Welcome! Usually: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship, afterwards refreshments & Sunday School opportunities. Currently: Building closed until further notice. Worship/SS on Facebook live streaming We are a lively country church with:
woods & fields, meadows & hills, trees & streams, ground for play & prayer, space to run & rest. We are authentic, not flashy. We invite you! West of Ely at the corner of
Vista & Spanish Roads 11100 Spanish Road Ely, Iowa 52227 (319) 848-4624 Map to our church Zoom Meetings:
Sunday Morning Fellowship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 681 162 913 Password: 309550 Sunday School Children Check in Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 617 726 179 Password: 605616 Wednesday morning Coffee Chat Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 250 060 150 Password: 386508 Wednesday morning Sunday School student check in Wednesday mornings at 10:45 a.m. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 251 508 243 Password: 772232 |
May 28, 2020 Daily Church Email
This Sunday (May 30) will be Pentecost Sunday--a day celebrating the gifts of the Holy Spirit to the believers in the days after Jesus' resurrection. The church color is red--the only traditional Sunday we have red decorating the church (yes, I know that poinsettias are red--but that is a relatively new North American thing) We will share the Pentecost story in Acts 2:1-24 during Facebook live streaming. You are invited to wear red. And... we are going to share virtual communion. WHAT?!?!? After prayerful thought and denomination theological articles, the Session and I are planning to share Holy Communion in an unprecedented way this Sunday--with your own symbol of the body of Christ (traditionally bread) and the blood of Christ (traditionally wine or juice.) Gather your elements as you prepare for worship at home during the live streaming. There will the time of the symbolism of the body and blood of Christ after the sermon. Know that folks all of the USA will be joining you as our church family shares together from near and far through live streaming. Secondly, if that doesn't work for you, Holy Communion will be offered in the parking lot of the church, Sunday 10:00 - 10:45, WHAT?!?!? I will have prepackaged communion pods (a wafer and a portion of juice) available on Sunday for drive-through communion--a prayer of blessing as I pass zip lock bag with communion pod to to you in your vehicle. You can come at any time during 10:00-10:45, May 30. I will be wearing my mask and wearing gloves. Yes, this all is odd. But, we as a church will persevere and continue to share our traditions in ways that work in our current circumstances. If you have questions, please email or call. Finally, if you have decided to join Facebook for the primary reason of experiencing worship--thank you for allowing yourself to bend in order to be part of the church family in this way. If you haven't, consider it--on your phone or other device. A personal story--my parents are watching our worship on Sunday evening when one of my brothers is at the farm doing chores--he leaves his phone in the garage and they take it in the house to watch it. He picks it up afterward when he has finished his rounds. May you be blessed as you experience your faith this day in your life, and may God be praised! In Christ, Pastor Julie Sunday, May 24, 2020
Live-Stream Services, Sunday School, and Bible Study Daily Emails Letter from Pastor Julie on Covid-19 Worship Alterations 
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