A Coronavirus Precautions Message
Hi there Church,
Earlier this week we despatched out an e mail with some encouraging precautions and an announcement of some modifications being made in our worship companies as a result of of the continuing unfold of novel coronavirus. A lot has occurred in our group and our nation during the last twenty-4 hours, so I needed to ship one other replace on a couple of issues that have an effect on our church.
- Whereas we proceed to haven’t any confirmed circumstances of the coronavirus in Leon County, massive gatherings over the following few weeks have been canceled, together with Springtime Tallahassee. Which means our outreach throughout Springtime Tallahassee can be canceled.
- We’ve additionally determined to cancel our Easter Block Events this yr. We supposed to have gatherings in a number of neighborhoods round Tallahassee the place households may meet collectively and we may subject invites to our Easter companies. We had six houses internet hosting these gatherings in six neighborhoods. Nonetheless, in mild of the encouragement towards social distancing and the concern folks may need about assembly at unfamiliar houses, we now have determined to carry off on this outreach effort.
- Proper now we’re planning on going ahead with all of our Easter week companies, together with our Maundy Thursday service, Bear in mind, our Good Friday time of reflection, and of course, Easter Sunday. We’re nonetheless planning on taking communion at our Maundy Thursday service, with some modifications to how we usually serve it to reduce dangers of publicity.
- We at the moment haven’t any plans to cancel worship companies on Sunday or midweek companies. As Christians, we perceive that our company worship because the folks of God is an important and basic facet of our lives, which is commanded in Scripture (Heb. 10:25). It’s not one thing dispensable or ancillary. Nonetheless, there are certainly circumstances that will warrant canceling companies, and we’re ready to do this if these circumstances come up. As we famous in our e mail yesterday, we now have made modifications to some of the issues we do each week, together with the providing and greeting occasions, to reduce publicity. We’ve additionally ordered a number of hand sanitizer stands for our constructing, and whereas these gained’t be in place by Sunday, they need to be right here subsequent week.
- I additionally need to reiterate some of the precautions and encouragements from an earlier e mail, particularly the significance of staying residence and collaborating via the reside stream on Fb in case you are sick or in danger bodily (when you want any assist with accessing our companies on-line please tell us):
- Don’t panic (God is sovereign over viruses too).
- Wash your fingers commonly (That’s the wise factor to do).
- Keep residence in case you are sick and watch the service on the reside stream (Out of love in your neighbor).
- Keep residence in case you are in danger bodily and might’t take the possibility on being uncovered (That’s knowledge).
- For now, don’t shake fingers or, when you do, use lots of hand sanitizer (However fist bumps and elbow bumps are nice)!
- We’re taking particular cleansing precautions, particularly in our youngsters’s areas, together with limiting and disinfecting toys, wiping down surfaces, and many others. We do that daily after Weekday Schooling meets and earlier than our companies on Sunday.
I’ve at all times discovered Psalm 121 a terrific encouragement in occasions of uncertainty and concern, so I’ll shut with that and hope to see many of you on Sunday.
God bless,
Pastor Gary.
Psalm 121:
I’ll raise up my eyes to the mountains; From the place shall my assist come?
My assist comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
He is not going to enable your foot to slide; He who retains you’ll not slumber.
Behold, He who retains Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade in your proper hand.
The solar is not going to smite you by day, Nor the moon by evening.
The Lord will defend you from all evil; He’ll preserve your soul.
The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and ceaselessly.
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