Dear Brothers and Sisters at Messiah,
I hope that all of you are remaining warm & safe during our first big storm of the winter.
Late this morning, I drove to our church building; the main & side roads had been plowed, along with our parking lot, and power & heat were on. This afternoon, I spoke with Pastor Blain; he & I agreed that if current conditions do not change, we will plan on worship and Bible class on Sunday, January 14th as scheduled. If you plan to attend, do allow yourself extra travel time and take extra care as you drive.
However, Kent County remains under a winter storm warning until 12 noon tomorrow, due to predicted lake effect snow. If you can't attend tomorrow due to local weather or road conditions, health & mobility issues or safety concerns, we completely understand! We are planning on livestreaming as usual (thanks to Kurt Veitengruber for tuning up our equipment this past week). Streaming links are provided below:
Bible Class Livestream at 9 am
Divine Service Livestream at 10 am
In addition, if worship & Bible class are cancelled due to worsening weather, we will notify you as early as possible tomorrow morning by a follow-up messsage, as well as by local tv channels (WOOD-TV & WZZM-TV), our website & Facebook page, etc.
Finally, if there's anything you need, please contact me directly. Thank you for your understanding, flexibility and continuing support.
Yours in Christ,
Rick Krueger, Parish Assistant
