Dear Church Family,

I do not know how you all feel, but it feels like events have changed rapidly in the past twenty-four hours. Word came down that schools are closed until April 6th and many civic organizations have canceled all events. This afternoon, word came from our Bishop to suspend all in-person church activities, including worship, until the end of March. At Good Shepherd, we will honor that request. If events change and we can resume at an earlier date, we will. As for now, all church events will be postponed until further notice.

For me, these turn of events come as a complete shock. I will say that navigating a pandemic is uncharted territory for me and not anything I ever expected in ministry. It saddens me that we will not gather together in the short-term. With that, I also see this as an opportunity to find new ways to stay connected throughout this time. Here are some steps we will take in the meantime:

Have a Sunday message starting this Sunday at 9:30 broadcast live on our Facebook page. I will also logon for our prayer meeting Monday morning. We will work on uploading our videos to our Youtube page and other platforms as we are able. As we perfect this process we will send out emails with appropriate links.
Staff may be working remotely, but remain available. Again, contact us via email. If there is an emergency, I can be reached at 989-821-6056.
Increased electronic communication. We will send out more email updates and I will go on our Facebook page with devotions from time to time.
Praying for one another.

This list is not comprehensive, but a start of what we will do these next few weeks. In short, see you all online Sunday morning at 9:30 and everyone stay safe.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Tom