Dear St. John's Community,
This week we got a statement written by the bishops of our three local dioceses on what to expect for opening up our churches.
Perhaps the biggest takeaway from it is that this will be a marathon and not a sprint.
The reopening will be in stages, and it won't really begin until we have 14 consecutive days of decreasing Covid-19 cases. St. John's is beginning to make our plan within the guidelines we are being given. Everything is going to need to be intentional and gradual. I am sure this will be disappointing news, as we all look forward to simply going back fully, but now we are being called to be patient.
We've made really incredible strides already in continuing to function as a church full of life during these recent weeks! While I wish we didn't have this challenge, I completely trust that it will cause us grow in profound ways in our walk with God, as challenging times often do. I am grateful for each one of you as we journey ahead through this together.
God's peace,
Rob+
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We've begun Compline services at 8pm every weeknight! The service is a wonderful way to pray in the evening, and it is short and sweet, only 15 minutes or so.
I'm leading it tonight, and you can join by clicking here:
Meeting ID: 836 8854 6601
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Our service from last Sunday is
here
. Experience it again, or share it with your friends.
