We use the word “bless” or “blessings” in multiple ways.  You may say “Bless you” when someone sneezes.  I use the word “Blessings” to sign many of my emails.  Some people say,  “I’m too blessed to be stressed.”  

Even more than usual, you may hear the word “blessed” this time of year.  We wish others a “Blessed New Year,” or we may wish them a year full of “blessings.”  But what blessings do we wish for them?   

None of us would argue that we don’t need to be blessed, especially as we come to the close of 2020.   We are happy to say goodbye to 2020.  Of course, we don’t know what 2021 will hold either.  So, we need to seek the blessings which God wishes for us in this coming year.

During these opening Sundays of this new year, we want to look at some of the blessings which God wishes for us in 2021.  Each of these blessings comes from a particular passage of Scripture.  We invite you to join us as we study these New Year’s Blessings.    

 

1. Hand sanitation stations are posted at entrances
2. Pre-worship and post-worship fellowship will be enjoyed outdoors
3. Social distancing is encouraged indoors and outdoors
4. Masks are encouraged and are available
5. Currently no bulletins, coffee, candy, pastries, etc. are available
6. Alternating rows are taped off
7. No communion or offering trays will be passed (pre-packed communion kits are at each chair; an offering box is on the back wall).

1. Fever over 100
2. Cough and sore throat with shortness of breath
3. Contact with anyone confirmed to have COVID-19 (in the past 14 days)