January 8, 2022
Dear SCA Family,
Due to the incoming ice storm and its effect on the State College area, the leadership and I feel it is best to not have our regular morning service on Sunday, January 9. I always miss gathering in person to worship with the SCA family but am grateful for the nightly prayer gatherings we have scheduled for the coming week as part of our week of prayer and fasting.
Even though we won’t be having our regular Sunday morning service, still use this Sunday to set apart of time of worship in your home. Here are a few ways I would encourage you to consider implementing this for tomorrow morning:
1. Worship with one of the recent online services from SCA posted on the church YouTube page. Each service has a powerful time of worship and a timely Spirit inspired message that I believe God will use to minister to you and your family wherever you gather to worship.
2. Turn on a worship playlist on one of the many music providers (YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, etc.) and gather to worship Jesus. Following worship, if there are multiple individuals who live in your home, allow each to share where they have been reading as well as what themes God has been challenging them on. This is a regular practice in our home and is always a powerful and encouraging time!
3. Find a worship service from any number of excellent ministries available online and join them in what God is doing in their service. One online service I recommend and regularly worship to is James River Church in Springfield, MO (https://jamesriver.church)
Following your worship at home, I encourage you to conclude in a time of prayer and communion. Also consider the act of giving in your tithe/offerings as part of your time of worship. This can be done online or through regular mail.
Whatever form of worship you adopt for Sunday morning, I strongly encourage you to still launch into your time of prayer and fasting with the SCA family. In addition to this, protect the time on your calendar to join us each night for the different in person prayer gatherings (each at 6 PM at SCA) throughout the week. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, January 10- Men’s Prayer Gathering
Tuesday, January 11- Women’s Prayer Gathering
Wed, January 12- Students Prayer Gathering (parents and adults welcome)
Thursday, January 13- Prayer from home
Friday, January 14- Worship Gathering
I look forward to our times together this week, and pray you stay safe, stay warm, and stay filled with His continued presence in your life and in your home.
With Love,
Pastor Steve & Trisa