Dear
I want to update you on our response to the Coronavirus outbreak and spread. Our understanding about what is happening is changing hourly. Our desire is to balance the safety and well-being of our participants while still providing the connection and support we all need during this difficult time.
As of now, the following events have been cancelled:
Marsha Stevens-Pino concert on March 19th
Palm Beach Pride March 28th and 29th
Nehemiah Action March 30th
Monday morning and Thursday evening meditation groups
Next week's Community Dinner was already moved to Monday because of elections. We will be providing a "grab and go" meal that night. We will be having further discussions on how we will proceed to provide for the most vulnerable in our community during this time.
We will be having worship this Sunday. You may participate in one of two ways:
We will be live streaming the service on our Facebook page and, hopefully, directly on our website. More information will be provided tomorrow.
If you choose, you may also join us in-person on campus. If you join us, we ask that you maintain a safe distance from others in attendance, do not shake hands or otherwise touch, and wash your hands thoroughly. If you have any symptoms of illness we ask that you join us for worship online.
The choir will not be rehearsing or singing in worship, nor will we be having coffee after the worship service.
We will be having many conversations in the coming days about how we might practice faith, mercy, and justice in community while being less physically present with one another. In the midst of the chaos, I am looking forward to this process.
If there are any needs you have, please do not hesitate to reach out by calling the church office or responding to this email. While the future weeks are filled with uncertainty, we are sure of God's love and care for us and Our love and care for one another.
I leave you with the poem below, shared on social media by one to whom I often turn in difficult times, Parker Palmer.
Peace,
Pastor Jason
