Returning to Church

It has been four months since our church congregation has been permitted to convene. Yesterday was the big day and I thought it was really special. The church had to follow the rules of the CDC (Center for the Disease Prevention), so there were many volunteers who helped get the building ready and rehearsed their part for ushering. Those who wanted to attend had to RSVP. They were told they must wear masks.

Wooddale Church

Lobby inside Door 1

Receptacle for offering 

The sanctuary is ready for the worship service

Ushers brought the congregants in a little at a time, spacing them appropriately. They seated them from the front pew to the back. I watched them from where I was seated in the choir loft.

Speaking of choir, we began meeting about three weeks ago on our regular Thursday night time. We rehearsed for a half hour and then performed our part of the service to be used for the Sunday online service. This Sunday we were finally able to be in our choir loft and sing praises in the presence of the congregation. It was glorious!

Photo showing the spacing of the congregation

New Windows

Last year our building budgeted for all of our windows to be replaced. They were 20 years old and some reported having air leaking in. So a couple of weeks ago a big lift was driven here and the workers began removing the old windows and replacing the new ones. The workers did one apartment at a time, staying with the stack before moving on. A stack is such as apartment 401, 301, 201 and finally 101. It took a little over a week before they got to mine.

In preparation of their work, I had to have some help to move my tv and the unit it sits on. I was able to move the things in front of my library window and the furniture on the balcony.

The morning they started on my apartment, Nels was asleep in my closet, so I closed the closet door tightly so that he couldn't come out. It was safer that way.

Cleaning out the old seal while the window is out

Crew of men installing the window of my library