October 1, 2020

First Congregational Church of Bethel
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Dear Church Families, the church Cabinet has initiated plans for re-opening of our Sunday Service on Sunday November 8th, 2020.
 
What we are doing to make the church safe for live worship in the Sanctuary.
  • Church facilities professionally cleaned twice a week.
  • There will be no in person coffee hour during this reopening phase.
  •  Pastor and choir Director and film crew will be appropriately spaced according to safe Covid-19 guidelines.
  • Church attendance will be limited based on Covid-19 guidelines.
  • Communion will not be offered during the live service.
  • Attendees will be asked to provide their own copy of the church bulletin or use a mobile device.
  • There will be no singing but there will be recorded music.
  • Safe hand sanitizing stations provided.
  • You are encouraged to bring your own mask; masks will be available to those
not bringing their own.
  •  We will be attempting to provide some on-line children/youth activities.

What can you do to help during this re-opening.
  • Complete the attached survey to help us plan for a successful re-opening.

Why the Survey?
  • The survey will help us plan for the needs of our church family.
  • The Survey will help us anticipate for additional space necessary for non member worshipers choosing to worship with us.
  • If there are any other questions or concerns that you may have, please add them to the end of the survey.

Please click link below
UPCOMING EVENTS

October 4th
Sunday Worship Online

October 11th
Sunday Worship Online

Youth Group via Zoom @5:00pm

October 18th
Sunday Worship Online

October 25th
Sunday Worship Online

Youth Group via Zoom @5:00pm

NO IN PERSON WORSHIP Worship will be broadcast online.
Sunday
Worship
October 4th
10:00 am

Worship Service will be broadcast online.
Join us for service from home.

Reverend Donna Cassity will be
leading us in Worship.

Click link below each service.
Emails are sent prior to service.
CALL IN TO WORSHIP THROUGH YOUR PHONE OPTION

Dial the zoom phone number: 646 558 8656 
Enter the Zoom Meeting ID   899 8924 5573 , it will ask you for a # when finished
There is no participant number, enter another #
Enter the passcode:   029 798 then #

After connecting, give the meeting host your information (phone number and name), this will allow your name to be shown when you are speaking.

Mute yourself using *6 then unmute yourself using *6 again. Note: most meetings begin with all participants being able to speak. When it's time for the meeting to start the host mutes everyone. When you are speaking, please remember to unmute yourself, also, when finished speaking please mute yourself for the next person.
Youth Group will meet every other Sunday at 5:00 PM via Zoom for the time being. The next meetings will be
October 11th and 25th.

If you can’t make it or have some alternative ideas, let CC know. If you need service project hours contact her for ideas. We are still trying to solve a riddle from a game last week (we did not have the answers): “I begged the Pope to let me enter the convent when I was young, all 4 of my sisters were nuns, my parents are saints, and I am a doctor of the church. Who am I?” Any ideas??

Trustees would like to ask for your help and/or to be on a temporary committee to establish safe protocols for re-starting in person worship services. 

If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact David Nobles, dnobles21@gmail.com. 

We are calling this ad hoc group "Phase Forward" and our work is based on the SNEUCC Guidlines.
 
The committee met via zoom last Wednesday evening. Meetings were scheduled for the next 6 Wednesdays (through the month of October), at 6:00 PM. Note: all are welcome to attend.

There were several tasks identified for the next few weeks, so expect activity on this important project. Look for changes as we move towards a limited in-person worship alternative, projected for sometime in November.

We are all in this together and want to do everything in our power to see a safe and viable solution for in-person worship. 

Thank you
David Nobles
Apart We Are Together

Church Family-

Happy Fall! Kids are going back to school, some are home working other are taking on a new world! We are all still adapting our lives and adjusting to doing thing a bit differently.

We would love to see what you and your family have changed in your lives. Send us your pictures, tell what unexpected blessing has come out of this transition.

We are in this together and we hope to come together in person soon!

Stewardship Message


Thank you to all of you who are keeping up with your pledges and donations by mailing in your Sunday offerings or using the
online giving process with the link below. God's work, especially during this difficult time in the history of the human race, will test us all and will need our financial support. Those of you who are having financial difficulty during this time, keep the Faith, God will provide.

Be Safe!
Board of Stewardship
 

CHURCH OFFICE
The Church office is currently closed but the Church Secretary will be working remotely.If you are you in need of assistance or know someone that is please email our church secretary and we will be happy to assist.