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03/25/2020
Updated 3.26.20: Resources from our SOS congregations to help one another during the COVID-19 outbreak
This page will be updated as we receive more resources and ideas. Check back often.
Share your resource, idea and live/recorded worship/other services with us using the comments below or send an email to sbarton-nonno@southernohiosynod.org.
Devotionals and other materials
Good Shepherd, Cincinnati's pastoral team is sharing daily devotionals with its people https://goodshepherd.com/
Beauty and the Beast Movie Night-- Hosted by Lutheran Church of the Resurrection: Pr. Nicole Kelly is hosting on their Facebook page and will provide a scripture ahead of the movie and content following the movie. See their Facebook invite for details.
All Saints, Worthington is hosting a Pastor's Bible Study through their YouTube channel.
#FreePrayer and Care with PAL : Join Pastor Aaron Layne (aka PAL) in his normal time of prayer and care called #FreePrayerwithPAL. Usually PAL goes to Panera Bread and prays with friends, church members, and strangers.
Pr. Ken Hacker, Pastor of Mt. Zion, Pleasant City is sending emails to his congregation with the weekly service and encouraging families to read and sing through it together on Sunday at 10:30 am. (No special technology needed here!)
Live Streaming or Recorded Worship and Other Services
(Newer post for this section are being added at the bottom of the list.)
St. Paul, Westerville: Go to www.stpaulwesterville.org for a link to their live stream.
St. Luke, Gahanna: Go to https://www.stlukecolumbus.
Epiphany, Dayton: Go to www.epiphanydayton.org to access live streaming and home devotion and study materials for families and individuals
Advent, Columbus: Go to https://youtu.be/79Ic1Ea7Bnc at 10:30 am on Sundays.
St. Paul, Dayton (DogLeg Road): www.facebook.com/StPaulDogLeg
Messiah Lutheran Church, Urbana: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC49CHZbjYZoLfZ19sfit2sw
Christ Lutheran Church, Bexley is streaming Wednesday 7pm worship during Lent and Sunday 9:30am worship via Facebook (premiere) and posting those videos on their website christbexley.org
Christ the King in West Chester will be posting worship services on their website and Facebook page on Saturdays at 5 pm. http://www.ctkluth.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/ChristTheKingLutheranWC/
Bethel Lutheran, Grove City has live streaming on their Facebook page on Wed. evenings (7pm) and Sunday mornings (10am): https://www.facebook.com/BethelLutheranGC/
Pr. Ray also doing a daily "check in" at 10am beginning this coming Monday, March 23.
Zion Lutheran Church, Middletown went live 3.18.20 with streaming worship. Click the icons on www.zionluthchurch.org. To be routed to their streaming worship.
Grace, Pickerington and Faith, Baltimore are hosting daily (12:30 pm), Sunday, and midweek live (and saved) services through their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/
Trinity, Mt. Healthy is sharing their worship services via their YouTube channel & Pr. Jodi Keith is emailing a simplified 'Distance Worship Guide' folks can print and use to follow along. https://www.youtube.com/
St. John’s Lutheran, Sidney is streaming live on Facebook at 7 pm for Wednesday’s Lenten Service and 9 am for Sunday Worship https://www.facebook.com/sidne
Resurrection Lutheran Church, Lebanon live streamed via Facebook. See their Facebook page for the most recent live stream recording https://www.facebook.com/pg/ResurrectionLuthern/videos
St. Paul, Reading is recording Tuesday Bible studies and Sunday worship and posting to a central page on their website: https://www.
Good Shepherd, Cincinnati has a Worship Resource page where they are 'Bringing Worship To You'. It has resources for all age groups. https://goodshepherd.com/Worship/Worship-Resources
Lord of Life, West Chester is hosting Sunday and Lenten Wednesday worship on their website (www.lol-lutheran.com) and Facebook live https://www.facebook.com/LordofLifeWestChester
Faith, Mount Vernon is online Sunday morning at 10am on Facebook Live on their Faith Lutheran, Mount Vernon group page
St. Paul, Ashville's Pastor Laura Cavendish is posting on Youtube midweek and Sunday morning at stpaulashville. The congregation is invited to pray at 10AM or 10PM together. Pastor Laura goes LIVE on Facebook every morning around 10AM with updates and devotions or prayer. One of the members is posting a daily written prayer there at 6:00AM.
Conference Calling and/or Web Conferencing Services
FreeConferenceCall.com: Offers free conference calls
Free Conference Call also offers free video conferencing: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/video-conferencing
Zoom: Offers free and paid conferencing
https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/17/zoombombing/ Please read this article BEFORE your first or any subsequent meeting you have if you use Zoom.
Go To Meeting: Offers video and audio conferencing
