03/18/2020
Dear Members and Friends of the
Caneadea United Methodist Church,
Greetings in the Name of the God who calls us Beloved.
I am writing to you today to share important information about our church’s as our world faces the Covid-19 pandemic.
With guidance from our political and church leaders, I have decided it is time to suspend gathering for worship Sunday mornings, meetings, or other events, where two or more gather in person. At this time, I am thinking through the best way to continue corporate worship while in this time of social distancing.
This is a VERY hard decision, because we love each other and treasure our opportunities to gather together. This love also compels us to take the best care of each other that we can and suspending corporate worship for a time.
We will plan to stay in touch by telephone and social media platforms. If you or someone that you know is in need of ANYTHING, please contact me at the church office, 585-365-2529 (church office) or cell phone 716-410-6049 (Pastor Craig). With our church doors abandon for now, it’s time for us to show that the church has never been about the building.
I do have some very exciting news to share with you. We the four-church collaboration have a website. I have only begun to build it so please be patient. (nacumc.com) If you have any ideas or information that needs to be added please let me know.
It is my hope and dream is that when we are again able to gather in person for worship, that there is a tsunami of people who gather in our churches because they are hungry to come and worship with people who have so clearly demonstrated the love of Christ to them in this difficult time!!!
Finally friends, hold onto the faith we share in the love and power of our God and savior. Continue to seek after that peace that surpasses all understanding even in the midst of the chaos of the world around us. May we be the vessel God can use to bring order into this chaos. May we all seek ways in these days to share the awesome love of God with neighbors, friends, and strangers. Look for God in these days – I believe God is active and all around us!
In Christ Love, Pastor Craig