Mid-Week Meet-Up: COVID Update (from June 2)

Hi First Presbyterian,

It’s time for our Mid-Week Meet-Up! The weather is warm and the rain has become less frequent, which means we have some great opportunities to have outdoor worship! The Worship and Music Committee and the staff have been planning outdoor services that will be special and different from our normal worship services. These outdoor services are intended to supplement our regular worship, not necessarily replace it. We hope that many of you who have not felt comfortable coming to an indoor worship service will feel comfortable coming to a worship service outside. We want this experience to be one that most of you will find meaningful and refreshing.

In addition to our regular worship, on June 20, July 18, and August 15 we will be having outdoor worship services at 11:30 am on our church lawn. Each of these services will have a thematic focus. On June 20, the outdoor service will be led in the spirit of American folk worship services, with special instrumentalists and American folk hymns. Instead of the “altar calls” that Charles Finney was known for during the Second Great Awakening in Upstate New York, there will be “prayer stations” for people to utilize throughout the service. The thematic focus for July 18 and for August 15 will be different.

The outdoors are God’s original sanctuary! I am looking forward to worshiping with you this summer, and I hope to see you outside on June 20!

Peace to you,

Pastor Neff