CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES 

Friends:

With some changes in the weather predictions for Thursday, we wanted to make you aware of some modifications for our Christmas Eve services.

-We will have 3 services – 4PM, 5:30 PM and 10PM

-Services will be inside with an 80 person limitation. Overflow will be directed to Lankler Hall where the audio from the service will be available.

-Social Distancing and masks required.

-Our 4PM and 10PM services will be livestreamed on our Facebook page.

Thank you. And although things will be different this year, we hope to see you on this special night.

WELCOME BACK 2020

Friends:

Our usual time of “Welcome Back” will be different this year. While we are grateful for improvements since March, and for in-person worship since July, our usual special Welcome Back Sunday picnic, and some of our other fall programs, we still feel will have to be changed. Here is some information for you:

-While we will not have our outdoor picnic this Sunday, Sept. 13^th, we will offer some outdoor (socially distanced) refreshments after church, and we hope you can join us!

-We will offer our Annual Chicken BBQ again this year. It will be take-out only and offered between noon and 3PM on Sat. Sept. 19^th. $15 per meal and includes: chicken, corn on the cob, baked beans, rolls, homemade cookies & brownies. Please help support our church in this fun event.

-We do want to let you know that at this time we will not be offering our typical Sunday School. However we do want to provide Christian education for our young people. In the coming weeks, and for the time being, we will be providing a link, in advance, to all Sunday School families with a short children’s video message, tied into the sermon for that day. We hope this will give families a chance to discuss the message that day.

    In addition, we are inviting families to come to church in person, during this time. Given the format we have been using for livestreaming, the service is shorter and may be easier for children to handle. It could be a great opportunity to let our kids experience worship.

    We do anticipate offering a Confirmation program this year. Bryan and I will be in touch with parents of confirmation aged young people to let them know of an informational meeting soon. But feel free to contact the church office if you have questions.

-For the current guidelines for our church you can visit our website: www.ccoqh.org . There is a new “COVID 19” page listed near the top of the site. As things change, and they probably will as we go into the fall, adjustments will be noted there, as well as by our usual channels.

As always, we thank you for your help and support in trying to move forward in a good, faithful and safe way.

Blessings,

Rev. Mark+

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