Worship Services and Meetings Suspended -- Virtual Services and Meetings Planned (updated)

In order to comply with the CDC guidelines and Governor Gavin Newsom’s orders to shelter-in-place and to cancel or postpone gatherings, Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship will not hold worship services or on-site meetings through the end of April.

VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
We will be using Zoom to conduct virtual worship services and meet online during this time. Pastor Joanne Martindale invites everyone to join us for online for worship. The link to the meetings will be sent via email to the congregation. If you do not receive an email with the linkl, and want to join us, please contact your Deacon or the office at rockpres@aol.com.

If you’re new to using Zoom to attend virtual meetings, you can learn more about it at the Zoom Help Center here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

The following article details how one congregation recently used this tool to bring people together virtually for worship: https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/zooming-to-the-rescue-in-the-face-of-covid-19/

PHONE CALLS:

Because the office phone messages cannot be retrieved remotely, phone messages may not be received or calls returned on a daily basis, but email is being checked regularly. Please send an email to rockpres@aol.com, or contact Pastor Joanne or a deacon if you have questions or need support at this time.

GENERAL INFORMATION AND OTHER RESOURCES:

For the official coronavirus response from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) please read this Pastoral letter, from Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett President, Executive Director Presbyterian Mission Agency.

As a congregation, we should be aware of guidelines to keep ourselves and others safe and healthy during this time. We also can use this as a time to reflect on our level of preparedness to continue to operate in times of disruption.

You can find guidelines in this pdf document Preparedness for Pandemics for congregations or on the CDC website at this link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/guidance-community-faith-organizations.html

For current information about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, and guidelines from health officials, please refer to the following websites:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov

The World Heal Organization: www.who.int

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: www.hhs.gov

We will update this post with various resources as they become available.