Join us on Wednesday, July 29 at 6:30 pm for a special Outdoor Family-Friendly Worship experience, complete with ice cream! We may not be together for Sunday worship in the sanctuary (yet!) but we'll safely worship together from a stage right in our Messiah Church parking lot.
Ice cream! Ice cream! Who wants ice cream? As a special treat and gift from Messiah, the Blue Moo Ice Cream truck will be in our parking lot handing out cool, refreshing ice cream treats before and after the service, FREE to the first 100 guests and available for purchase ($1-4) after the free treat giveaway. They will open at 6 pm (30 minutes prior to the start of the outdoor worship service) and then again at the conclusion of worship.
A ticket is required in order to maintain appropriate social distancing. We are offering two ticket types:
- OPEN SEATING PASS - This provides you with a dedicated outdoor seating "zone." Bring your own blanket or chairs, and sit outside to enjoy the service. Each seating block will be marked and appropriately distanced from neighboring blocks. Each seating block will comfortably seat 4-6 people; if your group is larger, please reserve 2 Open Seating Passes. Your block placement will be set by the parking lot attendants. Please order one pass for your group of 4-6. We will ask for a headcount at checkout.
- VEHICLE PASS - For those who wish to remain in their vehicles, we will be offering parking spots for cars at the sides and back of the Open Seating Zone. Please enjoy the service from inside the comfort of your own vehicle (you'll need to roll your windows down for the best sound quality), or from the back of a pickup truck or SUV hatch. Because of social distancing guidelines, Vehicle Pass holders may not be able to move to the Open Seating Zone. Vehicle placement wll be set by parking lot attendants. Please order one ticket per vehicle. You do not need to order a vehicle pass in addition to Open Seating tickets if you plan to watch from the seating area.
During our Outdoor Family Worship, we will be handing out prepackaged communion kits (juice and a wafer) to save in preparation for virtual communion on Sunday, August 2.
We will also be collecting school supplies to support students-in-need in the St. Paul Public Schools. Monetary donations are also welcome and checks should be made out to Messiah Church (indicate "School Supplies" in the memo line). Please bring any donations in paper bags or boxes so that our servants can safely collect them. Any donation is appreciated, although not required.
The parking lot will open at 6 pm, and the service will begin promptly at 6:30 pm. In case of inclement weather, we will reschedule for Thursday, July 30, and the same ticket may be used. (Please visit www.messiahchurch.org/outdoor-worship for up-to-date weather information for our Outdoor Worship Event. A decision regarding Wednesday's worship will be posted by 3 pm.)
Based on current health guidelines, please note the following policies in place for our Outdoor Worship Event:
- One ticket is required for each vehicle or seating group. Please limit vehicle occupants to the number of available seatbelts and limit Open Seating groups to 4-6 people each. Please print your ticket and present to the parking lot attendants.
- Persons with Open Seating passes are asked to park on the street or in the lot across the street (available after 6 pm.) Parking lot attendants will be available to direct you.
- Feel free to bring your own snacks and beverages. As always, please no smoking or alcohol.
- Feel free to bring small items or activities to keep your family entertained before the service begins. Sidewalk chalk will be available for parking lot use.
- Blue Moo Ice Cream truck will be available 6-6:30 pm and again for 30 minutes after the service. Please respect 6 foot physical distancing while in line.
- Masks are recommended while in the open seating area and ice cream line.
- The church restrooms will be available. Masks are required while in the building. Please follow posted physical distancing guidelines and use hand sanitizer or soap and water.
- If you are feeling sick, please refrain from attending.
- While this event is FREE, if you reserve a ticket and find you are no longer able to attend, please contact Carolyn Loeffler at [email protected] so that we may make this space available for another family.