God has called each of us to practice Hebrews 13:3, “Remember your fellow believers in prison as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.” We humbly come alongside persecuted believers and lift them up to God through fervent prayer. We also share our lives with them by writing letters of encouragement, supplying Bibles and Christian resources, and meeting some of their physical, medical and practical needs through ministries such as Open Doors USA and Voice of the Martyrs. An unexpected blessing of this Prayer Group has been the way God has worked to allow us to care for and support one another. We have welcomed many new members over the years and would love to have more people join us the second Monday of each month at 9:15am in room 12.

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Ordinary time - 

Bible Song: from Psalm 93

"The Lord reigns, He is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed the world is established, firm and secure.Your throne was established long ago; You are from all eternity...Your statutes, Lord, stand firm; holiness adorns Your house for endless days."

Bible Reading - II Samuel 5:1-5

Prayer: "Son of David, throned on a cross, crowned with thorns, and coronated among tears and taunts, You appeared nothing like a king. But, through Your obedient sacrifice, You are my eternal King, my selfless Sovereign, my loving Lord. Willingly, I bend the knee, asking you to govern me by Your Word and Spirit, to guard and keep me in the freedom You have won for me. Amen (HC 31)

Blessing:

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."  Matthew 5:6

First Christian Reformed Church Building Usage during Covid-19 Policy

8/20/20

Purpose: This policy exists to balance the protection of the First CRC community from the Covid-19 threat with the ongoing mission to share the Gospel and make disciples. The policy will be regularly updated to reflect changing CDC guidelines, state and local orders, and the discernment of First CRC leadership. The Executive Committee shall approve of any revisions of this policy.

Policies:

1. Anyone that would like to access First CRC buildings during this time, must receive permission to do so from Rebecca Schaefer, rebecca@firstcrcdenver.org.

2. Anyone who has been sick or tested positive for Covid-19 must stay away from church premises for a period of at least 14 days since their last symptom. Anyone organizing a group on church premises should remind group members of this prior to each meeting.

3. At this time, most groups that want to meet in a church building will be limited to the Pit Stop, preferably with the garage door open to the yard.

4. Groups that do meet will have to be limited to 10 or less, maintain at least 6 feet of separation, and everyone should wear a mask.

5. A roster of everyone in the group that met in a church facility should be sent to Rebecca within 24 hours of the meeting’s conclusion for contact tracing should anyone become sick or test positive for Covid-19.

6. Anyone participating in a meeting in First CRC buildings should alert Rebecca if they become sick or test positive for Covid-19.

7. Immediately after the meeting, the group or its designee should clean all hard surfaces with sanitizing wipes.