Never Closed or Cancelled

 I am so blessed to be a part of this church family.  Thank you for being a family that I want to spend time with.  I have really enjoyed the past several weeks, as many of us have been able to gather together in-person to worship, learn from God's Word, pray together, share in the joy of communion and hear from members of our church family how God is using them to share his love...even during this pandemic.  I have seen God show up in some amazing and unexpected ways.
 
During the past year, I have been reminded often that the church is not a building.  It is us.  It is because of Jesus.  It is because we take Jesus with us everywhere we go, and we have in us the power of prayer.  As we continue to navigate the pandemic restrictions that have been placed upon us, please don't forget that we are still the church and the church is never closed or cancelled.
 
Based on the latest restrictions ("freeze") and the real possibility that it could be extended, below is what will be happening at Parkside Fellowship for the remainder of 2020:

• Our Sunday morning service will be online ONLY for the remainder of 2020.
• This shift to online only will allow us to provide a more complete worship experience with Christmas carols, special music by members of our church family, Advent candle lighting, Christmas testimonies, etc.
• Each week during the month of December, members of our church leadership team will be making "special deliveries" to each Parkside household.  The purpose of this visit will be to drop off a surprise gift and to spend a moment praying for you.
• Starting Wednesday, December 2nd, Pastor Doug will host a zoom prayer gathering.  This weekly time of prayer will take place at 12:30pm and last about 30min.  It will be a time for you to gather with other individuals from Parkside and spend a few moments praying for our church, each other and our community.  More details to follow.

I want to encourage all of us to remember God's big picture through these challenging times.  God is still on the throne.  Jesus still died and rose to save us from our sins.  There is still a place called Heaven that is being prepared for us and He still knows us by name!
 
Please continue to pray for our leadership as we pray and ask God to lead us where he wants us to go.
 
May God grant you His peace and protection.
 
Pastor Doug