Sunday worship online only for march 15, 22, 29

Dear ones, 
I really hate that I am writing this message, but here we are. The covid-19 pandemic is changing life daily. 

I just finished watching Gvr. Wolf's press conference in which he stated there are 2 confirmed cases of covid-19 and more pending test results in Allegheny County. It is almost certain that within the next few days, we will see a large uptick in the numbers of cases in our area. Our state and county governments urge all "non-essential" businesses and organizations to consider closing for the time being. 

Church family is essential, but meeting in person every Sunday morning is not, especially in light of an emergency situation like this. The elders, the staff, and I, as church leaders, are tasked with caring for the well-being of our church family - this includes physical and emotional well-being, along with spiritual well being. We have a great number of medically vulnerable people in our midst and want to do everything in our power to keep them, as well as other vulnerable people around us, as safe as possible. 

Therefore, it is in everyone's best interest that we move to online services only for the remainder of March. Here is how we are working to help keep everyone connected and keep things running. 

• We will be live-streaming worship online each of these Sundays at 10 am. ​You can watch the service from the beginning any time after it airs, and you can also listen to the sermon audio online. 

Worship Online

Sermon Audio

• You can still give your regular offering online (preferred) or by mailing it to the church.

Emsworth Online Giving

St. Andrew's Online Giving

• Pastoral staff and volunteers will be making at least weekly pastoral care check-ins by phone and will make sure everyone is doing ok, has groceries, etc as needed. Expect to get some calls from one of us. If you know someone in the community who might need some check ins, even if they aren’t a church member, please let us know and we’ll get them on the list. 
• Session meetings and other committee meetings will be held on Zoom. This is a platform that allows for both video conferencing from a computer, tablet, or smart phone AS WELL AS calling in with regular phone. 
• We will still have Lunch with the Pastor this Tuesday at noon, BUT we will have it via Zoom AND we will step it up to a weekly gathering for the time being. Get your lunch together at home or in the break room at work, log in or all in, and join us for LWTP! Feel free to share the link and invite others. https://zoom.us/j/415400716​

Virtual Lunch with the Pastor

Please email me with questions about any of the technology. I’m happy to help.

​Thanks for being flexible and rolling with it as we go. If you are struggling in some way because of closures, the emotional stress/toll of the situation, or social distancing, please do not hesitate to call or text the pastoral care line at 412.219.2503. We will do our best to connect you to the best help possible. 

Blessings, 
Charissa