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Dear Friends,  

Hello.  We hope that everyone is doing well. We recognize how difficult the past several months have been, and we want you to know that we are with you every step of the way. Beginning this week, the Blitz will be mailed to those individuals without an email or internet connection. If you know of someone that falls into this category, email or call Trish at or 513-867-5411.  Please do not hesitate to call the office if you need anything. We are hopeful that we can worship again in-person but want to do so in the safest way possible. Stay safe! Stay healthy!

ONLINE WORSHIP CONTINUES THIS WEEK with our four-part sermon series on Ruth, God’s Invisible Hand. Pastor John and the team are once again down on the farm this week.  We hope you can stream our services on Facebook or our website. The Traditional Worship Service will be streamed live on Facebook at 9:30 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. The Contemporary Worship Service will be broadcasted at 10:45 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., & 6 p.m. All services can be found on our Facebook at www.facebook.com/thepresbyofhamilton or by clicking on our “Sermons” icon on our website at www.thepresby.org.

 **We have some reminders and new information to share with you this week**

REMINDER: NEW ONLINE BIBLE STUDY - Committed Couples: If you are like many of us, you find yourselves going through the motions or gritting your teeth and holding on at times to make it through the day! A Bible study is now being formed that will dig into how we can start cherishing each other daily and how that can have a powerful effect on our relationship. This Online Bible Study is a six-week Bible Study program that meets on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. and runs from August 12, 2020 - September 16, 2020. The study is based on the book Cherish by Gary Thomas & Beth Graybill and will be facilitated by Mark & Kelli Provart. Please email info@thepresby to let us know if you want to be part of this exciting new option. Registration is required. We will need to email you the Zoom meeting specifics for you to join us.  You must purchase your study guide. Study guides can be found on Amazon.com for $10.89 for paperback or $4.99 for the Kindle version.

FALL ONLINE BIBLE STUDY OPTIONS will be announced in the coming weeks for men’s and women’s studies. We anticipate the Fall Online Bible Studies to begin around September 29, 2020, after the Committed Couples study concludes. Stay tuned!

RETURN TO WORSHIP INFORMATION: Listed below are some more details you need to keep in mind when the call is made to return to Phase II in-person worship. Each week we will share more information to help us prepare for that time.   

• When arriving for worship, everyone will have their temperature taken with a touchless thermometer. For the safety of all, those with fevers higher than 100 degrees will not be permitted to remain for worship. We ask that you contact your physician as soon as possible to follow-up.
• In Phase II worship to maintain social distancing, seating in the balcony is limited to volunteers who will be operating the audio/visual equipment for the worship service.
• On the first Sunday of each month, communion is available in pre-packaged cups. You will be given one as you arrive. After the service, you are asked to drop the used communion cup in the wastebasket by the door as you exit.

ALUMINUM CANS & PILL BOTTLES: Until further notice, recycling will not be collected at the church. This step is taken to ensure the safety of volunteers and staff so that the virus is not accidentally transmitted. When conditions improve, the recycling program will be reinstated.

Please know that we miss you, and you are in our prayers. Your staff continues to take the steps necessary to resume in-person worship when the call is made we will be ready for you. In the meantime, we hope that you can join us for online worship and upcoming online Bible Studies. Stay strong in Christ together!

Pastor John & Staff

The Presbyterian Church
23 S Front St.
Hamilton, OH 45011
513-867-5411