Dear Church Family,

I write this update from my temporary office: my dining room table. It feels strange to do my work, zoom meetings, and phone calls from here, but “strangeness” is the new normal. With the current threat to our community’s health and well-being I feel that I should be out there doing something …. anything. But what you and I are asked to do is: nothing. It would almost be easier to have something concrete to do. But staying home is what is most needed. So we try to stay home patiently.

Patience does not mean inaction. Patience asks us to look for what we can do as we live with physical distancing. Keeping in touch by phone or electronic means is one way to safely stay close and care for others. And our faith tells us that closed and even locked doors are no barrier to God’s presence in our lives and homes.

Holy week will be different this year. As we reflect on Jesus’ journey through suffering and death we also hold in our prayers the many who are journeying through suffering and death here in Saskatchewan and around the world. We begin Holy Week with worship this Sunday. If you are able, please take time to worship at our regular worship time. In this way we are gathered together even when we are physically apart. Good Friday will be shared with other Lutheran congregations in the city and that link will be provided next week. Bishop Sid will also be hosting a short evening service from Holy Wednesday through to Holy Saturday. I will make that link available as well.

May the peace of Christ be with you,

Pastor Marilyn

Link to Palm or Passion Sunday: https://youtu.be/I3PZjUgr3rY

Please continue to contact people through the church directory
Send a picture of yourself at worship in your home or post a selfie on facebook (If you send your picture on to me I will take that as permission to post it on our website)

Rev. Marilyn Fowlie-Neufeld

Augustana Lutheran Church www.augustanasaskatoon.net

1201 Broadway Ave. Saskatoon S7H 2A4

306-242-9553

306-250-6172 (cell)