ECA WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
  "Our Mission is to bear witness to God's love and invite, encourage, and prepare God's people to share that grace with others." 
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Guidelines and Information to Assist and Volunteer during the COVID19 Quarantine.  

As per the Bishop’s directive, all churches in the diocese are being asked to close our campuses during the shelter in place order. The church campus is closed and we ask all parishioners to help with this directive. If you are not part of a "vulnerable" group per CDC guidelines, and you are willing to do grocery deliveries, please let Nicole File or Jane Whisler know your contact info to build a list of volunteers.

  • Never Alone's has a wish list here
  • There is a critical blood shortage throughout the country. If you are willing & able to donate, there are blood drives going on throughout the area daily. Here is a link to find Blood drives near you and make appointments.
  • If you need groceries delivered, please contact filenicole@gmail.com or Jane.Whisler@gmail.com, or Father Paul. Please let us know whether you have PayPal, Venmo, Instacart, etc to facilitate pickup/payments etc, or whether we need to come up with some other logistics for you.

With your eyes and ears in our community, we look forward to being the church even when we can't be IN the church! 
Gentle Reminder: ECA Campus is Closed for Bishop's Directive
The campus of ECA is closed to all members, visitors, recreational, and non-essential workers. Thank you for understanding and complying with the directive put in place for the health and safety of us all.
Special Update for ECA Youth from the Diocese
It has been a hard month for all of us. These are unknown times. I do one know thing.  We are in this together. It isn't easy, but this is where we lean into our faith and draw close to one another. Given we are unsure of when we will be able to meet in person again, we are offering ways for us to connect virtually during these times... to read more, click here.
Directions to watch ECA Service LIVE Without a Facebook page
The Episcopal Church of the Annunciation's Facebook page is public, which means you do not have to create a Facebook account to view or watch live strea m. 

**Note: if you seem to have trouble getting to the live stream, it is most likely because it has not yet started. If you are early, you will not see anything until the stream begins. Simply wait for the stream to begin, then click on it for sound.

Don't have a Facebook account, and need a little help to figure it out? Keep reading.....

  1. Click the link here: CLICK HERE
  2. This will take you to our page. When the banner pops up asking if you want to create an account, click 'no' or click on the 'X' in the corner. 
  3. From here, scroll down past the general information until you see the live broadcast happening (Sunday morning at 9:30 am , Daily at 9am and 6pm). It will be the first post on the page. Don't worry, if you arrive late, or wish to watch at another time; the broadcast will remain on the page as a video (look at the list on the far left of the page for 'Videos'. You can rewind or fast-forward anytime after the service is posted on the page. 
  4. Sit back, relax and watch ECA from home! Be patient, sometimes the internet connection may buffer with a live stream. No need to push any buttons once the video stream begins. It will buffer and resume.

Several Ways to Give During the Temporary Change in Activities and Worship
During the next few weeks we will not be able to gather in person at ECA. Sadly, many of our bills will still come in. During this time, please consider in ways to give in your absence. 

For your convenience, ECA now offers online giving. It's fast and easy! Please note, there is a 2.2% fee plus $0.30 per transaction the church incurs. Simply click the 'Online Giving" button on our website and designate what your funds are for. You can also set up Check Pay through your bank and designate to ECA. Additionally, you may mail your check or take it to the church and place in the securely locked mailbox at the street, address is 1673 Jamerson Rd. Marietta, GA 30066.  We greatly appreciate your support during these difficult times! 

Click here  to make a one time donation online through paypal. Please note, ECA is charged a $ .30 per transaction fee plus 2.2% of the donated amount.