Following Sunday's very disturbing and obscene zoombombing of our worship service, Council President Celeste Larson and members of the "tech team" met on Monday to establish protocols to avert a future incident.

No longer will an open invitation be available on our website, although we may invite newcomers to introduce themselves and provide identifying information, after which login credentials could be offered. Watch your Saturday email for the necessary password, along with the order for worship. Passwords will not be reused; a new one will be sent each week.

We will also make use of Zoom's "waiting room," whereby the host admits each participant, closing the meeting a few minutes after worship begins. (Don't be late!)

Screen sharing will be enabled only for worship leaders for whom it is necessary.

While we anticipate that these measures will be sufficient, the group also agreed to a back-up plan. In the unlikely event of a reoccurrence, the worship ("meeting") will be shut down by a host immediately. Should that become necessary-and we do not expect it to be-please watch your email for directions for resumption of worship.

Many of us have experienced this as a real trauma. An opportunity to process is scheduled for tomorrow evening at 7:00. If you did not receive an email invitation, and wish to participate, please contact Pr. Bourret.

Family Promise News

CLC's pattern of generosity continues! Members of the congregation contributed over $400 in gift cards to assist the Family Promise families who are staying in hotels rather than being hosted by me mber congregations. (In masks, Curt and Edie Blodgett deliver their gift.) Paula Brown writes, FPM's Outreach and Network Coordinator:

Holy Cow, Robin and Mary!  Our administrative assistant just told me that recent donations from CLC-affiliated donors amounted to over $400 and we are just so grateful! 

We'd love it if you'd extend our thanks to the congregation in your next newsletter/e-blast:

Family Promise Metrowest (FPM) offers its deepest gratitude to the members of Christ Lutheran Church who have recently donated.  We continue to help our homeless neighbors and those at risk of becoming homeless because of hardships such as job loss, wage reduction, or illness due to COVID-19, and we are grateful for your support now more than ever! 

Three of the four families who were in shelter at the beginning of March have moved into their own apartments, one of which is ready to welcome a new baby any day now! The remaining family, whose mother is also pregnant and due later this summer, is ready to join them as soon as she can locate affordable housing. 

It would be such a blessing to have the baby come home to its own home, so if you know of any landlords with units available, please reach out to FPM!

Have a listen, and "like" us!

Advocacy Action

Mary Campbell, Director of the ELCA's AMMPARO program of accompaniment for immigrant minors and their families, has raised an alert regarding proposed changes in the processing of asylum seekers, effectively barring those fleeing domestic abuse, sexual exploitation and abuse, and extortion by gangs.