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9:00 & 11:00 am
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Please read 'WHAT TO KNOW' below for information on attending Worship on site.
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WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE ATTENDING ON-SITE
- Attendance will be capped at each service to 50 people.
- Each family will be asked to make a reservation for the service they wish to attend to allow for social distancing.
- We are asking that each congregant self-monitor for symptoms of Covid.
- All congregants attending services in the building will be expected to:
- use hand sanitizer when entering the building,
- wear a mask while in the building (one will be provided if you don’t have one).
- maintain “social distancing” guidelines at all times.
- We ask that children remain with their families (will will not be staffing Nursery or Grace Kids at this time).
- We will be asking all in attendance to leave the sanctuary as soon as the service ends so that we can clean and prepare for the next service.
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I love you all, and I am praying for you every day! Love, Mrs. Hill
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Message from Our Pastor
Update from Pastor Wes |
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08.04.2020
Greetings Grace Church,
As I write this it’s a cool and rainy Tuesday morning, and I find myself nursing the remnants of what was an iced coffee from yesterday. Today’s agenda includes working my way through some of the stuff that I was unable to get to on Monday.
One of the items that remained unread in my inbox was an email update from Bill and Kathy Martin who are currently on home assignment here in the States. Although I didn’t get to their note on Monday, Karen did, and when she read it she had to share it with me.
You see Bill and Kathy are making their way across the country to visit with those churches that have been supporting them (we’ll be blessed to see them in October). As they began their journey they stopped by to worship with the good folks at Medway Community Church in Medway, MA. A moment that they recorded with a quick picture…
Now, truthfully, I would have read that news and said to myself, “Oh, that’s nice,” and then moved on to the rest of the letter. But, what caught our attention was the fact that Karen and I were at that same service! You see my son Tyler and his wife Allison have found a home at Medway Community Church and they had invited us to attend services with them. So, we packed up our lawn chairs and found our way under the tent and enjoyed a wonderful time listening to the Word of God. So there we were, sharing in this time of worship and unbeknownst to us, almost directly across from us, sitting just outside the tent were our friends Bill and Kathy. Go figure! And when we looked carefully at the photo and blew it up – sitting directly to the right of one of the interior poles we could see the form of Tyler’s dear friend Brian who was sitting right next to me.
Now, if I’d known that the Martins were going to be at that service I would have been looking for them. I would have had my eyes peeled to see them and I would have been listening for Bill’s distinctive laugh. But I didn’t know they were there, so I didn’t look for them and the opportunity for a reunion was missed.
This got me to thinking… I wonder how many opportunities are placed before me in the course of a day or a week that I miss because I am just not looking for them? I wonder if life would be a different kind of adventure if I entered into my days with the expectation that He has someone for me to meet or some task set apart for me to do if only I will keep my eyes and ears open and attentive to his Spirit’s leading. It’s kind of exciting to me to think that somewhere in the day God has an appointment for me – kind of like a giant “Where’s Waldo?” game.
Anyway, that’s what’s on my heart this morning. I hope you are well and I hope to see you at services soon. Keep your eyes and ears open for the opportunities that God may have for you and enjoy the ride.
Jesus loves you. You are not forgotten and you’re prayed for.
In Christ’s love,
Wes Smith
Pastor
Greetings Grace Church,
As I write this it’s a cool and rainy Tuesday morning, and I find myself nursing the remnants of what was an iced coffee from yesterday. Today’s agenda includes working my way through some of the stuff that I was unable to get to on Monday.
One of the items that remained unread in my inbox was an email update from Bill and Kathy Martin who are currently on home assignment here in the States. Although I didn’t get to their note on Monday, Karen did, and when she read it she had to share it with me.
You see Bill and Kathy are making their way across the country to visit with those churches that have been supporting them (we’ll be blessed to see them in October). As they began their journey they stopped by to worship with the good folks at Medway Community Church in Medway, MA. A moment that they recorded with a quick picture…
Now, truthfully, I would have read that news and said to myself, “Oh, that’s nice,” and then moved on to the rest of the letter. But, what caught our attention was the fact that Karen and I were at that same service! You see my son Tyler and his wife Allison have found a home at Medway Community Church and they had invited us to attend services with them. So, we packed up our lawn chairs and found our way under the tent and enjoyed a wonderful time listening to the Word of God. So there we were, sharing in this time of worship and unbeknownst to us, almost directly across from us, sitting just outside the tent were our friends Bill and Kathy. Go figure! And when we looked carefully at the photo and blew it up – sitting directly to the right of one of the interior poles we could see the form of Tyler’s dear friend Brian who was sitting right next to me.
Now, if I’d known that the Martins were going to be at that service I would have been looking for them. I would have had my eyes peeled to see them and I would have been listening for Bill’s distinctive laugh. But I didn’t know they were there, so I didn’t look for them and the opportunity for a reunion was missed.
This got me to thinking… I wonder how many opportunities are placed before me in the course of a day or a week that I miss because I am just not looking for them? I wonder if life would be a different kind of adventure if I entered into my days with the expectation that He has someone for me to meet or some task set apart for me to do if only I will keep my eyes and ears open and attentive to his Spirit’s leading. It’s kind of exciting to me to think that somewhere in the day God has an appointment for me – kind of like a giant “Where’s Waldo?” game.
Anyway, that’s what’s on my heart this morning. I hope you are well and I hope to see you at services soon. Keep your eyes and ears open for the opportunities that God may have for you and enjoy the ride.
Jesus loves you. You are not forgotten and you’re prayed for.
In Christ’s love,
Wes Smith
Pastor
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