IN THE NEWS
SAFETY & SECURITY BULLETIN - AUGUST 5TH
The Skype Call with Chief Boyd of the Allen Fire Department on Tuesday morning, August 4th, was encouraging. Here are some highlights from the call with Chief Boyd:
- Virus Cases:
- North Texas: Overall, there is a lowering of the numbers of new cases in North Texas. This indicates that the mask wearing and social distancing is being effective in slowing the community spread of the virus.
- New Cases in Allen: Chief Boyd could offer no real explanation for “why” the numbers had increased in Allen starting last week. His conclusion, after visiting with different health department officials, was that this increase is explained by a “backlog” from laboratories (which results in a “backlog” of reporting). However, Chief Boyd did not seem to be overly alarmed about this.
- Hospitalizations: Overall, the numbers of those who are hospitalized in Collin County with virus-related issues has flattened. As of Tuesday evening, there were 151 people hospitalized in Collin County Hospitals (6 in Allen) with around 70 people in ICU beds. Chief Boyd noted that the numbers of people going to the Emergency Rooms are trending lower as well.
Here are current numbers from the City of Allen:
- Virus Cases: As of Tuesday evening, there are 151 active cases in Allen. There have been 471 total confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic. And now, there have been 316 recoveries (67%).
- Deaths: Unfortunately, there have been 4 Corona Virus-related deaths in Allen.
As of now, we are still a “GO” for Sunday morning, August 9th! Please look over the details below. If you have any questions, then don’t hesitate to ask.
- We will have two Sunday Morning Worship Services: 10:15—10:45; and 11:00—11:30. Please note: Each service will follow the same liturgy and will include music, prayer time, a brief message, and the sharing of the Lord’s Supper.
- We are setting a maximum of 20 attendees for any one service. And so, if you plan to attend, then we ask you to RSVP to one of the service times. Please note: Once a service is filled with 20, we will encourage all our members to be flexible in choosing another service time.
- We ask all attendees to wear masks. And please, continue to refrain from any handshakes or holy hugs for now. Since we are limiting each service to a maximum of 20 sign-ups, we don’t anticipate any problems with social distancing.
Please remember to pray for our church family as we seek to get restarted. I know many of you are anxious and eager. But, at the same time, we will continue to honor the concerns, opinions, and feelings of every member. And so, we will continue to be a “Traffic Light” church with all “lights” on:
“Green Light” = Those who are ready and anxious to return to church services with no worries.
“Yellow Light” = Those who remain cautious and concerned and may not be quite ready to return to church services.
“Red Light” = Those who are not ready to leave their homes because they don’t feel it is yet safe to do so.
The Lord be with you,
Dr. Wyatt E Fenno
Pastor, First Christian Church of Allen
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PRAYER FOR GOD'S HELP
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Gracious God and Loving Father, we plead for Your mercy and help. We confess we need You…we need You every hour. We cannot bear the loads of life unaided; we need Your strength to lean ourselves upon. So, be with us, Lord, because we desire a constant sense of Your abiding presence in our lives.
Lord, we pray with hope because we know that our lives are in Your sovereign hands. Lord, come to us today. Please work swiftly to save us from this plague. Bring an end to the curse of this virus so that we can once again gather together for worship and fellowship. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Starting this month, the new church office hours will be Monday and Thursday 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The church office will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Outside office hours, Maryse can be reached directly by email (fccallen@att.net) or on her cell phone. If you have any question, please let us know. Thank you!
THANK YOU!
NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Thank you Coach Waters for mowing the yard, it looks great!
"BACK TO SCHOOL" MINISTRY PROJECT FOR ALLEN ISD
Thanks to everyone who was able to provide “packaged snacks” for the Allen ISD PTA’s Back to School Drive.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
