2020: What a year it has been so far. Here’s where New Covenant is at…

Timeline

March 14th we closed down the building: the rentals, the nursery school & worship

March 15th & 22nd We live-streamed worship

Then Session met & suggested Drive-in Worship along with LiveStream and to make YouTube Videos.

We are lucky Roger has sound experience and Pastor Katy knows her way around some technology

Since that we have had 20+ people in the parking lot each week and 20+ views online each week. We have had 40+ people join us for worship each week

Our worship is often viewed in Western NY, Florida, Japan & Pakistan and even on the porches of Ormond and Daytona Ave

We have celebrated Palm Sunday, Easter, Pentecost and Bring Your Own Communion

We have sung along to beautiful hymns thanks to the leadership of Marilyn & Roger Held

Session decided to stay singing in the Parking Lot & continue a safe environment for everyone throughout the rest of summer

Ministry Continues

•We called on deacons & session to increase communication & connection

•One of the first things we did was Collect $397.60 for Focus Interfaith Food Pantry as well as a bin of food

•We collected $533 for our custodian Rose who has done essential cleaning throughout and whose husband has been without work for months

•AA was quickly determined to be essential, we became the only AA in the area to meet

•Nursery School continued with zoom & weekly craft packets & drive in closing ceremony June 12th

•We are thrilled that we are able to open the Farmer’s Market early—at the beginning of May—as an essential service for the community: it is growing in vendors and customers (laste week we had 425+) every week!

Stewardship Step Up

•March we didn’t know how we would pay our employees & our bills with no in-person offering, no renters & no nursery school

•Estimate of Giving Cards and increased offerings started coming in, we saw a marked increase at our www.albanyncpc.com engagement & online giving. Thank you to every single person who has given so we can continue God’s work for the Kingdom

•9 Nursery School families donated tuition or extra out of their love for nursery school

Many renters continued to pay, by the grace of God

•We also pursued a myriad of grants & loans: and received a Payroll Protection grant, and a Presbytery Loan and an Emergency Disaster Loan, as well as a respite from Pensions Board for 3 months of Pastor Katy’s Healthcare bills. Thanks be to God.

•Here we are in June, and as of this moment we have enough money to make it through the end of July: pay essential bills and keep our 8 employees on full pay.

•As we reopen: If we all give what you can June & July then August won’t be a problem

If you have questions or want more information about where we are; You can talk to a session member or call Pastor Katy at 724-840-7841 or email her at katyandtheword@gmail.com