At 2:30p after church we will gather at Elmhurst Park for the English congregations first in person gathering since March! Please wear a mask, and plan on social distancing. Also, BYOL (bring your own lunch).  It will great to see each other again (from appropriate social distance of course:).

Starting next Sunday, October 4th, worship time will be moving to 2p.  This will coincide with phase two of our churches plan to return to in person services, where we will begin live streamed services. We are moving to 2p firstly to facilitate safety and cleaning between services for worship teams in the sanctuary, and secondly to facilitate social distancing, cleaning, and safety as we begin to meet for worship services in person.  For more information check the townhall meeting on youtube that happened last week.

OTHER CHURCH NEWS……

MISSED THE TOWN HALL MEETING? Check out the discussion on the youtube channel. An agenda is printed in the notes if you want to jump to a particular program or discussion topic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jaZ7Sscgj0

LOOKING FOR WAYS TO WORK THROUGH STRUGGLES AND SEEK WISDOM IN THESE TIMES?  Last week Pastor Chris led a seminar on seeking wisdom and working through negative emotions, that gave practical ways to grow in resilience in these tough times we are living in. Check out the seminar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx8uPI7zFDE

DO YOU NEED HELP WITH GROCERIES? Though the Covid 19 relief fund has ended, there are still resources available if you need help with groceries. please click here if you would like to sign up for food assistance. Also, sign up here if you can contribute to buying groceries.

CHURCH SNAPSHOT AND PHASES OF RE-OPENING INFO If you haven’t read the church snapshot yet or the phased approach the church is taking to re-enter back into in person services, please take a moment to click on the link and read: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvUXmjA9ZfXUz_tSFu7ywzdJ174htJEHUbtZRai3OwE/edit?usp=sharing

ONLINE TITHING:  Please consider tithing online while we are not meeting in person: https://www.rcnewtown.org/donate