New Covid Guidelines
Late last week the Covid Medical Taskforce of the Diocese of Southern Ohio released new guidelines. On Monday, Columbus City Council lifted the mask mandate. On Tuesday, OSU announced that…
Covid-19 News and Updates
The Omicron Variant and What It Means for Us as a Church
This is the third time we've suggested protocols to keep everyone safe during this pandemic, and I want to start by admitting that such protocols are never going to be…
The Delta Variant and What It Means for Us as a Church – Amended
Last week we created the following protocols to help us navigate the Delta Variant surge. After further consultation, we are making one amendment. We will move services back into the…
A Covenant for the Pandemic’s Last Days
On Wednesday, May 19th the Diocese of Southern Ohio issued new Covid guidelines. Vaccinated people are now permitted to go unmasked in church, and we are allowed to sing again!…
Regathering as the Pandemic Slows and Approaches an End
On February 12th the Diocese of Southern Ohio issued new guidelines for worship during the Covid-19 pandemic. These guidelines made it clear that we could reopen, in a very limited…
Christmas Flowers for Our Friends
At Christmas, as at Easter, it is traditional for us to receive donations designated for use in support of the the floral decorations in the church on those special occasions.…
Franklin County Designated Red, Online Worship Only this Sunday
Yesterday afternoon Franklin County was moved from an orange designation to a red designation in the State of Ohio's Public Health Emergency Alert System. After consultation with the Wardens and…
Parish Health Ministries
The following are resources from Parish Health Ministries: Living in Truth MinistriesWalda Helvie, PHM Lead from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, shared information about a new program she is involved in…
Honoring the Victims of the Pandemic
A Reflection by Joe Rutter A couple of days ago I read a post from the Washington National Cathedral announcing that, as a way of acknowledging the death of over…
Faith in a Covid-19 World
by Joe Rutter In the fall of 2002 I traveled to New York City to be with a friend who I worked with at OSU before she moved to NYC…