Updates and Announcements (4.14.20)

Updates
Written By Valerie Catrow

Reminder About City Church Events

As restrictions on gatherings continue, all in-person City Church events are canceled until further notice. 

New Sermon Series

This Sunday, we'll starting a new sermon series called Clothed in Christ, focused on Colossians 3:12-17. We invite you to read ahead as a way to prepare for our time of Home Worship on Sunday.

Zoom Gatherings

Here's what we've got lined up. We hope you'll join us as you're able.

FAITH & WORK ROUNDTABLE: WHEN WORK DOESN'T GO OUR WAY
Join us on Thursday, April 16th for our next Faith & Work Roundtable and take part in a conversation on how being a follower of Jesus affects how we approach failures, unmet expectations, and unexpected changes in our work. JB Burtch, City Church’s Director of Mentoring, will share from his years of experience in the workforce and help guide us in our discussion. We'll meet from 7:30pm to 9pm on Zoom (Meeting ID: 700 025 286). ⁠

WOMEN'S MINISTRY
We have two standing meetings available for women. First, the women from our Wednesday morning Bible study meet on Monday evenings at 8pm, and ALL ladies are welcome to join. Access that meeting via this link (Meeting ID: 326 961 861 / Password: 097534) — that meeting is recurring, so you can use that link each week. Second, we have a lunchtime get-together/check-in on Thursdays at 12pm. Access that meeting via this link (Meeting ID: 600 285 389 / Password: 043618) — that meeting is also recurring.

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
On Wednesdays at 6:30pm, we have our weekly Zoom meet-up with our upper elementary City Kids via this link (Meeting ID: 549 123 7601). This will give the kids a chance to see one another, read the Bible together, and talk about how things are going. 

On Thursdays at 10:30am, Jennifer will host a Zoom lesson with our Children's Worship kids. Access that meeting via this link (Meeting ID: 987 306 615 / Password: 527153).

Jennifer will be meeting with our nursery-age children (and their parents!) at 9am on Fridays to share a Bible lesson, touch base with the kids and their families, and just give them a chance to connect with each other. You can access that meeting via this link (Meeting ID: 257 810 405 / Password: 585661) each week.

Our Youth Group (middle school and up) will continue to meet virtually every Sunday at 7pm via this link (Meeting ID: 549 123 7601). 

Serving Others


SUPPORTING THOSE PROVIDING CARE
The Bon Secours Employee Wellness team is collecting photos of letters and drawings for the staff serving in their Emergency Department and ICU during the COVID-19 crisis. If you—and/or your kids, if you got 'em—would like to write a letter or draw a picture to offer encouragement to these hardworking folks, please take a photo of it and email it to Heather Tobey at heather_tobey@bshsi.org.

We are working to identify other ways City Church can be of service to one another and the city we call home during this time. We will share updates on those opportunities as they become available. 

Staying Connected, Getting in Touch

During this time when we can't be in the same physical space, it's important that we make an intentional effort to stay connected in other ways.

In addition to encouraging you to check in one another via phone calls, text messages, and emails, we want to offer a chance for us to connect more broadly. We would love for you to write a blog post or record a brief video or audio update sharing what this strange time is like for you and how you are seeking (and seeing!) Jesus in the midst of it. We hope to share these posts via this email newsletter, our website, and our social media channels.

We've been fortunate to hear from a few folks already. If you haven't yet, we hope you'll take a moment to visit our blog to read what they've shared.

If you have something you'd like to share, email it to Val (val@citychurchrva.com) or contact her with ideas, suggestions, or questions.

We also want to encourage you to get in touch with the church staff if you are in need of anything, or are aware of someone else who is. Our email addresses are listed below. We've also included an email address you can use to reach the City Church deacons. Our deacons are here to help with tangible needs you might have, and they are ready and willing. Please reach out if there's something you need.

Remember: we're all in this together, and caring for each other is what we do.

Valerie Catrow
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