VBS Recap |
This past weekend we were able to have VBS in person this year and we are so glad we did! This year we dug into the Bible and discovered truth with the theme Destination Dig. Kids were able to hear Bible stories, make crafts, dance and sing, and play fun games. We were able to have about 20 kids (most due to Covid concerns). We would like to thank all our volunteers that helped make VBS happen! VolunteersIf you are twelve and older we need you to Volunteer to help on Sunday mornings and at special events! If there is a volunteer position you would like to try out please let us know! We will have training opportunities for every position and if you try it out 4 times and that position isn’t the one for you we can help you find a new one! Sign up at: https://somajc.churchcenter.com/people/forms/241926 We are in need of the following and below the list you can find the description for that area. Current Volunteer Needs: Coffee (arrive at 8:40) Hospitality( greeting at the Door)(arrive at 9) Set up (arrive @7) Tear down (after service) Worship team (singers and instrumentalists) sound board (running sound during service Media team Sunday Gatherings
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LU Move in VolunteersSaturday August 7th the Incoming students will move into Lincoln and we need your help! We would like to be present on campus while students are moving in. If you are interested please fill out the form! More details will be coming! If you are not able to come help please be praying over these new students as they move in and start school. Sign up here to help! https://people.planningcenteronline.com/forms/275936/fields Youth! |
If you have kids Grades 6th to 12th we want to invite them to our youth program! We are starting lessons on how to study your bible and how to prepare your heart and mind for School. We meet almost every Sunday night from 6 to 7:30. |
Covid infoPlease know that we are aware and concerned about the increase in COVID cases across the US and Cole County and we continue to monitor the situation. We highly encourage you to get vaccinated as soon as possible so we can continue to move forward in fully overcoming this pandemic, and we continue to ask those who are not vaccinated to wear a mask in order to limit the spread and protect the vulnerable, especially our children who are not yet eligible for vaccination. Our downstairs option also remains open for those who would like to social distance during our Sunday Gatherings. We will provide any future updates as necessary! |
Guidelines for Limited June Reopening
Dear Soma,
To begin with, I am so proud of you. I am constantly bragging on you and sharing story after story of God’s grace! I wanted to share with you some minor changes we are making to our gatherings starting June 21st at Soma. We have been praying and thinking for a while now about the order of our gatherings. We’ve decided upon a few changes we are going to make for the next season of life at our church. There are 2 things we need address in this post. [Read more…]
Church, Don’t Let Coronavirus Divide You
For church leaders and elder boards everywhere, the last few months have presented a near-constant array of complex challenges related to shepherding a church during the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest complex challenge is perhaps the trickiest yet: how to prudently resume in-person gatherings.
COVID-19: How To Stay Connected
We’ve been teaching for many years in Soma that the church is not a building, it’s a people, it’s our family, a household. It’s a body made up of many members. It’s a temple of His Spirit, made up of living stones. We’ve never really been about holding events or hosting services. We’ve tried to live as a gospel community on mission and we’re not going to stop now. We need each other – our city needs us – more now than ever. Below are our plans during this season in which we’ve found ourselves. [Read more…]
Maundy Thursday
Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, falls on the Thursday before Easter. Maundy Thursday might lie a bit outside your usual Easter traditions. Easter Sunday, Good Friday, and even Ash Wednesday services are more common than Maundy Thursday services. Nevertheless, Maundy Thursday, along with other Holy Week celebrations, is an ancient tradition, practiced by Jesus’ church all the way back to the fifth century.
Maundy Thursday it commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples and the events of his passion which followed. Often, foot washing is included (John 13:3-17) and, in some churches, at the conclusion of the Service, the stripping of the church may occur in which all textiles, crosses, and images are removed or covered until Easter eve. With the setting of the sun on Holy Thursday, the Easter Triduum begins. Triduum literally means “Three Days” and stretches from sunset on Holy Thursday, through Good Friday, and to sunset on Easter.
The Christian Church continues to celebrate today to prepare us for meeting the resurrected Christ on the third day.
We usually do this by celebrating the passover together each year and breaking our Lenten fast.
By observing the Lord’s Supper together, we identify with the disciples who sat at the table with Jesus and realize together that we, like his disciples, abandoned Jesus to his death. We do this not to beat ourselves up but to recall the depth of our need for God’s mercy and the height of hope on Easter Sunday.
Activity:
Jesus Washes The Feet Of His Friends, John 13:1-17
Get a bowl of water or something big enough to wash their feet with. After the reading the passage, wash each person’s feet. Remind them that those who trust in Jesus to forgive them of their sins will be washed clean and prepared to do works for God.
Holy Week – Tuesday
Holy Tuesday is the last Tuesday prior to Easter Sunday; it is the third day of Holy Week after Palm Sunday and Holy Monday. Similar to Holy Monday, those that do observe Holy Tuesday, typically mark it with readings of particular passages of Scripture and the singing of relevant hymns. [Read more…]
A Different Kind of Holy Week
This Lent has been like no other.
On Ash Wednesday, we began with a plan for prayer and fasting, but less than three weeks into Lent, life turned upside down because of COVID-19 and the precautions we were asked to take in order to prevent its spread. As life’s normal rhythms were interrupted, so were our Lenten plans. And we entered a Lenten desert we did not expect to experience. [Read more…]
10 Tips for Transitioning from On-Campus to Online Classes
If you are like almost every on-campus students in the US classes for most of your academic career have been in person and the move to online learning might come as a shock. After all, you’re used to visiting a classroom and having real-time, in-person interactions with your instructor and fellow students and taking notes based on what’s written on a board or on a screen.
After speaking to most of the students involved in our ministry we heard over and over how hard the transition has been and because of the Covid – 19, you need to adjust quickly. We decided to provide 10 tips to help you with the transition.
[Read more…]
Our Church’s Response To Covid-19
Hello Soma Friends and Family,
Our leadership team has been working to stay informed about the impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) over the last few weeks. Based on the current information and recommendations available to us, below are some of the steps that we have decided to take in order to address the challenges posed by COVID-19. [Read more…]
Precautions in Response to Coronavirus
Dear Soma Church Family,
With the rapidly changing COVID-19/Coronavirus situation, we wanted to make you aware of the precautionary measures we are implementing. At Soma, we are mindful of the current concerns and want to assure you that we are taking the health and well-being of our church family and our community seriously.
Through much prayer and talking with area pastors/officials, we are going to take it week by week. For this week **WE WILL BE MEETING** at a modified worship time of 10:00am. This is in response to Lincoln University’s decision to “extend” the students spring break given that they make up approximately 1/3 of our congregation. We will be learning what God’s Word says about the hope we have in the midst of crisis while continuing our Journey through the Life of Joseph.
We do NOT want to operate out of fear, but at the same time, we DO want to exercise wisdom. We’ll be taking the following steps to help keep everyone healthy. [Read more…]
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