Update on Mask Requirements

Greetings, Siblings in Christ,

While the new CDC guidelines have said that fully-vaccinated people do not need to wear masks or social distance indoors, and while we celebrate this development as a sign of God’s continued healing, we also acknowledge that our congregation may include those who are fully vaccinated (second shot plus two weeks) and those who, for a variety of reasons, are not.  We will continue to take precautions to keep our congregation and ourselves safe and healthy as we move towards normalcy.  To this end, we are encouraging the continued voluntary wearing of masks during worship for the foreseeable future and the continued practice of social distancing in our church’s ministry.

In order to preserve the personal integrity of our congregants, we will not police these matters and will leave decisions to the discernment of individuals and families.  We all have mask fatigue at this point and hope this pandemic will miraculously come to an end. Unfortunately, this will not happen soon, so we ask for your continued patience.  It is always the responsibility of the church to go the extra mile in order to protect the most vulnerable in our midst. For this reason, your pastor will continue to practice social distancing and mask-wearing as an expression of the church’s commitment to congregational safety.  However, we are also committed to standing against the stigmatization or shaming of anyone for their personal decisions, since such a spirit is contrary to the Way of Jesus.

If you are uncomfortable with removing your mask during worship, please feel free to leave it on.  If you are uncomfortable with being in worship alongside of those who are not wearing a mask, we will continue to offer online worship on YouTube or at monacachurch.org.

Regardless of how you choose to worship, you are loved and a vital member of this community of faith.  We encourage you to pray about this matter, and make the safest decisions possible for yourself and your family. Through it all, be patient, gracious, and cautious, so that our church might bear consistent witness to the love that Jesus calls us to practice as we continue to experience God’s healing and deliverance in the days ahead.

God’s blessings in all we do,
Pastor Ross

Coming Up…

< November 2024 >
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
          1 2AA Meeting at 10:30 am
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
3Worship w/ Communion at 11:00 am
Holy Communion Offered Church Sanctuary + Google calendarAll Saints Sunday from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Honoring friends and loved ones who went to their heavenly home in the past year with a special remembrance during worship + Google calendar
4 5Bowling League from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
+ Google calendar
6AA Meeting from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
7Busy Hands from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Volunteer Group
Carey Community Center + Google calendar
8 9AA Meeting at 10:30 am
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
10Worship at 11:00 am
Traditional worship, including prayer and the singing of traditional hymns. Church Sanctuary + Google calendar
11 12Food Pantry Distribution from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
+ Google calendarBowling League from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
+ Google calendar
13Aliquippa First "PhDs" at 6:30 pm
For "Projects Half Done" - knitting/crochet group; 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at Aliquippa First UMC + Google calendarAA Meeting from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
14 15 16AA Meeting at 10:30 am
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
17Worship at 11:00 am
Traditional worship, including prayer and the singing of traditional hymns. Church Sanctuary + Google calendar
18 19Bowling League from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
+ Google calendar
20AA Meeting from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
21Busy Hands from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Volunteer Group
Carey Community Center + Google calendar
22 23AA Meeting at 10:30 am
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
24Worship at 11:00 am
Traditional worship, including prayer and the singing of traditional hymns. Church Sanctuary + Google calendar
25 26No Bowling all day
Thanksgiving + Google calendar
27Aliquippa First "PhDs" at 6:30 pm
For "Projects Half Done" - knitting/crochet group; 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at Aliquippa First UMC + Google calendarAA Meeting from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
28Happy Thanksgiving! all day
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29 30AA Meeting at 10:30 am
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar