IN-PERSON WORSHIP & GATHERINGS COVID PRECAUTIONS
- Masks will be worn (we will have extras at the church for those who either do not have one or forgot it at home)
- We request those who come to use hand sanitizer when they get here and as they leave (we will continue to provide little bottles in the pews)
- We will discourage any physical contact between people (i.e. no hand shaking, hugging, etc.)
- We will rope off pews and create markings from 6 feet distances using bulletins to encourage the appropriate physical distancing guidelines from the CDC
- We will have our ushers escort you in for worship and release you from the pews (starting in the back and working forward) to help facilitate continued physical distancing as we exit the sanctuary. If you would like to fellowship more closely, we ask that you do so once you are outside the building.
- We will have the offering plates on the back tables for people to place their offerings in on their way to the pews (only the ushers to touch)
- We will limit the number attending any gathering in our sanctuary or fellowship hall to 35 people (as recommended to us by our church insurance company)
- During the in-person service there will be congregational responses to liturgies, but at this time we will not be having congregational singing. If this service is able to help outdoors (using the above guidelines) their will be congregational singing of hymns. We ask that singing be done softly and not in full voice to minimize the spread of particulates into the air.
- Boards, committees and other meetings may take place in the building as well, but using the same precautions (masks, physical distancing, sanitizing/washing hands, etc.). They will also be held in a hybrid way so that those who do not wish to come in person can still participate.
We again ask for your grace and understanding as this remains a very fluid situation with numbers and recommendations changing daily. Any new information and plans will be communicated to the congregation through our usual channels (the weekly mailing, the newsletter, our website and Facebook page). If you have any concerns or questions about this decision, please contact a member of the Board of Elders or Pastor Beth.
- We request those who come to use hand sanitizer when they get here and as they leave (we will continue to provide little bottles in the pews)
- We will discourage any physical contact between people (i.e. no hand shaking, hugging, etc.)
- We will rope off pews and create markings from 6 feet distances using bulletins to encourage the appropriate physical distancing guidelines from the CDC
- We will have our ushers escort you in for worship and release you from the pews (starting in the back and working forward) to help facilitate continued physical distancing as we exit the sanctuary. If you would like to fellowship more closely, we ask that you do so once you are outside the building.
- We will have the offering plates on the back tables for people to place their offerings in on their way to the pews (only the ushers to touch)
- We will limit the number attending any gathering in our sanctuary or fellowship hall to 35 people (as recommended to us by our church insurance company)
- During the in-person service there will be congregational responses to liturgies, but at this time we will not be having congregational singing. If this service is able to help outdoors (using the above guidelines) their will be congregational singing of hymns. We ask that singing be done softly and not in full voice to minimize the spread of particulates into the air.
- Boards, committees and other meetings may take place in the building as well, but using the same precautions (masks, physical distancing, sanitizing/washing hands, etc.). They will also be held in a hybrid way so that those who do not wish to come in person can still participate.
We again ask for your grace and understanding as this remains a very fluid situation with numbers and recommendations changing daily. Any new information and plans will be communicated to the congregation through our usual channels (the weekly mailing, the newsletter, our website and Facebook page). If you have any concerns or questions about this decision, please contact a member of the Board of Elders or Pastor Beth.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE:
Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
In-person in the sanctuary or outdoors, if temperature is 50 degrees or higher, using safety guidelines
Sunday at 10:15 a.m.
Zoom, YouTube Live and Parking Lot via 98.5 FM
In-person in the sanctuary or outdoors, if temperature is 50 degrees or higher, using safety guidelines
Sunday at 10:15 a.m.
Zoom, YouTube Live and Parking Lot via 98.5 FM
OUTDOOR WORSHIP BEGINS
Starting in May, if the temperature is 50º or greater we will hold our 9 a.m. in-person worship service outdoors in the grassy area behind the shed and beside the parking lot. We will still be using best practices for staying safe by asking those attending to please wear a mask and to please sit 6-10 feet distance from those outside your household (with the exception of those with whom you came to service). We are planning to add some limited singing but ask for it to be done softly and not to be in full voice as we try to minimize the number of particles put into the air. We encourage you to bring your own lawn chair, and if you are able to walk the distance to please park on the street or in the lot across Goggins Street from the church to leave the spaces in our parking lot for those with more limited mobility. If you have limited mobility, you may also choose to worship from inside your car with the windows open.
Please remember these plans are fluid and may change based on current numbers in our area.
Please remember these plans are fluid and may change based on current numbers in our area.
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SPECIAL MUSIC FOR IN-PERSON WORSHIPIf you would like to provide special music for our 9 a.m.in-person worship please contact Dawn Wesenberg. It is highly recommended by the Wisconsin Council of Churches that those who wish to do so be fully vaccinated, and stand at least 16 feet from those in attendance. If we worship indoors we ask that you provide this ministry from the balcony (facing the back all and on a microphone).
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MAY CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP - BIBLE STUDY ON STEWARDSHIP
I know as soon as we read the word Stewardship we jump right to money. However, this is NOT the only area in which we are stewards. Stewardship is about caring for those things which God has entrusted to us. This includes our time, our abilities, and our world as well. As a part of their ministry to the denomination, the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America (MMFA) offers a four-week Bible study on four different aspects of Stewardship. Each Wednesday evening our Contemporary Worship service will use this Bible Study with Laura Watson from the (MMFA) leading the Bible study portion of the service. Our themes will be:
- Week 1 – Caring for Self
- Week 2 – Caring for Stuff
- Week 3- Caring for One Another
- Week 4 – Caring for Creation
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SIGN-UP TO READ FOR WORSHIPIf you would be willing to lead our liturgy and read scripture for our in-person worship please sign-up on the sheet posted on the bulletin board at the church.
If you would be willing to lead our liturgy and/or read scripture for our Zoom worship at 10:15am, please go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BAFAA2DA6F9C70-liturgy |
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 10:15AM ON ZOOM
(link will go live at 10:00 am for a time of fellowship prior to worship)
ZOOM LINK:
https://zoom.us/j/926548387?pwd=N1VDODFtY1lGSTBaanZHdjduYndsZz09
Meeting ID: 926 548 387 Password: 536558
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 301 715 8592 US
ZOOM LINK:
https://zoom.us/j/926548387?pwd=N1VDODFtY1lGSTBaanZHdjduYndsZz09
Meeting ID: 926 548 387 Password: 536558
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 301 715 8592 US
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TUNE IN FOR WORSHIP ON THE RADIO!An other great way to join us for worship is to tune in to FM radio 98.5 FM at 10:15am on Sundays.
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SUNDAY, MAY 2nd
| 05-02-2021.pdf |
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SUNDAY, APRIL 25th
BULLETIN:
| 04-25-2021.pdf |
| 04-25-2021.docx |
SERMON:
| 04-25-2021_sermon.pdf |
| 04-25-2021_sermon.docx |
2021 WATCHWORDS
With the suspension of in-person gathering the choosing of watchwords will take place a bit differently this year. Pastor Beth will choose the watchwords for the congregation and the Joint Board during our first worship of the new year (January 3). We will have the watchwords spread out on a table for those who would like to come in during office hours and pick one up. If you would like to have one mailed to you, please let us know at the church office and we will grab one and mail it out to you.