Sunday, June 20, 2021
Rev. Susan Phillips
Please join us online at 10:30 AM
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Meeting ID: 856 7771 8426
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9:00 Sundays Onsite in the Sanctuary
10:30 Sundays Online via Zoom
6:00 Wednesdays Worship in the Garden
Please join us for one or all of these services.
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Worship in the Sanctuary – What to Expect |
We are excited to add a 9:00 Sunday morning onsite service to our worship opportunities! So we can better prepare a safer experience for all, please register in advance. You may also simply check in at the door without preregistering.
We will continue prioritizing the wellbeing of our community, so we will continue gathering online for worship Sundays at 10:30 and Wednesdays for Worship in the Garden at 6:00. You are welcome to join us for all of them!
For the safety of all, here is some of what you can expect for onsite worship in the sanctuary:
- We will wear masks while inside. Masks are provided if you forget yours.
- We will maintain physical distancing. If you sit in a pew with a green sheet of paper please sit towards the inside isle. If you sit in a pew with no paper please sit towards the outside isle.
- We will wash our hands. Hand sanitizer is provided.
- We will stay home if we are sick.
- If you would like to visit with one another the garden is a lovely place to do so.
- Offering plates are placed at the sanctuary door.
Links for all online worship services, meetings, and classes are available in the eNews, the church website, and the calendar.
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Wednesday Worship in the Garden |
5:30 Social Time
6:00 Worship Service
It's delightful to worship in the garden!
We will celebrate together in the garden and take precautionary measures including masking, distancing, and hand sanitizing. Emily Wheeler will be providing music.
In case of rain we will move inside to the sanctuary.
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Happy Pride 2021
Celebrating God's love for ALL!
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Equality Act Webinar from the Office of Public Witness |
June 29 at 2 p.m. Central
Join the PC(USA), Office of Public Witness for a webinar on the Equality Act! This webinar will explore what people of faith can do to advocate for the passage of the Equality Act and fight for LGBTQIA+ rights.
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Take Action Today: Support Bipartisan Legislation to Restore Trade Relations with Cuba |
As the humanitarian situation in Cuba worsens, we are called as Christians to seek right relationship and reconciliation with our neighbors by amplifying the voices of our Christian partners in Cuba calling for an end to the blockade. The United States should re-engage with Cuba, a neighbor only 90 miles off our shores, rather than continue to pursue failed strategies that inflict harm on Cubans and do not further the goals of human rights, justice, and freedom. Disagreements are better addressed through dialogue rather than isolation. Opening diplomatic channels between the US and Cuba will protect religious freedom and human rights and ending the embargo would represent real progress toward reconciliation.
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225th General Assembly (2022) |
225th General Assembly (2022) begins June 18 and runs through July 9, 2022. The format will be a hybrid of in-person and online committee sessions taking place in Louisville.
What is the General Assembly and What Does it Do?
The General Assembly consists of commissioners elected by presbyteries. Half of the commissioners will be ruling elders, half will be teaching elders. Few will ever have been commissioners to the General Assembly before, but most will have served in one of the other governing bodies of our church: the session, which provides care and oversight of a local congregation; the presbytery, which provides care and oversight of a group of congregations; or the synod which provides care and oversight of several presbyteries. Read more here
Get a look at what happens at General Assembly in this video
"Presbyterian Governance Comes to Life"
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Music teaches the theology of the Church — not simply through the words we sing, but by connecting us to ourselves and one another.
The Presbyterian Giving Catalog celebrates all the ways we come together, especially in mission and, this summer, with music.
Music has been sorely missed by so many during the pandemic, with many church choirs quieted and Sunday hymns sung in homes rather than in sanctuaries.
Inspired by musicians throughout the Church, we want to thank you with a Summer of Song! We hope you’ll join us on June 21 at 7:00 p.m. EST for our first performance by Elizabeth Stockton Perkins. In this concert, Elizabeth — a rising sophomore at Vassar College and a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church in Wooster, Ohio — will lift her voice in song with accompaniment by Cameron Edmiston.
This link grants you access to the premiere on June 21. Can’t make it at that time or want to include your Church or family? This online concert will be available all summer long! Stay tuned for updates on other series concerts in July and August.
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Share your work with us! We would love to see and display your creativity and talent. Send us your colored pictures (scan, email, regular mail) and we will share them on Sunday mornings and maybe also on our Facebook page.
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Tuesday Night Bible Study |
All are welcome to join us for our Tuesday Night Bible Study each Tuesday at 6:30pm. Currently we are looking at the early church as they learned how to live out the Great Commandment (Mark 12:28-34). We are guided by an excellent book by Diana Butler Bass titled "A People's History of Christianity." Plan on joining us! The meeting link is listed below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86582108914
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,86582108914#
or call +1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 865 8210 8914
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Just a reminder that another way to be kept up to date on the happenings of the church is to check out our Facebook page. |
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Keep Posting Your Renovation Ideas! |
Thank you for your suggestions and questions regarding the renovation project. Your ideas to date have been posted to the renovation page for everyone to view. Keep posting those ideas!
Webpage
The Rooted and Reaching Renovation presentation recording is available at LincolnsChurch.org/renovation. You can review all of the information related to our renovation project, including congregational retreats, pastoral letters, engineering analysis, drawings, financial information, and timelines. We have a suggestion box for everyone to submit their questions and ideas, too. |
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Vaccination Helpers Available
Are you having difficulty navigating the registration system for the vaccine? Do you have an appointment but need a ride to the vaccination site? Would you like to have more information about the vaccine or talk with someone who has received it? The Deacons and the COVID Response Team are available to help. If you need assistance contact Chaplain Tim at [email protected] or call the church office at 217.528.4311 and leave a message. Someone will be in touch.
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COVID-19 Funeral Assistance |
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. We are dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus.
Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.
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All events are via Zoom unless otherwise specified.
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Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30
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Wednesday Worship in the Garden Gather in the Garden 5:30. Service at 6:00.
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Rev. Susan Phillips to lead worship in the Sanctuary at 9:00 and via zoom at 10:30
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You can also find weekly church events on the homepage where a single click on the image of a computer or smart phone will take you to that Zoom meeting. |
If you would like some personal assistance learning Zoom, please consider joining us before worship at 10:00 on Sundays, 5:00 on Wednesdays or email [email protected] for other times.
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How to Join a Zoom Meeting |
From your computer, cell phone or tablet:
Click the link provided.
To join a Zoom meeting via telephone:
Dial number given for the meeting.You will be prompted to enter the meeting ID provided followed by #.
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Church Contact Information |
Pastor Susan Phillips
Chaplain Tim Haworth
Tara Kaeding
Michelle Hastings
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The voicemail system is not working at church. If you need to reach a staff member please email them. |
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321 South Seventh Street, Springfield | 217-528-4311 |
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