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Gathering in Church

During the pandemic, God’s people have been unable to gather together to share in worship with liturgy, Scripture readings, prayer and song. Private devotions and online streaming of church services has kept us connected to our routine of weekly worship, but when we are again able, Christians will return to Sunday worship, the gathering together within our church walls. Over the years in ministry, I have been told by several non-church goers that they still believe in God and spend time with Him, that they can worship in the woods, commune with God in nature or solitude, and others ...

Church services

If your church is holding activities, whether on line or the radio, please let the OBSERVER know and we will run them. Please email editorial@observertoday.com with the information. Church of the Living Spirit The Church of the Living Spirit Services are on Facebook Live each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Various speakers will be announced at the service. Log into Facebook/Church of the Living Spirit. Family Church Fredonia Cruise-in Chruch, Sundays 10 a.m. Fredonia Barker Common. For more information visit www.fcfredonia.org. First Baptist Church in Dunkirk First Baptist Church is ...

Churches adapt services to social distancing

The writer of the Book of Hebrews in the New Testament admonishes early Christians against “neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some,” emphasizing the importance of communal worship. It’s a charge that contemporary Christians are adapting to meet in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some congregations gather in parking lots, while others livestream worship services and various activities online. “In place of ‘amens,’ people have just impromptu taken to honking their amens,” said Pastor Kenn Sickle, with First Presbyterian Church in St. Clairsville, Ohio, ...

Church services

If your church is holding activities, whether on line or the radio, please email editorial@observertoday.com with the information. Church of the Living Spirit The Church of the Living Spirit Services are on Facebook Live each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Various speakers will be announced at the service. Log into Facebook/Church of the Living Spirit. Family Church Fredonia Cruise-in Chruch, Sundays 10 a.m. Fredonia Barker Common. For more information visit www.fcfredonia.org. First Baptist Church in Dunkirk First Baptist Church is continuing to have Sunday morning services each ...

First Baptist Church news

First Baptist Church is continuing to have Sunday morning services each week at 10 a.m. online. We are able to meet every Wednesday evening for prayer online using Zoom. Find us at www.Facebook.com/DunkirkBaptist or search “Dunkirk baptist” on YouTube.com. You can also watch or listen to our services on our website at www.DunkirkBaptist.org. Our church wants to help you if you need assistance picking up groceries or prescriptions. We are also available if you need to talk to a Christian counselor about life struggles or direction or if you would like us to pray with you. Contact ...

Appeal 2020 reaches $5.2 million, now halfway to goal

BUFFALO — With just more than two months left of Appeal 2020, Catholic Charities announced today that its annual campaign has tipped over the halfway mark. To date, the Appeal has raised $5,201,665.90, which is 52% of the $10 million goal. Over the past month, the Appeal has recorded an additional $2 million in donations from 8,000 donors. The annual Appeal helps fund Catholic Charities’ 51 programs and services across dozens of sites in Western New York, along with a number of programs and ministries through the Fund for the Faith. “We realize that these are unprecedented ...