Fr. Quinn Front Porch Visits



Dear Friends,
 
So many things we've planned have been upended during this season of pandemic, haven't they? I know that's true, and I know that nearly everyone feels it. Whether it was big things—a trip overseas or a wedding—or smaller things—a small concert or catching up with a friend you haven't seen in ages—or anything in between. There are just so many things we're used to that can't happen or can't happen the way we'd imagined right now.
 
One of the things I've missed has been the unplanned, spontaneous sorts of interactions that happen during everyday life. Especially at church. There's something about Sunday morning. The worship, of course, is central. The music, the prayers, the Eucharist—that is why we're there. But the connections we make are like icing on the cake. I miss moseying downstairs to have a cup of coffee with people waiting around before the early service. I miss running into some of the kids in the atrium, exchanging high fives with them. I miss joking around with acolytes before the service.
 
We can't change any of that right now. But I have wondered how to bring a little bit of that ordinary-life kind of connection into this time. In consultation with our COVID-19 task force, I've developed a plan that I think can do a little bit of that as safely as possible. We're calling it "Fr. Quinn Front Porch Visits." The idea is that you can go HERE, sign up, and then we'll coordinate an outdoor visit either at your home or the church. We'll maintain appropriate social distance, and we'll require everyone involved to wear masks to be absolutely sure the visit is safe for everyone involved. We'll also ask that everyone monitor their health leading up to the visit. I'll get in touch with you once you've signed up to coordinate details.
 
Please consider signing up for one of these visits. If they fill up, I'll develop a new set of dates for more visits. I miss seeing you, and I hope this can provide us a sense of those informal, Sunday-morning connections even in the midst of these times.
 
God bless,
Fr. Quinn+