May
11
2020
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MONDAY, 5/11/20

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”  (Psalm 46:1)

I was called to the hospital shortly after our service ended last night.  (Yes, for the first time in eight weeks I was called to the hospital and granted entrance)  Eddie Albritton, Sr has taken a turn for the worse and the doctor called for his wife and children to be with him.  It “appears” there is nothing the medical folks can do and that his time on this earth is very limited now.  Pray for Eddie’s family.  If allowed, I will be visiting again this morning but not sure if that will be allowable i.e. different personnel working this morning so we shall see.

Stella Brinkman should begin her more specialized therapy today.  I assume this will involve several weeks so keep praying.

Heard from Decker Terry last night.  He is at home and doing well all things considered.  He will travel back to Birmingham in two weeks for a follow up visit.  Decker thanks everyone for their prayer support and knows God is working a miracle in his life.  Keep praying!

Did not get an update on Shari Compagner but am believing “no news is good news!”  Keep praying for Shari.

I am so in hopes that our GRACE Ministries trip scheduled for June 18 – 25, 2020 will be a go.  However, the President there made things even more strict last night for the next week.  Honestly, I am of the opinion that folks are going to begin to die of starvation there if their borders are not open soon so aid can come in the form of supplies and people.  Pray for the situation in Guatemala, please.

We were blessed with a good day in our services yesterday.  The Lord certainly gave us an awesome weather day.  Our attendance seemed to be down just a bit in our morning drive in service but the evening service seemed to be ok.  I am very concerned that a good number of our young families have simply gotten out of the habit of attending services on campus.  This has been a source of worry for me for the past few weeks.  It has simply become too easy to not physically attend a service.

Prayerfully, every thing changes beginning this Wednesday, May 13, 2020, as we will have our 10:00AM and our 6:30PM services in the auditorium.  Our students, 6th graders through twelfth graders, will meet in the CAB at 6:30PM.  We will take the necessary measures to hold these services.

This Sunday, May 17, 2020 we will have five in person services on our campus.  The first one will begin at 8:00AM and will be for our Senior Adults only as far as the auditorium is concerned.  Folks under the age of 65 who would like to attend that service can do so by sitting in our Preschool Building or CAB and watching the video feed.

Our second service will begin at 9:15AM and will be open to any age group including senior adults.  Once we reach capacity in the auditorium then we will put the overflow in the Preschool Building and/or CAB.

Our third service will begin at 10:30AM and will also be open to any age group including senior adults.  Ditto as far as reaching capacity is concerned.

Our Spanish church will also meet for worship at 10:30AM.  They will meet in our student ministry building.

Our evening service will begin at 6:00PM and that service will be in our CAB.  This will be for all ages too.

This Sunday, 5/17, the 8:00AM & 9:15AM services will be live streamed.  All services will be available on the radio for those vehicles located on our campus.

We will not be requiring folks to wear masks during these services but will have masks available if someone needs one (thank you Josh Nelson).  All of the hymnals have been removed from the auditorium.  We will not be passing the offering plates but will instead use the offering boxes built by Grant Tillman.  We will wipe down the auditorium following each service.

What about extended care, children’s church, Sunday School, et cetera?  We are taking this thing one step at a time as it is a process of trial and error.  I am open to suggestions.  The schedule listed above is designed for the rest of May.  We may make some tweaks, changes, et cetera but we do hope to add even more beginning in June.

So, Friendship family, let’s celebrate our regathering this Wednesday and Sunday by being in attendance.  Have young children at home?  Why not have one parent attend a service while the other is home with the children and then reverse roles for another service?

My dad’s situation continues to seemingly decline.  Lord willing, Daphne & I will travel to Hartselle today and will be back tomorrow night.  This will most likely be the new “norm” for me until dad improves or the Lord calls him home.

The church office is open today through Thursday from 8:00AM until 4:00PM.

I pray that you will have a great Monday with Jesus.

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