Sunday, April 25, 2021, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SPECIAL NOTICE FOR THIS SUNDAY:
Due to the rain currently forecasted, we have decided to cancel our in-person option for tomorrow's service. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Instead, we invite you all to join us for our Sunday Service Live Stream at 10:00am! Everything you need to join in can be found in the links below. See ya then!
The following online meetings will also be occurring after the Service:
- 11:00am (immediately following the live stream) - The Afterparty (a time for sermon discussion and prayer) begins here.
- 11:45am - Mercy Hill Kids Online Worship begins here.
COVID-19 Adjustments:
We are now happy to offer both in-person and online options for participating in our Sunday Services! Find relevant details below . . .
Option 1: In-Person
The in-person option will be held outside on Sundays at 10:00am in the pavilion around the back of Allen at Steinbeck Elementary. Park in the school's main parking lot and follow the Mercy Hill signs to the pavilion. Here are a few more things you need to be aware of:
SAFETY: Significant efforts are being made to ensure that these in-person gatherings are safe and in compliance with the state and county guidelines. We want the most vulnerable among us to still feel welcome to gather with us. But we need your help. Please review Mercy Hill's Reopening Plan & Guidelines (found here) to see what we are asking of you (e.g. ensure you are healthy before coming, maintain social distance while gathering, wear a mask, etc.).
SEATING: The venue has a decent amount of seating around picnic tables (which we will clean and space appropriately) but you can feel free to bring your own chairs if you'd like as there is ample room for that as well.
CHILDREN: Children are most certainly welcome, but we are not currently able to provide much for them. They will need to stay with you during the Service and maintain social distance from any other children or adults outside of their immediate family members. There is plenty of space and even a grassy hill in the back if you wanted to bring a picnic blanket, pack-n-play, tent, etc. and hang out! As families begin to feel more comfortable bringing their kids to the Sunday Service, while we are not able to offer regular classes for them yet, we will have available"Sermon Notes for Kids" worksheets and pre-packaged crayons for them to make use of. Feel free to download the worksheet and use it at home as well! Note: We will still be providing online classes for Preschool and Elementary kids on Sundays after the Service beginning at 11:45am. Our Services will likely end around 11:15am or so. This will give you time to get home and get those kiddos online to learn more about Jesus! (For more on this, see here.)
WORSHIP GUIDES: In an effort to keep everyone safe, we will not be providing paper bulletins. Instead, you can find a Worship Guide for each Sunday's Service online which you can pull up on your phone/tablet during the Service or print from home beforehand. The Worship Guide will be available on Our Blog at 8:00am the morning of.
CANCELLATIONS: Because we're meeting outside, we realize that we may have to cancel this in-person option from time to time depending upon weather, smoke, changes in county guidelines, etc. If any changes are to be made, we will make the call by 8:00pm the Saturday before. At that point, updates will be made to our website and we notify you via all our communication channels. On these Sundays, we would still look to provide an online option for people to engage from home.
For our in-person Services, in order to comply with the county's guidelines, we need to do our best to keep record of who joined us each Sunday. Because of this, we ask that you please register in advance of every Sunday you attend.
Register for a Sunday Service!
Option 2: Live stream
Some of you may still feel it is unwise or unsafe to gather in person. We understand! We invite you instead to join with us online for our Sunday Service Live Stream! We will now be streaming our services each Sunday at 10:00am via our Mercy Hill Church Facebook page. If you don't have a Facebook account, no worries! You can still check the stream out on our Mercy Hill Live page. You won't be able to chat with friends or interact with the video, but you will be able to watch the Service. Remember to also head on over to Our Blog to get that Sunday's Worship Guide dropping at 8:00am the morning of.
Watch Live on Mercy Hill's Facebook Page Watch Live on Mercy Hill's Website
Note: Streaming outside as we are, there is always the possibility of experiencing technical difficulties. If this happens, we are SO sorry! We will also be recording the Service so that, even if the stream has issues, we will hopefully still be able to get the content up for you later in the day. Thank you for your patience and understanding.