Dear Friends,
We often joke that there is ALWAYS something to do in the church, and that's true even now.
Some
basic operations are still going on during this time of social distancing and hand sanitizing – the phone calls (which have been many!),
package deliveries, and regular service maintenance continue (like fire extinguisher checks,
coffee delivery, chapel termite inspection). Especially now, communication is a big issue, and so Face
Book posts and parish-wide emails need to get out on a regular basis. Then
there are resource notebooks to organize and update…I personally can’t wait to
get hold of the Buildings & Grounds Manual! Scot & I are also planning to
bite the bullet and clean & polish all the hand bells that the choir didn’t
have time to do last fall.
Even
while our clergy and CY&F Minister self-quarantine, they are doing the most
important work of pastoral care for ALL of us. If you think they’re great at what
they do and who they are, you can’t imagine how awesome it is to work with
them!
The COOS Food Pantry is open and serving those in need. We’ve gotten a lot of calls about hours of operation, so we anticipate a surge in clients over the next week...which could be an issue. Sylvia Sundin, who coordinates FP volunteers, is looking at other ways to get food out to clients without congregating in that small waiting space. Like everything else these days, it’s a fluid situation.
The COOS Food Pantry is open and serving those in need. We’ve gotten a lot of calls about hours of operation, so we anticipate a surge in clients over the next week...which could be an issue. Sylvia Sundin, who coordinates FP volunteers, is looking at other ways to get food out to clients without congregating in that small waiting space. Like everything else these days, it’s a fluid situation.
Lawrence
Henson, our sexton, has been very busy sanitizing every inch of every pew in
the church and chapel, as well as all tables and chairs in the Parish Hall and
Trinity Hall. He typically doesn’t have time for large
projects like these – even in the summer. Look for our space to be sparkling the next time we are all together!
Daniel
Grotz practices the organ every morning. He’s
kind of tweaked about it because there is the time and space to do this. And we love
listening to him!
All in
all, we are in good spirits and really appreciate your loving thoughts and prayers. Please give us a call if we can help coordinate needs you have at this most
trying of times. Because the beat goes on...thanks be to God!
Peace & Love,
Carolyn Voldrich
Parish Administrator
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