Dear Church Family,

I hope you have all been able to keep cool and hydrated this last week. What a hot week! I don’t have much information to pass on this week, but the pastors and deacons met with Bishop Sid and Pastor Ali Tote this week.

Our decision to hold off on in-person worship until after school has settled in was affirmed by Pastor Ali. Pastor Ali is also an epidemiologist and is acquainted with how disease spreads and how to prevent that spread.
We have begun to gradually add some meetings and activities to the church building. After the addition of an activity we wait 2 or 3 weeks to see what the effect is. If all is well, we carry on with one more new thing. If things don’t go well, we stop and re-evaluate and make a new plan. I think of this as one way to love our neighbours as ourselves.

Bruce Nordstrom is moving to Samaritan Place (375 Cornish Road S7T 0P3).

The September newsletter will come out next week. If you have items for the newsletter or calendar please forward them to bryan.tastad@gmail.com.

Three more things:

Coffee after church: 11:30 am Sunday morning by Zoom (link below). How to do Zoom is attached.
Holy Communion or a Baptism with your “bubble” can be arranged by calling me and setting up a time.
Worship assistants: in the past we have had a schedule of people to be worship assistants. I would like to continue that. We have one worship assistant a week right now. The worship assistant can record at home or at church. When we record at church we maintain physical distance. Please contact the church office if you would like to be on the schedule. It is wonderful to see a church member on the screen.

May God bless and keep you well,

Pastor Marilyn

Worship link this week: https://youtu.be/jw0gWzM5C3o

Zoom link for coffee after church: 11:30 am Sunday morning

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84680174343?pwd=aTBrNW9kUXRHUDVCSVJkamNoZy9hQT09

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