COME FOR THE CELEBRATION ON JULY 4TH
We are looking forward to the reopening of our in-person worship in our church facility on July 4th. It has been one year since our worship began outside on the land, and now we are celebrating being back in our worship center. Here is the information from your church council concerning our reopening and in person worship:
Beginning on July 4th our safety protocols at Spirit of Joy will adjust with our indoor worship. We rejoice that the vaccine has proven effective and is taking hold in our communities. There is still a way to go, especially since a vaccine for young children will not be available for a few months. There are also some adults who have not been vaccinated... some for very good reason. The church council has been diligent in the matter of caring for our faith community.
The basic shift of our protocols is a movement from "requirement” to "personal choice". Things like mask wearing, social distancing, etc....the choice now becomes yours. You are encouraged to do what is best and most comfortable for you.
1) Wearing your mask as of July 4th is no longer a requirement if you are vaccinated. Please feel free to wear one if that makes you feel more comfortable. The CDC guidelines ask that you wear a mask for your protection if you are not vaccinated or if you happen to have a slight cold.
2) Social distancing of six feet, as of July 4th, will no longer be in effect. Nonetheless, when you arrive at the church, seating can be well-spaced.
3) Serving coffee after worship will resume for the month of July. We will move to adding snacks in August.
4) As for greeting one another, you are urged to be respectful of another's personal space. If you are a hugger, it is a good idea to ask: "May I give you a hug?" Some may still be at the elbow or fist bump stage of greeting; others are no longer comfortable shaking hands. The important thing is for us to respect one another and to be assertive in indicating with what we are most comfortable.
Please note.... the "easing of our protocols" are subject to change based on the feedback we receive and in the case of an increase in the rate of infections. You have all been awesome over this past year. Now as we adjust we will continue to invest in the well-being of one another, our faith community, and the larger community as well.
We will continue our online presence with live stream worship every Sunday. If you are not able to be with us in person, plan to join us in the live stream. As you are aware we received a technology grant to upgrade our facility for a strong online presence and provide the best in-person worship experience at Spirit of Joy. We would like to match the $5000 grant. Please give in support of this effort for technology.
See you on the 4th!
Pastor Dan
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Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
for we have endured no end of contempt.
We have endured no end
of ridicule from the arrogant,
of contempt from the proud.
~Psalm 123
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Please join us for memorial services honoring
Ralph F. Kling
on Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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Church Service:
Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church 10:00 am
1735 Main Street
Ramona, CA. 92065
Military Honors:
Miramar National Cemetery 1:30 pm
5795 Nobel Dr.
San Diego, CA 92122
(Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior
and wait in your car in the procession line)
Reception:
Embassy Suites Hotel 2:00pm
4550 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92122
(light refreshments)
If you are able to attend,
you are welcome at one or more of these events.
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But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
~2 Corinthians 12:9
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Thank you for all who contributed and participated in the first Spirit of Joy book drive. The turnout on the day of the giveaway was not as great as we hoped, but we gave away books at church services the next day on the land, and Jason and Jen pushed a wagon of books around during cruise night, passing out books and inviting the community to check out our amazing church. If you have young ones, or know young ones, please grab a book on Sunday and invite someone to join our church. Help us grow our church community.
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As the school year has ended and summer is here I am looking forward to connecting with the youth here at Spirit of Joy in a variety of different ways. Unfortunately, the summer trip that the youth have gone on in the past won't be happening this year, but there are still many things that can be done over the course of the summer that allow us to gather together in faith and have some fun.
The last weekly youth group was June 20th and it is now time to switch gears. This will resume again towards the end of August.
Here are a few dates/activities to keep in mind for summer as I continue to work on setting up different events. The details are still getting sorted but information on dates, times, need for parent volunteers, and sign up forms can be found here in future newsletters, on our website at http://sojchurch.com/youth, and on our Facebook pages at https://www.facebook.com/sojyouth, and https://www.facebook.com/groups/sojchurch.
This summer we can look forward to a few different activities such as: Worship Night (July, 18th), 1-2 Service Days around our community here in Ramona (Sometime in August), and a Beach day (July 25th).
The dates listed are tentative as I work on ironing out some details. I am looking forward to connecting with the youth more over the summer and into the fall.
Thank You,
Randi-Kate Canoy Suhr
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Building Fund Contributions:
6/20/2021 $200
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He was amazed at their lack of faith.
~Mark 6:6
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Check out ways you can support Spirit of Joy's ministry!
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Men's Weekly Breakfast continues every Thursday, 8am, at Denny's in Ramona.
We have no specific agenda except to get to know other Christian men in an informal gathering.
We hope you can join us.
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PRAYER LINE REQUESTS: Tori Barlow is our new prayer line coordinator. If you have a prayer request please contact Tori at toribarlow@gmail.com or (760) 522-0661. All prayer requests will now be forwarded through Tori.
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