Updates and Announcements (4.28.20)

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. 

What Are You Missing?

It's been several weeks since we've been able to worship together—or just be together—in person. We'd love for you to send us a video letting us know what you miss about coming to City Church. Shoot it in landscape and make sure to introduce yourself! Please send your video to Val (val@citychurchrva.com) by Thursday, April 30th. We're going to put something together for you.

City Church Trivia Night!

Join us on Zoom at 8pm on Thursday, April 30th for an evening of trivia! Register as a team of seven OR let us know if you need to get matched up with a team. Contact Jim Pulizzi (jim@citychurchrva.com) with questions. (Meeting ID: 549-123-7601)

At-Home Bible Lessons

Some of our Children’s Ministry Volunteers are working on at-home Bible Lesson Plans for families to enjoy together. Thank you to Madeline Hendrix for writing this one based on Psalm 59:16-17! Parents, we will post these lessons on our Family Resources page as they become available. We hope they are helpful to you!

Zoom Gatherings

Here's what we've got lined up. We hope you'll join us as you're able. And please note, all Zoom meeting links are easily accessible on our website—just click on the link in the gray bar at the top of the homepage.

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 SWANSBORO ELEMENTARY
City Church is supporting Swansboro Elementary, a Title I school on the Southside of Richmond, through a Diaper and Cleaning Supply Drive. We are collecting diapers of all sizes and any cleaning supplies available (hand sanitizer, Colorox wipes, etc.) to distribute to Swansboro families. Participants can leave items on their porches or in mailboxes on Wednesday, May 6th, and City Church members will pick them up between 6 and 7pm. These items will be distributed to families by Ellen Ficker, who attends City Church and works at Swansboro Elementary. Sign up to donate supplies using this link: City Church Swansboro Supply Drive. You can contact Ellen Ficker with questions at 757-714-5621 or ellenejones91@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting this community!

RPS GROCERY DELIVERY
Richmond Pubic Schools is in need of volunteers to deliver groceries to families currently experiencing housing transition. Volunteers will pick up groceries at the Market@25th and will provide no-contact food and supply (as needed) delivery to 5 to 10 families within a specific area of the city. Learn more—and sign up—at the HandsOn Greater Richmond website.

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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