update 25 March

Hi Red Door Church Family

We have a few more bits and pieces to communicate with you regarding our House Church Gatherings and also our Connect Groups. As most of you will be aware last night the Government issued new, more restrictive requirements around gatherings. We have attached a copy of the details of these recent announcements for those who are interested.

Gathering for House Church & Connect Groups
How many of us can gather together now? In a nutshell. Not many. We are recommending that where possible House Church Gatherings are limited to immediate family and housemates. In his announcement Scott Morrison said - "Visits to your premises, to your house, your residence, should be kept to a minimum and with very small numbers of guests. We don’t want to be overly specific about that. We want Australians to exercise their common sense.” So let’s do that church. As much as possible please keep our gatherings to immediate family but also use common sense and discernment where appropriate to invite the 1 who lives on their own. More information can be found HERE.

We do ask that if you had larger groups gathering in your home last Sunday to consider how those groups can now be downsized and to communicate with one another the details surrounding this.

In regards to Connect Groups the same applies. Our standard Connect Group gatherings are going to have to hit pause for the meantime. Please though, consider ways that your Connect Group can stay connected – ie. WhatsApp chat group or Zoom Meeting. If you need any assistance with this feel free to give us a call at the church office. Our prayer meetings have recently switched to Zoom Meeting and it’s proved to be an effective tool.

Streaming Issues
Some of you have communicated that you experienced glitches with the video feed on Sunday. If you are having streaming issues, you can set the quality down to as low as 240p before hitting ‘play’ via Vimeo settings as per the picture (CLICK HERE).

Communion
This Sunday in our House Church Gatherings we will be taking Communion together so please be prepared with grape juice and crackers or bread. The House Church guide will contain more information on how to take Communion together.  Refer www.thereddoor.cc/house that will be updated on Friday.

Some Good News
The majority of our family have established relationships with others and these can be strengthened in many ways, using phone calls, texts, What’s App, Zoom calls, Skype etc. Please take advantage of these ways to connect with each other, loving, supporting and praying for each other.

We have our on-line Vodcasts entitled 'Diaspora', Monday-Friday to encourage you, as well as our Sunday messages. Check the website and Realm (either at www.vimeo.com/thereddoorcc or via the Realm Connect App) for details.

We are still here at the office so please call if you need prayer, a friendly voice to chat to or perhaps help with Realm (Adam has put a quick Realm guide at the beginning of last Sundays video which is very helpful.) We’d love to hear from you.

A big thank you to those who have responded to the request to go on the list to help those who are self-isolating. If you hear of needs please let us know.

Finally, may God’s Shalom be with each of us as we continue to walk by faith, loving and serving each other and our community. God is not self-isolating, He is with us! We continue to pray that God will give you wisdom, peace and comfort at this time, and that you will hear His voice clearly and remain ‘steadfast in prayer and worship’. Although we are separate, we are ‘together’ via the website, Realm and Zoom prayer meetings.

Adam and Dale