I will do my
best to keep you updated but not inundated with information during this time
when we see each other less than we did a month ago.
We will have
a simple Sunrise service this Sunday. It
will be prayer and the reading of John
20.
If the
weather and wind (can make sound inaudible) permit, it will be in front of the
cross facing the sunrise. It’s important
to have something to remember that it was early on that first day that the
women found the tomb to be empty. We can skip the shock they felt at first and
go straight to joy. We can sing in our
hearts, Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Alleluia.
Weather in
Oklahoma is usually overcast or rainy at this time, at least it has been that
way for most of the past decade, so the alternate plan is to pray and read John
20 from the pulpit.
Whichever it
is, it will be a Facebook Live broadcast on the church Facebook page. Like the page and it will notify you when we
go live.
We will have
our full 11 am service on Facebook
Live as well.
We will not
have a come and go communion on Maundy Thursday. I am working on a drive-through communion sometime
in April. More on that later. We will find a way to celebrate the Lord’s
Supper. If you can’t make the drive
through, I can stop by and deliver the elements and the words of the
institution at your front door. If you
can’t make our scheduled service, talk to your elder who is shepherding you
through this time so I will know who I need to come and see.
We will not
have the community services that we normally have during Holy Week. We will make an announcement if anyone would
like to make an offering to the Ministerial Alliance, they may send it to:
MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE
PO Box 142,
Burns Flat
OK 73624
Daily reading
for this week is the second
Chapter of John. If you have kids
that are homeschooling, add it to the curriculum.
We are
publishing our tithes
and offerings
totals
on the church website for this unique period.
These things are something that is between you and God, but the church
leadership always accounts to you as the congregation whatever gifts have come
in. These are total amounts like you
would see posted in the back of the sanctuary.
As of right
now, we still plan to have our session meeting on 19 April 2020. We may adjust based on conditions at that time.
That’s it
for now.
This is a
good time to carry Proverbs
3:5-6 with us wherever we go.
Trust in
the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
In all your
ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
More later.
Blessings to
all!
