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STREAMING OF
SUNDAY WORSHIP
Join us this Sunday
for Worship at 10:00 a.m. on our Facebook
Page:
Clinton
Heights
Lutheran Church.
The video will also be available to view later
on
Vimeo. Use the link in the update to the right
to access this weeks' worship service.
IN-PERSON WORSHIP
AND SUNDAY SCHOOL
All In-Person Worship and Christian
Education opportunities have been suspended
at this time until further notice.
Below
are links that will allow you access to the
past two weeks’ services. May it be
a blessing to you during these times of waiting
for God's healing to occur.
Sun.
February 28, 2021
The Second Sunday iof Lent
https://vimeo.com/517798908
Wed.
February 24, 2021
Mid-Week Lenten Devotion
https://vimeo.com/516182617
Sun.
February 21, 2021
The First Sunday in Lent
https://vimeo.com/514944523
Read
& View
Pastor Ralph's
Weekly Update
for
February 24, 2021
February
2021 Bellringer

UPCOMING
EVENTS
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15
Clinton Heights Ave.
Columbus, OH 43202
(614) 267-4991
(One block south of
N Broadway on N. High St.)
Click here for a map
Welcome To Clinton Heights Lutheran Church

Updated
2-28-2021
11:30 AM
Hello
Clinton Heights Family and Friends,
The
Transition Task Force meeting just wrapped
up and I want to share some decisions which
came from that meeting:
The ELCA recently released, "Resuming
Care-Filled Worship and Sacramental Life during
a Pandemic" - a document that was produced
by an ecumenical committee of worship and
science professionals. In the document, three
criteria were cited for congregations to gather
safely for worship, both indoor and outdoor:
Indoor
A. The positivity rate for testing in the
area/region is less than 5%.
B. The rate of new cases per day in the area/region
is less than 10 in 100,000.
C. ICU beds are filled to less than 70% capacity
in the area/region.
Outdoor
A. The positivity rate for testing in the
area/region is less than 10%.
B. The rate of new cases per day in the area/region
is less than 20 in 100,000.
C. ICU beds are filled to less than 80% capacity
in the area/region.
We
will base our decisions on resuming indoor
and outdoor worship on these numbers as reported
from local authorities for the Columbus Metropolitan
Area. These numbers should hold steady for
one to two weeks, based on the Task Force's
discretion.
According
to www.covidactnow.org here are the current
figures for these three criteria:
A. Our positivity rate is currently 7.2%.
B. Rate of new cases per 100,000 is 18.8.
C. ICU beds are currently filled at 80% capacity.
What
does this mean for us right now?
We will not resume indoor worship at this
time. If the weather was better, we could
resume outdoor worship. The Task Force will
be meeting again in three weeks - on March
13 - to examine the criteria again, and to
see if any changes are warranted based on
the numbers in our area at that time.
We
are also hoping to have outdoor worship experiences
on Palm Sunday (March 28) and Easter Sunday
(April 4). I will plan to video services for
these two days and virtual worship plans will
be made for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
as well.
My
comments
Please keep the Task Force, Church Council,
all of our congregation and me in your prayers.
While we are hopeful that the trend of the
numbers of new infections and hospitalizations
will continue to go down, we also do not want
to contribute to any spike or local outbreak
by resuming too early. The entire Task Force
is anxious to be back in person and recognizes
that many folks in the congregation feel the
same way. These decisions are difficult to
make when, emotionally, we yearn to be together.
Acting in love and out of concern for each
other, though, is very important as we continue
to recover from this once in a lifetime threat
to our health and lives.
May
God bless our congregation and may God bless
you in the weeks and months to come.
Pastor Ralph Wolfe
Greetings
in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The
mission of Clinton Heights Lutheran Church
is summed up in our initials - CHLC: Calling
Hearts to the Living Christ. Through worship,
Christian Education, fellowship and service,
our church family is committed to reaching
out to all who yearn to experience God's
presence in their lives. On the pages of this
website, you will see much of the programmatic
ministry that goes on within and outside of
our walls, but what I have experienced is
that the real strength of Clinton Heights
is its people. We are a group of friendly,
welcoming Christians, forgiven by the grace
of God, eager to share the joy that we have
experienced with others.
While our building may have a few confusing
twists and turn, our mission to Call Hearts
to the Living Christ is clear cut. Please
know that you are welcome to join us for any
and all of the activities and gatherings of
our congregation, and may God bless you this
day.
Pastor Ralph Wolfe
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