Dear Church of the Apostles,

We have held our services online for the last three weeks, and now it seems likely that we will continue to meet that way for several more.

As I announced on Sunday, our Bishop, fellow clergy, and I have been praying, studying and discussing how to distribute communion for use during our online services. Good news! Over the next several days, the Parish Council, Jan, and I will be delivering bags with palms, pre-consecrated communion elements, and printed liturgies for Holy Week services. There are also new liturgies for Morning and Evening Prayer.

These items have been carefully handled and lovingly assembled. Every precaution was taken and all guidelines for cleanliness and safety were followed.

Those delivering to your house will contact you first to let you know when they are dropping by. The bags will be placed by the entrance to your home. The person delivering will let you know that they have arrived. The bags should be brought inside as soon as possible. I am asking that any conversations be held outside from at least a distance of six feet.

There are a lot of instructions and information to pass along. Please look over the announcements and click the links in this email for more details on how we will receive the Eucharist at home, gather together for Holy Week, pray together, and encourage and serve one another.

Please invite your friends, families, and neighbors, especially those who are lonely and afraid, to join us for prayer, Words of peace, and songs of hope through our online gatherings.

Peace and Hope,
Brian+

P.S. Place the palms in some water so they stay fresh until Palm Sunday.

April 1, 2020