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Outdoor Worship & Drive-in Worship & Live-stream (via Facebook)

Outdoor Worship & Drive-in Worship & Live-stream (via Facebook)

Saturday, July 11, 2020, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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STARTING JULY 11 & 12

Drive-in and Online Worship for July 11 & 12 - see instructions below, too
Please join us for this weekend’s Outdoor and Drive-in Worship at 5:00pm on Saturday, July 11 (with Facebook live stream of the worship if the sun cooperates) and another Outdoor and Drive-in Worship option on Sunday, July 12, at 9:45am with a definite plan for live-streaming. Our Facebook page and YouTube Channel sites will have the worship recorded and available anytime after Sunday’s worship for sure. (You do not need to have a Facebook account to access this public page.) There will be some great music from Todd, special music by Sarah and Leslie Walton, a hymn to which you can sing along, some liturgy, scripture readings
(Isaiah 55: 10-13, Romans 8:1-11, & Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23), prayers and a sermon. Join in being together in God’s name out on the lawn, in your cars or electronically and share the worship post with others! (In case of inclement weather, worship will be the drive-in option.)
How will worship work this weekend?!!! New Outdoor Option Added
FOR EVERYONE
* We’re asking all people to enter the parking lot through the south (bank-end) of the Atrium Point complex via Schoolhouse Rd. All will be asked to leave via Rt. 30. If you are doing the outdoor option, we would ask you to park anywhere to the northern half of the parking lot, out of the line of sight of the worship platform, and walk to the grass area. For those doing the drive-in option, park facing the long sidewalk anywhere so you can see, and do the every-other-space routine, parking on the line . (Sedans in the row closest to the grass, and other sized vehicles starting in row 2.)
* In order to keep people’s safety in mind following the advice of the CDC and Illinois Department of Public Health, there will be a drop box if you wish to bring an offering with you. Otherwise, we will depend on people continuing to contribute online or by mail.
* Bathrooms will be available, but people would be encouraged to use them only if necessary, and social distancing would be required. The doors to the bathrooms and the building itself would be left open to
eliminate having to touch them, and for the sake of knowing what kind of distancing/waiting is needed.
Masks are required.
NEW OPTION: OUTDOOR WORSHIP
* Households would be required to socially distance from each other. We will have markings in the grass for individuals/households to be 10' apart.
* Those worshiping outdoors can choose whether to bring a blanket or their own chairs.
* Masks would be required when moving to or from the parking lot to the marked spots. (We will have spare masks if you don’t have one or forget.)
* Children would have to be with an adult at all times.
* In case of bad weather, the service would switch to a drive-in only format.
* Worship leaders would be set up at the far west end of the long sidewalk (where all the grass is available between the main building and the garage) in front of the door to the education wing, facing the
parking lot, which again allows those who choose the drive-in option to see.
* We will have sound projection/speakers for all to hear.
* The worship would continue to be modified so as to last about 30 to 40 minutes. There would be no ushers or greeters or other worship assistants or communion for July 11 or 12. (We are investigating
resuming some kind of communion option for July 18 & 19.) Worshiping outdoors will allow us to sing!
DRIVE-IN OPTION CONTINUES
* We have a low power FM transmitter, which allows us to have worship leaders be visible and heard in each person’s car via their car radio or an old-fashioned radio. It will be on channel 89.3. You might be able to hear the outdoor loudspeakers, but we’re not counting on that.
* Park so you can see the worship leaders at the end of the long sidewalk.
ONLINE OPTION CONTINUES
* We will continue to live-stream our worship. We are going to experiment on Saturday night and see how the sun angle affects the broadcast. We will definitely also be doing the Facebook live version of the
9:45am on Sunday to test that out as well. Assuming both work, both will be available through our Facebook site.
* Why not move indoors? For one thing, we wouldn’t be able to sing. For another, we would have to take reservations to limit the number, which means some might be excluded. Also, there would be many
more restrictions and a lot more cleaning to do between/after services. Furthermore, the CDC’s guidelines still recommend outdoor worship whenever possible. The history of re-openings in other states makes this issue even more current.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Pastor Dave!

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