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Oct 2020
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Oct 2020
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Oct 2020
Keeping in mind the importance of Time, Space, People and Place, the order of worship has been shortened to limit the time that we are together in the Nave....
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16
Oct 2020
Dear ones, Wednesday evening, the council met in a specially called meeting to discuss expanding our worship capacity (a move to Phase 2). We are aware that the numbers are going up in Knox County and we are watching the benchmarks carefully, but based on the survey responses so far we have agreed that it is time to begin welcoming up to 50 people in worship on a Sunday morning. We will begin that experiment on October 25, Reformation Sunday. The Five Core Actions will be required for safety (stay home if......
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12
Oct 2020
We want to do the best thing for our congregation, balancing concerns about contagion with the need for fellowship and meaningful worship and service....
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19
Sep 2020
I'm so excited that we will be offering communion to those in attendance and to those of you who are able to come to the church parking lot immediately after worship to receive "drive-by" communion. I feel that it is important to also offer music during that time. ...
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18
Sep 2020
From my first contact with the call committee to the first months of learning "how we do things here" and all the way through the these last months of figuring out how to "do things" in a whole new way while preserving our mission and ministry traditions and learning new ones, y'all have showered me with love and support beyond my wildest expectations....
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11
Sep 2020
As church, 'tis the season to ramp up after summer, and begin looking forward to the coming festivals that mark the end of the church year....
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07
Sep 2020
continue to be deeply grateful to be called by God and the Church to be your pastor, and I appreciate the love and grace that has been shown me by so many....
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24
Aug 2020
I'm also researching ways that the musicians of Messiah can get together virtually soon....
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