We are cancelling all meetings at Calvary Chapel of Hope this week: Foundations Class; watchmen men’s group; Discipleship Groups; weds ladies prayer; midweek Oasis meeting; Friday Youth Group; Saturday Zero Dark Thirty men’s prayer and fellowship; and Sunday morning service.

This is based on recent developments and information, as well as advisement by our president and medical officials about the dangers of the Corona virus and it’s spread. Regardless of how you feel about this “pandemic” and how it might be being used for political advantage, there are new facts we’re learning by the day about it. The president and local governments first restricted gatherings of 500, then 250, then 50, and of late, gatherings of 10 or more in order to stifle the spread of the virus. There is a lengthy incubation period. Most recent information now tells us those most effected may not be limited to the elderly. The virus lives on surfaces for a prolonged period of time. Those who may not be overly effected, if infected, can spread the virus to those whose lives could be put in danger by the virus. We need to not only consider how the virus effects us, but how it effects others and our involvement in that. Therefore, in light of this new information, and the way the Lord is leading, we are taking the precaution of cancelling our face to face physical meetings at Calvary Chapel of Hope this week.

**This is for this week only*. *We will decide whether or not to meet on a week-by-week basis given the development of the Corona Virus situation.

To help meet the spiritual needs of the flock of Calvary Chapel of Hope and others, we encourage you to make use of the Bible teaching available on the various social media’s used by the church.

We will, in addition to the regular daily programming on our radio station, be broadcasting teachings live on WGSS 89.3 FM as well as on our YOUTUBE channel account. (The church WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC for these broadcasts.)

There will be a teaching provided for this Wednesday Oasis and Sunday morning service. I encourage you all to especially watch the midweek message the Lord has given me. It will be relevant to our Christian response to this national and world “crisis.” (This is a new teaching from the one taught Sunday 3/15.)

In addition to these teachings, we are looking into the possibility of using text groups and/or face time and conference calling to hold our meetings and keep in touch.

We encourage you to respond to this situation by spending time in prayer and the word of God. Draw close to God and He will draw close to you. Resist the devil in this; DONT panic or fear; draw closer to the Lord (James 4:7). See the message of Sunday 3/15 available at “Calvary Chapel of Hope” on YouTube. Check out other messages on our website and pastors blog – www.calvarychapelofhope.org and www.shepherdofhope.org .

We encourage you to listen to the daily broadcasts we provide on WGSS 89.3 FM. There is an abundance of worship and solid biblical teaching around the clock on our station. If you are out of range of our WGSS89.3 radio broadcast, you can listen online at www.godstillspeaks.com , www.livinghopebroadcast.com , our church website, or the free Tunein AP.

We also encourage you to use this time and these circumstances to come together as families.

Pray for each other. Pray for our church. Pray for our neighborhoods and communities and for our country and the world.

(*Giving*: For those interested in maintaining your weekly or regular giving to the church, we suggest you use our online giving at our website under “menu.” While we are not meeting physically, our church continues to minister and there continue to be the normal ongoing expenses of running the church. Please keep these needs in your prayers as well as seek the Lord about contributing.)

Finally, remember the passage of scripture the Lord has us praying for each other and for the church this year: “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you.

Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.” (2 Thessalonians 3:1-5). Pray that for everyone the Lord directs you to pray it for. Pray it for yourselves and loved ones. Pray it for the church and your pastors and leadership. Pray it for your neighbors. Pray it for our nation, our president and our government representatives. I’m praying it for you. Please pray if for me.

God bless you. God bless Calvary Chapel of Hope. God bless those around us and our nation. In Jesus name. Amen.

In His service, by His grace, for His glory ,

Pastor Claude, the pastoral staff and leadership of Calvary Chapel of Hope