Facility Mask Policy

This new mask policy was approved by the Governing Board on March 28, 2022 and is effective immediately.

We will follow the CDC community level for Monroe County.

When the county is at or approaching high risk, masks are required. Food will not be served at group events.
When the county is at or approaching medium risk, masks are recommended. Food will be served with individual portions.
When the county is at or approaching low risk, masks are optional. We will respect one another’s decisions about masking.

Masks are required in our nursery for everyone age 3 and up. Masks are required for adults working with children 5 and under.

Masks continue to be recommended for high-risk groups and individuals who are unvaccinated.

Jubilee, youth, and children’s Sunday School continue their COVID practices with food.

Current EventsAndy CanadaMarch 29, 2022Masking, COVID-19, Pandemic, Masks, Wearing masks

A Word from Pastor Lisa: Remembering and Rebuilding

My husband Colin has a memory like a steel trap. When he was a little boy, his mom would tell him her grocery list and then take him to the store. He could remember everything.

BlogKatelyn HlavatyJune 11, 2021Pandemic, nehemiah

A Word from Pastor Lisa: Emergence

The dogs and I stopped on our morning walk the other day to watch a newly hatched cicada nymph shed its shell. This nymph from the Brood X invasion had of course burrowed underground for 17 years, sucking on tree root sap.

BlogKatelyn HlavatyJune 3, 2021cicadas, stress, Pandemic

A Word from Pastor Lisa: Uprooted and Transformed

There is little more satisfying in our earthly lives than pulling up a thistle or dandelion by the roots. That’s exactly what I was doing when I heard our 5-year-old’s voice cry, “Aaah! You’re digging up my beautiful dandelions!” I looked over to see an altar of dandelions she had harvested in the center of our small garden, in addition to the bouquet in her hands. How is one person’s weed another person’s beautiful flower?

Blog, Pastor LisaKatelyn HlavatyApril 16, 2021disciples path, wesley, Romans, garden, Pandemic, uprooted, transformedComment

A Word from Pastor Lisa: On Communion

One of the deep joys of ministry is presiding at the communion table, breaking bread and sharing the cup with all of God’s people.

Pastor Lisa, Blog, Church, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyAugust 10, 2020Communion, Pandemic, COVID-19

A Word from Pastor Lisa: What We Need Is Here

Pastor Lisa, Current Events, BlogMediaspaceJuly 31, 2020Pandemic, COVID-19, Racism, Social Justice, Refuge, Psalm

A Word from Pastor Lisa: Parenting in a Pandemic

On an ideal pandemic day, my work scene happens from the couch with my laptop on a pillow, our puppy curled against my hip, and my arm snuggling our 4-year-old as Dinosaur Train blares in the background.

Current Events, Pastor Lisa, BlogKatelyn HlavatyJuly 24, 2020Pandemic, COVID-19, Current events, Parenting, Kids

A Word from Pastor Lisa: Masking as Spiritual Practice

Blog, Current Events, Pastor Lisa, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyJuly 3, 2020Current events, Pandemic, Masking, Wearing masks, Masks, COVID-19Comment

A Word from Pastor Lisa: Sorrow Over Singing

While I can’t carry a tune in a bucket, I love to sing praises to God wherever I am, especially with the people of God. Methodists are a singing people

Pastor Lisa, Blog, Church, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyJune 26, 2020Pandemic, COVID-19, singing, song

A Word from Pastor Lisa: On Rest

I don’t wear my dressy watch much these days. When I put it on for church, I noticed the time was just a few minutes slower than it should have been. It’s no wonder. Time has been moving strangely in this pandemic.

Pastor Lisa, Blog, Church, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyMay 22, 2020rest, time, watch, Pandemic

A Word from Pastor Lisa: On Endurance

A couple of weeks ago, we bought some beautiful vegetable plants through the online Bloomington Farmers’ Market, which we highly recommend.

Pastor Lisa, Blog, Church, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyMay 15, 2020Pandemic, endurance, garden

A Word from Pastor Lisa: Becoming Fully Human

In this time of pandemic, one of my friends was struggling to be a good parent, teacher, and spouse. Her therapist told her: “Right now, there are no life awards, only attendance.”

Pastor Lisa, Blog, Church, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyMay 1, 2020Pandemic, COVID-19, Parenting

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