Worship

COVID-19 PANDEMIC REQUIRES SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WORSHIP IS ONLINE ONLY!

Hello. We’re glad you’re here! We believe that everyone deserves to experience God’s love in relevant and authentic ways, especially during a pandemic! How are you doing? No one will remain unaffected by this pandemic. Covid-19 presents an unprecedented global health crisis that increasingly threatens lives and our quality of life closer and closer to home. Travel bans. School closures. Fear, uncertainty, and anxiety are among our responses while social distancing is necessarily becoming our default behavior along with thorough hand-washing. Don’t beat yourself up if you feel fear. Listen again to last week’s message and the admonition from 1 John 5:4: Faith overcomes fear as we let God’s word hold us, not fear. We live by faith.

Social distancing is not a modern invention. In the message this week from John 9, we will meet a man who experienced social distancing; from his family, from his neighborhood, from his religious community, too. No one wanted him close. Except Jesus. Let’s not confuse social distancing with spiritual distancing. Remember that Jesus is as close as a friend, offering living water that satisfies our deepest thirst, and connects us to the presence of God, opening our eyes to see!

Plan to join us on Cold Spring Worship Online at 10:30 AM on Sundays.

Read the scripture readings, the Lenten devotional, and the digital worship worship guide. We can practice spiritual closeness and social distancing at the same time!

1. How will you safely practice social distancing but stay spiritually close to others who need you? To others you need?
2. What has God done for you? With whom will you share that through a phone call or email this week?
3. Think about a time when Jesus corrected an incomplete understanding and brought healing?
4. Could this health crisis be an occasion for more radical care, greater compassion, and wider inclusion, or will we miss the opportunity to show the love of God to those most in need of it?
5. Get connected this week. Pray. Give thanks. Thank you for supporting our mission to energize spirits and transform lives in new ways! Be safe as you live by faith

And whatever your church background, or no church experience at all, you’re WELCOME! As it has for 306 years, Cold Spring Church continues to follow Jesus Christ and serve this community. We’ve been getting ready to meet you.

Stay safe. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay six feet apart! Let’s have a Brave New Year together. God loves you, and so do we. See you Sunday!

Hello. We’re glad you’re here! We believe that everyone deserves to experience God’s love in relevant and authentic ways, even during a pandemic! Especially during the COVID-19 Pandemic!!

Join us on Facebook Live or, if you feel comfortable to follow the CDC and the State of New Jersey required health protocols, sit six feet apart in our professionally cleaned and maintained sanctuary. Our re-opening policy has been approved by West Jersey Presbytery. Our health protocols, policies, and procedures are available in our weekly Worship Guides.

Our hybrid online and in-person worship will deliver a welcoming  and energizing experience at 10:30 AM on Sundays. Inspiring message. Great music with lyric videos. An special message for kids. Our thriving faith community has begun a Brave New Year to put God’s love into action to help make greater Cape May a better place while we follow physical distancing and other safer-living protocols. We joyfully love and serve God and our neighbors in the name of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. Join us.

And whatever your church background, or no church experience at all, you’re WELCOME! As it has for 306 years, Cold Spring Church continues to follow Jesus Christ and deliver spiritual resources to our community.

Be safe. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay six feet apart from others. Let’s have a Brave New Year together. God loves you, and so do we. See you Sunday, online or in-person.