SUNDAY SERVICES MOVING ONLINE
Every county within the Diocese of Virginia is in the red zone for new infections and transmissibility of coronavirus. The numbers in Shenandoah County reflect widespread transmission – as of Jan. 4, 7-day average of cases per 100,000 is 143.9. There is an uncontrolled spread, and the best thing, for now, is to avoid prolonged social contact.
In consultation with the Senior Wardens, we have made the difficult decision to suspend in-person worship for Jan. 2 and Jan. 9.
We will live stream worship on January 9 on Facebook Live at 10:15 a.m. It will not be on Zoom. Mother Kathy will offer Holy Eucharist with Spiritual Communion. A reader, our organist, and Mother Kathy will be physically present in the building, masked and socially distant.
We must do everything we can to protect one another and the health and life of God’s people. Of course, we want to go back to in-person worship as soon as possible. So, we will re-evaluate where we are in the week before the January 16 service.
May God’s grace abound for you in the New Year!
ANNUAL MEETINGS
St. Andrew’s Annual Meeting is Jan. 16 at 4 p.m. Emmanuel’s Annual Meeting is Jan. 22 following the 11:15 a.m. service. Right now, these are scheduled to be in person but that may change. Please check upcoming The Beckford Connections for updated information.
CHRISTMAS REQUEST FOR HELP FOR A FAMILY
Thank you to everyone who so generously gave to help the family we requested help for just before Christmas. Thanks to your kindness, we were able to pay their propane bill and give toward their having a nice Christmas.
FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS AT ST. ANDREW’S
As a reminder, there is a basket in the parish hall to collect donation for the Open Door Food Pantry in Mt. Jackson. If you have any nonperishables, please drop them off for Jackie Yarnell to take over to the pantry.
BIBLE STUDY WEDNESDAY
The Bible study group with the Episcopal churches in our region has started after summer break. It is from 7 to 8 p.m. online via Zoom. every Wednesday. You’re welcome to attend even if you haven’t before or if you miss a few weeks. You can jump in any Wednesday without any problem. If you have any questions, please let Mother Kathy know.
EMMANUEL’S TABLE FOOD PANTRY
The pantry is open the second and fourth Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The dates for January are the 11th and 25th. We always welcome new volunteers.
PRAYER LIST
Our prayer list can be found on our website. If you have folks you’d like added to the prayer list, please email their names to Melissa.
PARISH DIRECTORY
The directory is available on our website. To access the file, you’ll need a password so please email Melissa for it. (You don’t have to sign up for a DropBox account to access the file. If a window pops up asking if you want to sign up for one, you can close that out to continue to the file.)
WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASK POLICY
Please see our website for the current information.
WEEKDAY SERVICES
NIGHTLY COMPLINE
Sunday through Thursday, 8 p.m. Compline on Facebook Live and Zoom
SUNDAY SERVICES
This Sunday’s Service is streaming on Facebook Live at 10:15 a.m. There are no in-person services. Please see above for more info.
8 a.m. Emmanuel
9:15 a.m. St. Andrew’s and Facebook Live (as technology permits)
11:15 a.m. Emmanuel and Facebook Live (as technology permits)
The full bulletin is available on our website prior to the service.
All weekly and Sunday services are available to view on Facebook and our website after the services, when available.