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Pastor Sam and Abby
Greetings Friends,
Pastor Sam here, I pray you are all well and enjoying the beautiful fall weather God has given us thus far this season. As Autumn continues on, I hope that we all take time to appreciate the physical and spiritual beauty of the changing of the seasons.
We are gladdened at the progress being made towards vaccines for young ones and we are still prayerful for an end to the current pandemic and increasing infection rates we see. I ask that all of us as a church community continue to be in prayer for those most affected by Covid, and do our part by getting vaccinated and continuing to use safe practices whenever possible . We move forward into November both hopefully and cautiously. Church leaders continue to monitor the local situation closely, and we will notify the congregation of any changes as soon as we feel they may be necessary.
One change that I wanted to make you all aware of is that I have started a part-time position at Christiana hospital as a chaplain. In order to finish my ordination in the United Methodist Church, I must serve four times as a hospital chaplain. This position is roughly 10 hours a week,
and most weeks I will be working on Thursdays . The position is very flexible, so it will have little impact on my work in Chesapeake City.
I continue to give thanks to God for the wonderful work that he is doing in and amongst our community during this season. Not least of all for the wonderful new Bible studies, youth group, and fellowship opportunities that have begun in these past few months.
Another opportunity that I’d like to share is that we will be partnering with Elkton UMC to start a GriefShare group. GriefShare is a Christian organization that specializes in small groups that help folks process and move past grief, whether it be the loss of a loved one or a friend. One of the tragedies of the past few years is that many of us have been unable to grieve, or grieve communally over the various losses we have experienced, in the ways that we would like and are accustomed to us. This group will be open for anyone, and we will have our initial interest meeting for our church after services on Sunday, November 7th.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Sam Mitchell