July 1, 2020
Hello, friends and members of UIF!
You can continue to worship with us Virtually on Sunday mornings at 9:30am on Facebook Live (www.facebook.com/uiflc/live). You can watch even if you don’t have a Facebook account. We are also streaming live on UIFLC’s YouTube channel on Sunday morning at 9:30am. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC48ZorvqlmodW7DKTSofJ3A). By Sunday morning, my sermon manuscript and worship plan will be posted as Facebook notes. Videos will also be saved on Facebook and YouTube after worship. Worship plan for 7/5/2020 attached.
After worship, find us at a ZOOM Virtual Coffee Hour (use this link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/314512003 ). If you would like to call in on a phone (cell or landline), you can call 312 626 6799 and type meeting ID (314 512 003) when asked. You can drop in for a few minutes or stay for an hour. It’s so good to see each other’s faces!
As we watch the world around, the question has arisen, “What kind of racial justice conversations or teachings or studies would be helpful for members and friends of UIF?” In order to help us, please take this UIF-specific anonymous survey: https://assessments.gloo.us/a/RGVwbG95bWVudENvbmZpZ3wxNzE0NDc3NDM2MDMxMjA2NjI3 (or text BFPW to 90888 to start assessment). For now, it is only available via web or text.
The church office is open on Wednesdays from 10am-2pm in case you want to drop off or pick up anything from church. Have you run out of Fair Trade products? You can now order coffee, tea and chocolate by calling or emailing Pam (773-763-0605 pamjmar@aol.com). You will be notified when your order is ready for pickup at church and the cost of the order (exact change or check required).
Also on Wednesdays, join Pastor Carla on ZOOM at 11am for a short ZOOM prayer & anointing service and at 7pm for ZOOM What’s Up Wednesdays at UIF!
Virtual Prayer Around the Cross & Anointing Weds at 11am. Prepare your space at home with a cross and a small amount of oil. Use this link from a computer or smart phone or tablet: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81699203982?pwd=OG81RFZxZFpTWkhxZnlraHFZUlAyUT09
Or call: When you call into 1 312 626 6799, it will ask for your Meeting ID number 816 9920 3982 followed by the pound sign; you do not have a participant ID, so just hit the pound key when asked for that; then it will ask for your password 219414 followed by the pound sign. Then it will announce that you are in the meeting and there are __ number of people joined in the meeting.
On Wednesday, July 1, at 7pm, our What’s Up topic is Bible basics, and finding your way around a Bible. Use this ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88658926509?pwd=VU5rWXBaT0ZWT0FYVmR2KzJET1lLUT09
Or call: When you call into 1 312 626 6799, it will ask for your Meeting ID number 886 5892 6509 followed by the pound sign; you do not have a participant ID, so just hit the pound key when asked for that; then it will ask for your password 481741 followed by the pound sign. Then it will announce that you are in the meeting and there are __ number of people joined in the meeting. [What’s Up, Wednesday, next week, July 8, 2020: Hymn Sing.]
Our Virtual Vacation Bible School is just around the corner (August 3-7), so we’ve started publicizing and prepping. See our VBS promo video https://youtu.be/718szkVkdb8 or to our website (https://www.unitedinfaith.org/copy-of-vacation-bible-school) for more details.
You can reach out to me by email (revctp@unitedinfaith.org) if needed. I continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers these days as we live as the gathered church in many scattered locations.
Blessings to you all,
Pastor Carla
LINKS
WHO - https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/uiflc
Martin Luther and His Incredible Response to the Black Plague - https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/martin-luther-and-the-black-plague/
Guidelines to Keep in Mind from our State, City, and Denomination