St. Mark Church,
I had truly hoped we would not be back in this position, but as you are probably aware the case numbers of COVID-19 have gone up significantly this week. Our Church Council discussed earlier some guidelines and metrics that we would follow to help us make a determination on what would be best and safest for our congregation as we continue to navigate this pandemic.
While we all agree that our church is doing all that we can to ensure the safety of our people while present, the significant upturn in case numbers has presented us with a very difficult decision to close for in-person worship for Sunday, November 22, 2020.
Unlike our last closure, this is not indefinite. We will watch the numbers, pray, and hope this is only a short, temporary set back. We will look forward to meeting again as soon as the numbers, on a seven-day-rolling-average, decrease to where they were prior to this week.
Our online service will be available anytime after 9 a.m., on both the website and Facebook, we hope you will join us in worship online for this Sunday. We will still celebrate our commitments, pray together, and sing hymns together, though we will be apart.
I truly appreciate all of you, and all that you do to share in the ministry of Jesus Christ through the ministry of St. Mark United Methodist Church.
Grace & Peace,
Sam Ward
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