Our recent executive orders related to the coronavirus strictly prohibit large gatherings of any kind, and this, unfortunately, includes worship services.

This Easter Sunday, and every Sunday until the pandemic is behind us, please stay home. 1/

We respectfully ask that churches in our area not move forward with "drive-in" worship services or any other kind of public assembly. Allowing people to gather, even in their cars with the windows rolled up, will be considered a violation of our directives. 2/

This is another deeply sad decision that I have had to confront in the last several weeks: the very things that give us so much joy and life - community and fellowship, particularly through worship - are the very things we must avoid now to stop the spread of the coronavirus. 3/

This disease is serious - and so our response has to be serious too. Your health and safety matters more to me than anything else right now, though, and I know that this sentiment is shared by every minister, priest, and faith leader in our community. 4/

The toughest times bring out the best qualities in each of us, and if we all do our part, we'll get to the other side of this that much faster. 5/5