MtE Update – March 17 2022 - Congregation of Mark the Evangelist

MtE Update – March 17 2022

Posted on 17 March 2022 by CraigT

The planned March 20 conversation about worship is postponed, to return again soon!
Contributions for the Autumn edition of Mark the Word are now invited. A particular focus of this issue will be reflections on our recent futures workshop. Please get your contriubutions to Rosemary by next Monday, March 21!
Lent and Easter at MtE
A three-week Lenten Studies series will commence face-to-face from Wednesday March 16 and online from Friday March 18. Details are here! Please register if you’re interested in attending — helps with communicating last-minute COVID-effected changes!!
News from the Justice and International Mission Cluster (Mar 10)
The most recent news from the UCA Assembly (March 16)
This Sunday March 20, our worship service will be led by Robert Gribben. Backround for the set texts for Sunday can be found here, althought the gospel for the day will be changed to Matthew 6.7-18.

Our COVID policy for worship continues to be as follows, to be reviewed again by the church council in April:
Attendance at gathered services is presently limited to those who demonstrate that they have had two COVID-19 vaccination shots, or that they are exempt from being vaccinated. It will be necessary to provide proof of your vaccination, either prior to the service or on the day at the door, but this only needs to be shown once for recording; please see here for more information. If you presently are unable to attend under these conditions the live-stream is still available from the home page, or please contact Craig or your elder.
Mindful of the health-vulnerability of some members of our congregation and the uncertain state of play with respect to the pandemic, the church council has decided that we will continue to wear masks in worship throughout March, except for those who need to remove them when leading the worship, and for morning tea, or who have an exemption from wearing a mask. We have now returned to reception of Holy Communion in both kinds – small communion glasses only.