All are welcome! Celebrate Easter Week with Us
Maundy Thursday Supper and Story Slam
Thursday, April 14 at 6:30pm in Fellowship Hall
Whether you are a believer, a seeker, a person of faith, or one who has no faith at all, you are welcome here.
Whether you are a believer, a seeker, a person of faith, or one who has no faith at all, you are welcome here.
Worship
We missed Christmas Eve in December because of COVID-19, but there’s no reason we can’t celebrate that together now! Plan to join us in person or online for worship on Sunday, March 6th, at 10:00am, when we will celebrate the birth of Christ with scripture, prayer, carols, and candlelight. Come dressed in Christmas attire and be ready to sing “Silent Night.”
Stay tuned for more details coming soon.
WORSHIP: The leadership of FCCSJ has decided to return to virtual worship only for at least the next three Sundays (January 2, 9, and 16). While we are sad not to be able to gather in person, we also know that this is the best decision we can make for the safety of our staff and community. The only people in the Sanctuary on Sunday mornings will be those in front of the camera (ministers, reader), instrumental musicians, and the AV team.
Functioning as any kind of a Pastor anytime is challenging. Doing it during Covid is the Wild, Wild West. Making decisions while Covid is changing and permeating institutional normalcy is like navigating a Star Wars ship through a meteor shower. Christmas Eve was one of those times and I wanted to let you know that the decisions made were in collaboration with smart and trusted Church leadership. Please know, unequivocally, no one wanted to cancel (I like to think postpone) the FCCSJ Christmas Eve Service. I haven’t done the research but I am going bet it was a first.
Because of continuing concerns regarding the Omicron variant and exposures within our immediate church family, FCCSJ will be worshipping remotely tomorrow with just a skeleton crew in the Sanctuary. No congregation will be allowed inside.
Sadly, we have had a positive COVID case within the last couple of hours amongst our leadership. Because of the many contacts they have had (and close contacts from recent days are being individually notified), we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Christmas Eve service. We are taking this step for the fundamental reason that our faith calls us to love one another, to care for each other, to ensure the safety of the sick and the vulnerable.