W I N The month of November is a bit of liturgical whirlwind this year, with something special happening every Sunday. On November 7th, we celebrate All Saints Sunday. All Saints Day is actually on November 1st, but we typically transfer it to the next Sunday rather than having a mid-week service. On this day … [Read more…]
Washington County continues to be at “high risk” for COVID. This means that we will be having hybrid worship, with an in-person congregation in the sanctuary and an online congregation on Facebook. There will be no singing in the sanctuary; the online congregation is welcome to sing. Our numbers have been steadily trending down since … [Read more…]
This week we continue to find ourselves in Washington County with a “high” COVID risk. This means that we will be having hybrid worship, with an in-person congregation in the sanctuary and an online congregation on Facebook. There will be no singing in the sanctuary; the online congregation is welcome to sing.
For most of October, we’ll be spending time with the Book of Job. It’s possibly the oldest book in the Bible. It ponders how we as humans deal with unmerited suffering. How do we understand when bad things happen to good people? What is God’s role in our struggles and pains? What is the faithful … [Read more…]
This week we find ourselves in Washington County with a “high” COVID risk. This means that we will be having hybrid worship, with an in-person congregation in the sanctuary and an online congregation on Facebook. There will be no singing in the sanctuary; the online congregation is welcome to sing. This week is also World … [Read more…]
Worship this Sunday (September 26th) is all online. Early Church via Zoom at 8:30. Sanctuary service via Facebook at 10. Find the worship bulletin here.
Dear church family, On Sunday morning, I announced that worship on Sunday would be online-only. That has changed. Worship will be live in the Sanctuary this Sunday, September 19th. What we are able to do in worship depends on the current COVID conditions in our area. Each Sunday is dependent on the conditions on the previous … [Read more…]
WORSHIP IN AUGUST In August, we plan to continue our pattern of worshipping outdoors together in the courtyard, where we can safely sing together. However, we are also preparing to have worship in- side. With the current state of things, we cannot sing together inside, but there is a lot we can do. So, on the first … [Read more…]
Worship This July In July we will continue that pattern we started in June of worshipping in person, outdoors, in the courtyard. We can a lot of new things with our current COVID protocols, like taking off our masks if we’re vaccinated, sharing food together, and sharing communion. However, one thing we are still prohibited … [Read more…]
Due to extreme weather conditions expected this Sunday (the current forecast is 111º) all in-person activities at the church are cancelled. Early Church will meet via Zoom. An online worship service will be posted to our Facebook page, our YouTube channel, and our church website. Stay home. Stay cool. Stay safe. +Pastor David