DUE TO COVID-19 SAFETY PLAN THE CHURCH BUILDING IS LOCKED.
Please call for appointment to meet with staff.
Dear Friends,
 
The Mayflower youth leaders have submitted their plans for a phased re-opening of our church building. Initially, we hope to let our young people use the Youth Room and Fellowship Hall for safe-minded gatherings followed by a thorough sterilization after each use.

I am wholeheartedly excited about this possibility. If the plans work, we will explore more ways to open doors for worship even on a limited basis. Let’s pray that this next phase of re-opening is successfully implemented.
 
Blessings,
Jonathan
Upcoming Events!
Check Facebook for current status as all events are tentative and require a mask to attend.
If you missed the collection event, feel free to drop off donations MARKED: IHN - FAMILY PROMISE at the portico doors between 10-2 weekdays throughout October.  
Mayflower had a virtual IHN Host week for Family Promise. New City Kids performed during our donation drive.
In case you missed it! Here are some great lessons to engage our little friends.
WEDNESDAYS
4:30-6:30pm

Blimpies misses Mayflower Midweek...and we miss Blimpies! 
Owner, Jim DeBoer, will be taking your Blimpie sandwich
ORDER VIA EMAIL up UNTIL NOON on Wednesdays.
- Include details of your sandwiches and toppings
- Contact number to call you for payment
(Click above for website menu)
Jim will deliver the sandwiches to the church during Midweek for your enjoyment.
- Weather Permitting - Check Facebook for Updates - You must wear a mask to attend all group events -
If you, or a family member, have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, 
or you exhibit any of the symptoms associated, or have recently tested positive for COVID-19, please
refrain from attending any Mayflower event until you have been through the proper time of quarantine. 
Symphony Friends
This fall, we are continuing to share in our strong connections between
Mayflower and the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra,
and welcome Symphony musicians to our live-stream worship services.
- NOV 8 -
Ellen Sherman
Oboist with the
Grand Rapids Symphony
- NOV 22 -
Victoria Olsson
Principal bassoon with the
Grand Rapids Symphony
This Sunday at Elevate:
This week Sunday, October 18, we have been invited by our friends at
New City Kids to join in a community wide gathering of youth ministries.
We’d love for our group to show up in force to support them.
It will be held outdoors from 5:00-6:30pm, and masks are required.
If it is helpful, we can coordinate a carpool that will leave from /return to church. Please contact Allison Houlihan ( allison@mayflowerchurch.org) if you’d be willing to drive and/or your child needs a ride.
1st Bible Study Group Tests a Safe Return to the Atrium
A Hymnal at Home!
We would like each Mayflower family to take a hymnal home as we continue our virtual worship services. 
These hymnals can be used each Sunday morning as we sing the hymns from home, and they can be used throughout the week as a devotional.  

Hymns for a Pilgrim People has been in our pews for about 10 years. It was published by GIA in 2007, and in addition to being a wonderful compilation of past and present hymnody, it also includes extensive scriptural index, a complete Psalter, prayers, and information about each hymn (who wrote the text, who composed the melody).