Greetings Church family in Jesus’ name,
 
One of the many blessings I have received from the Lord, since we have been appointed to serve with you all here in Murphysboro, is the gift of spending time with and gleaning wisdom from my mentor, Rev. Jim Sloan. I am very excited to tell you all that he will be preaching this Sunday at both the 9AM and 10:30AM services! Rev. Sloan has had a long and distinguished career in ministry in the United Methodist Church, including a very successful tenure at nearby Marion Aldersgate UMC. I am confident we will all be blessed as he brings the Word to us August 30th.
 
More good news! The choir will be back September 6th! Our new Choir Director, Elaina Crenshaw, has been working hard to select worshipful music and rehearse with those choir members who are comfortable coming to practice. Lord willing, we will enjoy their first musical offering together on the 6th.
 
Please be in prayer for our Children’s and Youth ministries as we plan to resume mid-September! Also, remember “Back to Church Sunday” is September 20th! Who all are you going to invite back to Church? This fall we will also be launching our new Wes Groups keep this in prayer too! This will be a safe, flexible, high-level discipleship platform that we are putting together which we trust will be a faithful, spirit-filled response to the discipleship needs of our time. We also anticipate this being an effective, easy way to invite visitors to get connected to the life of our church! More details to follow in the September Compass!
 
We continue to be back indoors for worship on Sundays! We have plenty of room at both our 9AM service (for seniors and those with underlying health conditions) and 10:30AM service (for anyone, with nursery ministry and live streaming on Facebook). Please don’t hesitate to RSVP! We are excited to begin to see each other
If you have not yet done so, please call or email the office to RSVP for the service you plan to attend. [You only need to RSVP one time!]
 
What should you expect when you return indoors? Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDrjhUrKJC4
 
Basic Instructions for Coming Back Inside:
  1. Wear your mask! (we’ll have extra if you forget)
  2. Arrive at the service you RSVP’d for 5-20 minutes before service.
  3. Maintain 6ft apart on your way in and out (the host team will help)
  4. Use the touchless sanitizer on your way in!
  5. Please remember: no congregational singing or reciting during worship (in obedience to our denominational leaders)
 
Additional Reminders for Indoor Worship:
  • If you don’t feel well stay home!
  • Your temperature will be taken at the door.\
  • If you find that you have come in contact with someone who has tested positive, please contact the church office and stay home for 1 week.
  • Restrooms will be available if necessary (upstairs only)
  • Only touch the pew that you sit in!
  • Please follow all host team instructions for seating and exiting.
  • You may worship with your tithes and offerings in the red wall-mounted boxes, online, or through the mail.
  • Exit promptly so that the host team will have time to sanitize for the next service.
  • If you need to use the elevator, let a host team member know.
  • The basement and education wing are closed to all on Sunday morning.
  • The building will be completely closed from 10AM Friday through Saturday to ensure cleanliness for Sunday morning.
 
If you didn’t get to worship with us online or in person last Sunday, or if you don’t have Facebook, here’s Aug 23rd’s worship YouTube link: https://youtu.be/RnZMvXwKSvU

Reminders and Encouragements:
  • Weekly worship
  • Thursday Prayer & Praise at 5:15PM online
  • Sunday worship 9AM [seniors/folks w underlying conditions] 10:30AM [for all with nursery & streaming online]
  • Last Sunday’s Worship Aug 23rd) on YouTube https://youtu.be/RnZMvXwKSvU
  • If you miss singing indoors, as our Director reminded us Sunday, please consider joining the choir! 6pm rehearsal on Wednesday nights!
  • Please continue to give! https://app.sharefaith.com/app/giving/Murp9999918
  • If you’re in need and cannot get assistance, don’t hesitate to call or email the church office and we’ll do what we can to help out!
 
God be with you till we meet again, in Jesus’ Name, amen!
 
Many blessings in Jesus’ name,
Pastor Danny


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