My beloved Mt. Tam Church,
With the light loosening up on the shelter-in-place rules, the church once again pivots! The first pivot was coming from the sanctuary to converting into online worship in less than one week…the steepest learning curve I’ve ever climbed. Now, as we anticipate more fully towards a return into in person worship, we pivot to a big question:
WHAT WILL THE POST-COVID 19 CHURCH LOOK LIKE?
Over the next few weeks, we will be addressing that question, for ourselves, with staff and church leaders and with the entire congregation. We are ramping up our equipment for video and audio recording, preparing our rooms for safety and sanitation, and thinking of new ways of “being church” in the months and years to come. Watch the Faith Matters for invitations to events for this discussion. And if you have a special interest in the church’s online presence via the website, live streaming, and programming, please let me know.
It’s great to have good news to share this week! Through the federal stimulus package Payroll Protection Program for Small Businesses and Nonprofit Corporations, we received a loan/grant for 8 weeks of our staff costs!! With that said, first comes thanks to God for generosity and grace. We also give thanks to everyone who made the application and follow-up possible: Laurie Cummings, Marilyn Angelo, Ivania Miranda, Allen Barr, and Lynn Barr. Everyone gave their time and talent. Furthermore, without Lynn’s tenacity and perseverance in finding a lender and seeing through all the minute details, it might not have happened! The money is in the bank and now, we are learning about the best practices for using the funds. Thanks be to God!
Good news—new ways of being church. What a week to be grateful.
Peace,
Pastor Kim
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