Dear Members and Friends of the Ark and Dove Community,

I am keeping us all in prayer as we continue to navigate the resurgence of the COVID pandemic.  I hear the stress in people’s voices when they talk, and I see the weariness on their faces (when I am on Zoom) and their sagging shoulders.  I am grateful for the terrific leadership we have on our Session and Deacons to help us get through this challenging chapter in life, and I have every confidence that God is walking along side of us.

Parents are getting notices that children and staff in schools have tested positive and although the patients are not identified, parents of children in proximity are being given notice of a possible exposure. This seems like a very good procedure. To that end the Session would like to inform you that a worshipper at in-person worship on Sunday tested positive with COVID on Thursday.  We have already contacted anyone who was in close proximity and sent an e-mail to all who were in worship on Sunday. Again I give great thanks for our decision to be masked in worship. Along those lines, we want you to know that the pastor who preaches, on a given Sunday, will be taking a rapid test on the Sunday morning before they preach. A positive test will result in a sermon preached from home and beamed live to live stream and the sanctuary.  This is a necessary precaution as the preacher of the day removes their mask.

Further down in the Arkive is an update on expected pledged income, to-date in 2021.   While our expected unpledged income is ahead by almost $7,000.00, our expected pledged income is behind by almost $20,000.  If you would like up-to-date information on your giving, statements will be sent out in the next two weeks or so.  Or if you would like quicker information you can contact our treasurer, Alta Paronto (finance@arkanddove.com) or Stewardship team member, Steve Debus (steven.debus89@gmail.com).

We are planning for outdoor worship this Sunday at 9:15, but if the weather looks threatening, check the website on Sunday morning to see if we have cancelled.

Peace of Christ,

Dear Friends and Members or Ark and Dove,

This Sunday we kick-off children and youth programs for the 2021-2022 year. I am thankful for all the leaders who have been preparing for great opportunities throughout this school year. We hope you and your children and youth will join us for the following experiences:

I look forward to the many ways families, children, and youth will grow in faith and fellowship at Ark and Dove this year.

PRAYERS OF HEALING AND SUPPORT for Liz Olson; Margaret Floyd; Carol Saylor; Wendy Wellington’s brother, Jeff Morgan; Russ Hester; Vaughn Brown; Patty and Steve Plander; Arlyce Lohr; Krista Klohr; Dotty Kaufman; Michelle Schoonmaker; Dick Paronto; Richard and Edie Budd; Brooks Emrick’s sister, Susan; Amy Hagemann’s sister, Susan Pratt; Christy Hipchen's Uncle Frank; Mary Benson’s sister; Ryan Stavely’s father, Brian; Amy Carskadon Lifsey’s father-in-law, Bill Lifsey Sr.; Karen Dodson’s cousin, Miles, and Miles’ entire family; Tricia Gray’s grandfather, Paul; Cliff Wellington’s sister-in-law, Myeong Wellington; Helen Wilkens' mother, Jane Reinert; Christina Nelson’s grandmother, Pat Dole; Judy Cooper’s daughter, Jessica Quigley; Paul Doughty’s mother, Ruth Doughty; Tina Anthis’ father, Steve Bissel; Camille Dubois’ parents and the Dubois family; Debbie Saylor’s sister, Christine; Todd Stubbs’ stepfather, David Hopsicker; a member of the Tardiff family; Dionne Whitby's daughter and niece, Jannah; Amanda Crose’s mother, and grandmother, Betty Davis; Dotty Kaufman’s daughter-in-law, Carol, granddaughter, Sarah, and grandson Nathan; Donna Anderson's brother-in-law, Tom Brown; Steve Debus' cousin-in-law, Stephan; Kathy Miller’s sister, Beth Krauth, and brother-in-law, Jeff Miller; Lewis Shorter and Lewis Shorter’s niece, Jennifer Schwandt-Gayle; Bob Fuller’s brother, Joe Fuller; Dot Forloine’s granddaughter Melisa Tucker Saatthoff, and her great-grandson Luke; Debbie Arey’s sister, Denise; Debbie and Bruce Arey’s family in Connecticut, and their daughter, Allison; Linda Taylor’s mother, Izola; Kennon Bauman’s uncle, Dan Johnston; Amy Goldberg’s grandmother, Ruth Cooper; Christy Yeager’s mother, Linda Jordan; Linda Jordan’s niece, Bonnie; Diane Johnson's Uncle Ed, Aunt Janet, and cousin Richard; Shelley Franklin's father; Hollis Butterworth’s daughter, Rachel Mershont; Amanda Wehage’s sister and father, Dave; Laurie Barrow’s nephew, Gunther Kurtz; Sabonna Keeney’s mother; Bernabe and Griselda Solano, and Griselda's sister, Irma; Laura Doughty’s brother-in-law, Carl Hahn; Laura Willoughby's father, Norman; Ann Hirschy’s aunt, Cindy, and brother; Kelly Burnett’s nephew, Justin; Lou Kareha’s cousin, Thomas Kochis; Cheryl and Doug Walcutt’s grandchild, Gray Adacutt; Cheryl Walcutt’s sister Judy, and mother and nephew; Erika Sealing's grandmother, Margaret Schade; Lourdes Cordero's granddaughter and friends, Fred and Arelene Jones; Mike and Charlotte Davie’s friend, Dave Page; Paula Griggs’ friends Char and Jackie Pullen; Shirley and Bob Fuller’s friend, Cindy Schafer; Linda Lewis’ friend, Carol Fudge; and Maren McGillivray-Stubbs’ best friend’s father, Gentry Sims.

THE LOVE AND PRAYERS OF THE CONGREGATION go out to the Ashwood and Triplett families on the death of Donna Ashwood’s uncle, Charles Triplett.

THE LOVE AND PRAYERS OF THE CONGREGATION go out to the Benson and Ayers families on the death of Amy Benson's aunt, Evelyn Ayers.

PRAYERS OF HEALING for those with COVID-19 including: June Nilsen.