Thursday, March 26, 2020

A Word of Encouragement and Thanks from Pastor Mark


 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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