Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Today’s worship service is a bit “out there” as much of it will occur outside. With the weather finally improving we thought we would not only talk about our faith as a journey, but that we would actually take a journey through Starkey Park together! As we walk through Psalm 121, I hope it will be a time of seeing this passage through a unique lens and will hopefully be an encouragement. Plus, there’s great footage of my wife, Megan, falling in a creek. You won’t want to miss it!
I also want to address Governor Holcomb’s plan for reopening the state and how that affects us at ZPC. As you have probably heard the five-stage plan lays out a slowly expanding allowance for large group meetings. Worship services, however, have been exempted from this requirement. This leaves us with a question as to when and how we as a congregation can prudently begin to worship together while also ensuring that we are loving our church community and the broader community in which we live. With that in mind I want you to know that your elders will be meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss the most prudent and loving way forward. After that meeting we will communicate as clearly as we can what it looks like for us to begin to worship together again. As you might imagine there are many different considerations for us to wrestle with and so I would deeply appreciate your prayers as we seek to love God and love our neighbor.
What we know, without a doubt, is that we will continue worshipping God in one form or another. Thank you for your prayers, your encouragement, and your love in this time. It is a remarkable witness to the grace of Jesus Christ!
Jerry
