleaning, but we will need to have the building deep cleaned before we resume school and in-person worship services. We have also reduced the temperature in the building while it is mostly unoccupied.
Offerings and contributions can be sent by mail (505 South Park Road, La Grange, IL 60525) or by dropping off a check at the church. If no one is in the church or school, just drop the check in the mailbox on the west side of the building, to the left of the doors as you face them. Secure contributions can also be made electronically using Vanco. This is a very easy system to set up! You can use this link: www.vancopayments.com/login" www.vancopayments.com/login to set up your account. Or you can visit our website: www.sjlagrange.com/church/vanco-online-giving/ You can set up the amount and frequency of your payment and it can be stopped once we begin in-person Worship services again.
We know that the shut-down of the economy is affecting many people. We are asking only those people who are employed and can afford to make donations to continue their offerings and contributions. We do not want to put any additional pressure on anybody in an already stressful time. “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:7)
If you have any questions on this, feel free to contact either Pastor Ben, Pastor Mark or anyone listed below.
God bless everyone. Continue to pray and we will be back worshipping our Lord together face to face!
Thomas Braun
President
Adam Fuller
Treasurer
Marty Haugen
Chairperson Board of Finance
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