Author: lakewooducc

May 27, 2020

Greetings, LUCC community!

My, how we miss seeing each other! When the COVID-19 situation began, we
had a meeting after church about how we would go forward. We expected to all
be coming back to church again the next Sunday. But so much changed in a
week.

Since we could not safely meet in person and the church started to post a
Corona Sabbath devotion each week. Some thought this would go on for a
month or two. Then we would be back to church as usual.

Well, it’s been over 10 weeks, and there still doesn’t seem to be a clear date in
sight when it will be safe to meet in person on Sunday mornings once again as
we used to.

We do know that there will be masks, handwashing, sanitizer, and physical
distancing for months to come. As far as church is concerned, we know there
will be no singing (GULP), no choir, no hugging, no hand holding, no touching, for
a year? Or two? We just don’t know.

LUCC has always been flexible and adaptable. So, we are putting those traits to
work in a significant way now. The world still needs the love and grace and
gratitude that we have come to know through the Gospel. There is still a hunger
for justice. The Earth still cries out for healing. So we know that our church is
needed. And your help is needed as together we, as a congregation, navigate
the path going forward.

Please contact the church if we can be of help to you in any way.

Take care. I miss you all!

Many Blessings,

Kim Wells, pastor

Please use the link below to access the form:

The City is sponsoring a commemoration of the life of George Floyd and others.  The intent is to shine a light on injustice.  Please see the description below.

In support of this citywide effort, it would be wonderful to have some people with a candle/flashlight/cellphone at church each night, along 54th Ave. S. on the sidewalk, 6 feet apart, with masks on.  The request is to take the knee, with the light/candle on at 8:00 p.m. for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.  

This is going on every night beginning today, Tuesday, June 2 through Tuesday June 9.  

Please just show up and do it.  Once or every night.  Whatever works for you.  Rev. Wells will be there most nights but cannot be there tonight – Tuesday.  If there are a lot of people, great.  Just spread out.  If there are a few, that’s great, too.  Stand near the sign.

For more information or to indicate your interest in participating, please contact Patti Cooksey at cooksepa@eckerd.edu

If you cannot come to church to take part, please consider participating from your home.  

Thank you so much for being part of this expression of solidarity with the wider community.