Updates and Announcements (5.19.20)

Updates
Written By Valerie Catrow

Our Approach to Re-Opening

Last week, we sent out a letter from Erik regarding our approach to re-opening for worshiping in-person. If you haven't read it yet, please do!

Address Update?

Have you moved recently? Or maybe not-so-recently and we just don't have your current address on file? If so, please take a minute to fill out this form so we can make sure we've got your most up-to-date information!

City Church Hymn Sing

Please join us for the City Church Hymn Sing on Thursday, May 28th at 7pm! We'll meet via Zoom and sing along with some of our worship leaders as they share the songs they love to lead at City Church.⁠ Zoom details will be coming soon. It's going to be a great time. Please join us!.

Zoom Gatherings

Many of our regular meet-ups are winding down over this week and next. 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
This Thursday will be our final Thursday lunchtime get-together and check-in. Ladies, please joins at 12pm! Access that meeting via this link (Meeting ID: 600 285 389 / Password: 043618)

Our Monday evening meet-up is on pause for next week due to Memorial Day. 

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
Our final City Kids Zoom meet-up will be this Wednesday at 6:30pm. That meeting can be accessed via this link (Meeting ID: 549 123 7601).

This Friday at 9am will be our final meet-up for our nursery-age kids. Jennifer will be there 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).

Our Youth Group (middle school and up) will meet for the last time this semester on Sunday at 7pm via this link (Meeting ID: 549 123 7601). 

Serving Others


MAKING FACE MASKS (WITH STUDIO TWO THREE)
There is a significant and ongoing need for face masks in our community—and you can help from home! Studio Two Three is providing a "How to Make Face Masks" guide that volunteers can follow from home. You can deliver your homemade masks to Studio Two Three between the hours of 10am and 3pm, and masks will be distributed to RVA essential workers. For more information or to sign up, go to handsonrva.org/masks.

To read about more opportunities to serve Richmond during this time, head over to our website.

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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