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Online Worship Only!

While I am not happy that we are all so very separated - I am thankful for everyone who is trying to work together to stay well, to prevent the spread of this deadly virus.

Meanwhile, a very small group will gather Sunday, March 22nd to provide virtual worship for the St Paul and Aiken area community online. https://www.stpaullc.net/live-broadcast

I am so very thankful that Donna Derrick will join us for prelude and offertory tomorrow for this worship service. Donna makes music so well and she is bringing her dulcimer - and will sing. Everything she plays or sings comes from her heart - as an offering to God. She is a beautiful blessing to us!  I mention this, because Donna does this to help us launch our first Virtual Worship - you see there will only be a few of us there, and we will be working to keep a safe distance from each other, while connecting with each other, the online viewers and our Lord and Savior.

It will be different, and it will be not what I planned for.
But through the grace of God, it will be sufficient - for God is the provider, not me - not us.
God is the giver of Grace, not me - not us. So as we gather around computers and televisions, laptops, tablets and phones tomorrow - no matter how good or bad the signal, remember who and whose we are. God loves you - God loves us - God is with us.
This is sufficient - it is God's Grace. We are hungry for it - and God gives it to us in abundance, no matter who plays or sings, who rightly preaches the Word of God - as we gather, we experience a different kind of communion. This will be a holy time.

I pray that you know how much God loves you, and that all of us who follow Jesus are learning to love you and each other. That doesn't stop - every minute we have is holy time. I hope you experience holy time this week.
And I pray for God's grace and peace to be with you.
Deacon Kathleen

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