Online Worship
We know that the church is not the building in which we worship – but the people who worship and share God’s love with the world. So while we are unable to physically be together, our Sunday and Wednesday corporate worship is accessible in a number of ways online.
Sundays
Join us via Zoom every Sunday at 10am to actively participate, see other worshippers, or feel more closely connected. Those who want further connectivity stay after worship and participate in virtual Coffee Hour “table” conversations of 3-8 households.
Join us on FaceBook (usually streamed live at 10am) and YouTube (usually recorded and posted after) if it is easier for you to worship through those channels. Make sure to “like” our FaceBook page, and “subscribe” to our YouTube channel - most "smart" TVs have a YouTube app!
How Do We Prepare for Worship?
Everyone's preparation for worship will look and feel different, but some things to consider are:
- Pray - yes, prayer can be a preparation for prayer! Pray that God will prepare your heart, mind, and soul for worship. The Book of Common Prayer has one written on page 833 that you may want to use as a beginning of your time with God: "O Almighty God, who pours out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and supplication: Deliver us, when we draw near to you, from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind, that with steadfast thoughts and kindled affections we may worship you in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
- Set out what you need for the morning - When you set out everything you will need the next morning (coffee cup, juice glass, clothes, Bible, muffin, etc.), you are free to begin your day with more time for thoughtful movement instead of hurried activity.
- Check your technology - In this time of virtual worship, check your Zoom link, make sure you have restarted your computer lately, refresh your browser widow, and do any upgrades to Zoom that are necessary. All of these things make computers run more smoothly, and guard against last minute scrambling. (For Sunday Zoom links, you can find them on our website - make sure to refresh your browser if you have one open from a previous viewing of the site)
- Parents - Blessings be with you! - Preparing children (especially little ones) for worship is exhausting. It can help to start talking about it the night before : to ask questions about what they think they might see or hear, and how they can participate at home. Maybe have them help you prepare a sacred space to be during worship, pull out legos to build something that relates to one of the readings, and/or paper and crayons or markers to draw things that come up in worship. Even if online worship isn't holding them - that's OK! Shelley has Children's Church at 11:30. :)
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Wednesdays
Join our Wednesday morning worship at 8am to anchor your mid-week in prayer. This worship service includes prayers for healing (of body, mind, heart and soul), and prayers for a broad community, which can be especially helpful in this time of isolation.
For Zoom links and passwords, please contact the office to be added to our mailing list!
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