Outdoor Service - June 2, 2020

First outdodor Service (06.02.20)

# By Milton Vincent

# June 2, 2021

I am excited to gather with you in the Bourns parking lot tomorrow morning at 10:30am for our first worship service together in three months! If you plan on attending our service tomorrow, I trust you have already filled out the RSVP. If you haven’t done so yet, you are welcome to click this link here and fill out the RSVP form. Please plan to arrive at least 15-20 minutes early tomorrow, so that we can have everyone in place and ready to begin the service promptly at 10:30am.

If you plan on sitting in the seating area, please bring your own chairs for yourself and those who are coming with you. Health and Safety Guidelines for the Service. Please remember that, out of consideration for everyone attending, we will be following the three guidelines below:

1. Practice social distancing (meaning no handshakes or hugs)

2. Masks are recommended while outdoors, but not required (we will leave it up to your conscience as you determine best practice for yourself and your family. Whatever you decide for yourself, please be respectful of those who choose differently than you.)

3. Masks are REQUIRED in order to enter the building to use the restroom As hard as the first guideline may be to follow, I am asking you to join me in following it during our gathering tomorrow. For a meaningful number of our people, this is their first assembly of any sort in three months. Your willingness to follow the guidelines above will serve to create a safe environment that they feel comfortable attending; and it will probably increase their confidence in venturing out for future church services. I’m excited at the opportunity to lay down my preferences for the protection of all of you, and out of consideration for those who have a compromised physical condition (or will be returning home to someone who does). Communion Elements. As I announced this past Sunday, we will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper during tomorrow’s service. You are welcome to bring your own elements for Communion. But please know that we will be happy to provide you with Communion elements for your use when you arrive onto the campus. The elements will come in a package that features a Communion cup of juice with a wafer sealed onto the top of the sealed juice. If you desire to use these elements, they will be handed to you in plastic bags by servers when you arrive onto the campus. For your protection, these servers will be wearing masks and gloves as they distribute these elements to you. Please be preparing your heart to feast on Christ together with others, consistent with the guidance provided by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 (https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/1%20Cor%2011.23-32) , which you may read here. Also, please take some time to examine yourself and behold Christ from the foot of the Cross, so as to ensure that you partake of the bread and cup in a spirit of humility and confident joy in the Lord Jesus. This link will help you if you find yourself wondering whether you should participate in Communion tomorrow. Sermon Tomorrow. My sermon tomorrow will be, “A Fitting Response to this Moment of Arrival,” from Psalm 84:1-12 (https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Ps%2084.1-12) . The pilgrim psalmist who wrote Psalm 84 seems to have arrived at the temple of Jerusalem to worship God, and his response sets a great example that we can follow as we ourselves gather together for the first time in three months. In preparation for the message, I encourage you to read Psalm 84:1-12 (https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Ps%2084.1-12) , which you may read here, or listen to here. I think that’s everything for now. I am so looking forward to seeing you tomorrow! With appreciation for you, Milton