Limehouse Presbyterian Church
Rev. Steve Boose, Minister
Corner of 22SR and 6th Line
c/o 116 Main St. South,
Georgetown, ON, L7G 3E6 Phone (905) 877-7585 (Knox, Georgetown)
Cell: (289) 924-0590
revboose@gmail.com
March 18, 2020
As you may have heard, due to the declaration of a State of Emergency by the Province of Ontario, with a stated request that churches and all other places of worship close to increase “social distancing,” we also will not be opening our doors on Sunday mornings for worship. Knox, and every other church in Halton Hills (as far as I can tell), is similarly closed, as are all events that take place at the churches.
We have no idea how long this
closure will last. We hope that it will only be the three weeks of the
extended March Break period, but there are rumblings that it could be much
longer than that. It is possible that Easter will not be celebrated at
the church, and even if we opened the doors, it would almost certainly not
include communion.
The elders of the congregation – Ted Brown, Cathy Brown, Bill Karn, and Ron Kirkwood – are hopefully going to be reaching out to everyone periodically over the next few weeks to ensure that everyone is doing as well as can be expected. If you find yourself in a situation where the church can help, please reach out to one of them or to me and we will see what we can do for you!
I will still be recording meditations on Sunday mornings and sending them out via the Knox Presbyterian Church Georgetown YouTube channel – the direct link (if you’re reading this on a computer or tablet) is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9L5NMnLIPCcIPDz7LmvT8A.
Other items may be recorded
on there as well for your spiritual edification during this time of crisis.
For the moment, though, I
would say again what I said on Sunday – let’s try to reframe this not as a time
of panic, but a time of pause. Let’s consider how God may be using this
time to bless us, rather than give in to the fear. Let’s see Him at work
in us, with us, and through us, today and every day.
Sincerely,
Rev. Steve
