Worship Cancelled Tomorrow, March 15

Things are moving quickly with this Covid-19 situation. After telling you yesterday that we would be going ahead with worship this Sunday, word came from Regional Council that they are recommending suspending all gatherings. Accordingly, there will be no church service tomorrow and we’ll play it by ear moving forward.

In the meantime, we have decided to set a common time for community prayer. Even if we are isolated in our homes, what if we all said a prayer at the same time? Starting tomorrow, we are suggesting that as a community we all stop to pray at 11 a.m. every day. To pray for each other, to pray for the world, and just to remember that we are part of something larger than ourselves. Consider picking up the phone and praying with a friend. Let’s use this crisis as an opportunity to consciously stay in touch, even if we can’t meet in person. We are linking to A Prayer During Times of Covid-19 from the Moderator of the United Church below, to get you started. Or what about just reciting A New Creed? It’s a simple and beautiful prayer for all occasions.

A New Creed

We are not alone,
we live in God’s world.

We believe in God;
who has created and is creating,
who has come in Jesus,
the Word made flesh,
to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others
by the Spirit.

We trust in God.

We are called to be the Church;
to celebrate God’s presence,
to live with respect in Creation,
to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil,
to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
our judge and our hope.

In life, in death, in life beyond death,
God is with us.
We are not alone.

Thanks be to God.