Dear St. Mark
friends,
I want to
thank you for your prayers and support of one another as we continue to navigate
the COVID-19 pandemic. Every day becomes
a challenge as we seek to observe the restrictions in place to stem the tide of
further infections and deaths from this disease. I encourage you to stay in touch with one
another and to reach out to those in our congregation who would benefit from a
conversation with you.
I’m grateful
that so many of you watched last Sunday’s abbreviated worship service on our
church YouTube page. As of today, 722
viewers have watched that service. This
week’s recording will not be in the church sanctuary, however. Due to the state restrictions to avoid the
workplace, we are recording services from the homes of each of the service
leaders. Pastor Chad will be editing and
formatting the service from his home and then putting it up on YouTube Sunday
morning at 8:00. I encourage you to tune
in again and join our St. Mark family in worshiping together from our homes.
I cannot
predict when the stay-at-home restrictions will be lifted or when we will be
able to resume worship at St. Mark. For
now, we can only wait and pray. I agree
with Bishop Jeff Clements that it is highly unlikely we will be back in church
by Easter. I will let you know what
develops as we get closer to worshiping together again. We will not be ordering Easter lilies this
year, in case you were wondering. We do plan
to provide certain Holy Week observations online, so stay tuned for more
details.
Please feel
free to contact Pastor Chad and me with any pastoral concerns that arise. We are here for you.
May we find
our strength and courage in God’s promises to sustain us and in the power of
the Holy Spirit to give us peace.
Walking this
journey of faith with you,
Pastor Mark
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