Resources for thriving as “the Church at Home” during the coronavirus pandemic.
March 2020 Care & Consolation (PDF booklet)
For fans of Tod Bolsinger’s book about adaptive change in church ministry, this is truly a Canoeing the Mountains moment. We can’t do church the way we’re used to, so how do we continue to “be the Church” in the reality we face? This resource collection is meant to help individuals and parish communities pray, plan, and figure out their next move.
Individual pages provided as PDFs
Spiritual Fortification – 1 pg
Resources for How we Spend our Days – 2pgs
Church Online – 1pg
Articles of Consolation – 5 pgs
Life of St. Nikiphoros the Leper – 1 pg
Metropolis of San Francisco Youth & Young Adult Ministry’s Stay-at-Home Lent Bingo – 1pg
Resource Collections
Scroll down to the April 1, 2020 program notes
Video Content
The following live meeting recordings are all available on our Ministry YouTube Channel
Church Online: Live-streaming & Zoom – link
Featuring Pres. Pat Tsagalakis and Danica Sheean
Recorded Thursday, April 2, 2020
Giving & Preparing: Parish Financial Questions – link
Featuring Fr. Aris Metrakos & George Psefteas
Recorded Friday, April 3, 2020
Observing Holy Week & Pascha from Home – link
Featuring Fr. Steve Tsichlis and Elissa Bjeletich
Recorded Monday, April 6, 2020
Articles, Prayers, and Podcasts
Parish COVID Contingency Plan created by our Metropolis of San Francisco Parish Leadership Ministry Director Steve Tibbs – link
Prayer by Metropolitan Joel of Edessa – link
Message of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania to his flock (source: OCMC) – link
LiveLiturgy.com – another Listing of Live Liturgical Services, organized by jurisdiction – link
The Art of Socializing during a Quarantine (source: The Atlantic) – link
10 Creative Ways to Connect with your Community (source: Livability.com) – link
From Crisis to Catalyst: How to Innovate Well by Asking Three Key Questions (source: Christianity Today) – link
Exploring Technological Tools
Live-streaming: Setting up parish live-streaming by the GOA Department of Internet Ministries – link
Zoom: Live, Interactive Zoom Training Webinars are offered daily by Zoom – link
Zoom: On-Demand/Pre-Recorded Training by Zoom – link
Tips for Zoom Meetings – a 1 pg PDF by the Metropolis of SF Missions & Evangelism Ministry – link
