This past week changed the way we do church. We are alone in our homes, connecting through phone or video only, not feeling confident in our decisions, wondering and questioning how long this will continue. We miss being together in person, but our worship has not been canceled.
Worship via the internet seems distant, but as Pastor Collette said in her sermon on Sunday, this time of closure is actually a time for us to renew the personal and intimate worship we might be missing with God. Previously we may have felt "comfortable" coming to church each week, saying hello, sitting in the pew, having coffee. We attended church. We could check it off of our list. Not being able to be present in person means you must make an even greater effort to be present with God on your own. We continue to offer live worship via Facebook streaming as long as we're able.
May you find God's peace at home with whomever you are isolated with. If you are alone, feel God's presence in every small detail of God's creation. Reach out to a friend or one of us at church to share in God's greatest commandment to love one another.
Please connect with us in the following ways during the closure: