Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As mentioned this past Lord’s Day, we are making changes beginning this Lord’s Day, July 5, by adding the use of our fellowship hall with the service relayed onto a screen, to limit morning worship services to two.  It’s not ideal, but none of this is ideal.

We will have approximately 50 in the sanctuary and approximately 25 in the fellowship hall.  We believe that with this accommodation we can have identical services at 9:30 and 11:00, and return to a separate, regular evening service at 6:00.  We will continue to livestream the 9:30 service.

Please let Peter know which morning service you would prefer to attend, if you haven’t already, by Friday at 2:00 pm. We will assume you will attend that service for the time being; of course, if you need to change on a particular week, that will be fine. You do not need to communicate about attendance at the evening service.

Worship Service Information

• Two identical worship services will be held in the morning (9:30 am and 11:00 am). The 9:30 am service will be live streamed.
• The evening service at 6:00 pm will not be a repeat of the morning service; you are welcome to attend a morning service and the evening service.
• Seating is limited to about 50 upstairs and 25 downstairs where there is a screen for remote viewing; seating will be first come, first served.
• Pews are arranged to follow distancing guidelines.
• There will be recommended cleaning between services; the lower level of the church will be cleaned per guidelines.
• There will be no organized nursery until further notice.  Toys have been removed from the nursery.
• The library upstairs will still be available for families; the nursery and one other room downstairs have speakers and are available for families.
• Offering plates will be on a table at the back to collect our offerings either as you enter or as you leave.  Thank you for your generosity.
• Hymnbooks and Bibles have been removed from the sanctuary; scripture text and hymns will be printed in the bulletin.
• We will continue to sing the final hymn outside.
• We are still considering how to observe the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
• We remind everyone that wearing of masks, when not able to maintain social distancing, continues to be recommended.
• If you need special accommodation, please contact Peter in the office by phone or email.
• Out-of-state visitors are welcome to attend if they have followed the governor’s quarantine recommendations.

The elders will regularly review our practices. We thank you for your prayers. We thank you for being patient as we navigate these strange days. We have confidence in God that he will glorify his name. We are very grateful to the Lord for his grace and mercy to us, and we pray that this strange time will pass soon.

“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.”  (Jude 24-25)

With much love in Jesus,         

Pastor Stephen Tracey, on behalf of the Session