COVID-19 Relief Grants are currently available to congregations to assist with emergency expenses arising from the cornonavirus outbreak. Offerings received by mail Consider how to secure the mail when there’s no one there regularly to receive it. Provide for more than one person (or a fidelity bonded person) to open, count, deposit – while maintaining […]
Creating Virtual Community
Resources Collected by the Commission on Thriving Congregations When Not Everyone Is Virtually-Connected This might seem like common sense at this point, but one of the easiest ways to slow the spread of COVID19 is to stay away from other people – an introvert’s dream (at least for a little while). But this leaves so […]
Lent: The Most Important Thing
Resources Collected by the Commission on Thriving Congregations In this instance we’re not talking about remembering the liturgical season as we engage in worship, and we’re not talking about keeping up a lenten practice like giving up chocolate. We’re talking about the reality of lent itself. For 40 days we observe a time of reflection […]
Thriving in Pandemic Times
Resources Collected by the Commission on Thriving Congregations The Commission on Thriving Congregations’ mission is to help you and your community thrive, especially during these unprecedented times. As communities, we’ve had to be inventive in our approach to ministry and life in general. We’re facing challenges that we might not have even considered before. Some […]
Friday Coronavirus Update
Greetings, Sisters and Brothers in Christ! As we look forward to this weekend, many if not most of us find ourselves facing the uneasy prospects of having to cancel worship services during the holiest season of the year. What would have been unthinkable even a few weeks ago has become a reality. Nevertheless, at this […]
COVID-19 Update and Recommendations
Dear Baltimore Presbytery Community, We are closely monitoring news and reports surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic, and wanted to share advice and guidance regarding presbyterian events, activities and worship, as they may pertain to your congregation. As most of you are aware, the Coronavirus is now in Maryland. Although we have not reached the crisis level […]