Let Us Remember In Our Prayers:

• Members of Chris and Darlene Blackwater’s family have tested positive for COVID-19. Their daughter Nikki is still in Albuquerque because of complications with her pregnancy, but now her husband and other members of the family are unable to visit her.

• As of the time these announcements were written Lena Rodriguez remains in the hospital after surgery to remove her gall bladder, because of liver problems.

• Jon and Joanne Bradley are still seeking employment in Las Vegas.

• Rita Thacker’s brother Peter in Phoenix has stage 3 cancer.

• Chris Dale and Dave Hadley are still receiving dialysis treatment.

• John Eaton remains on oxygen. He continues to struggle with pain and is taking pain medicine.

• Lucy Billie still struggles with her cirrhosis of the liver and diabetes.

• Thomas Frank still struggles with his health.

• Pete Larvie remains in the Bloomfield Nursing Home. Also pray for Connie, who is unable to see him.

• Darlene Blackwater’s brother Peter is being cared for at the Genesis Nursing Facility (San Juan Manor).

• Some in our congregation who are in jobs that expose them to possible contamination with COVID-19.

• Jerome Sandoval, from Naschitti asks for continued prayers for his wife Lolee and his family. Lolee has cancer.

• Eunice Stoner, Pastor Ben Stoner’s wife has cancer.

Announcements:

Happy Mother's Day!
We are grateful for each mother represented here: birth, adoptive, and spiritual. Today, Christina Tyler is our speaker. Thank you, Christina, for the message.

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Council Meeting
The Council meeting originally scheduled for Monday, May 10 will be postponed one week, and we will meet Monday, May 17.

The Prayer Meeting this Week Is Canceled and Prayer Group will not Meet again until September
Then we hope to begin Family Night again. If so, we could have a short time of prayer as part of those activities.

There will not be a Transition Team meeting this week

Pastor Dave will be on vacation to attend his daughter’s graduation ceremony
Wednesday, May 5 through Monday, May 10. Christina Tyler will bring us the word on Sunday, May 9.

COVID-19 WORSHIP RULES

For those attending this morning, because of the risk the spreading COVID-19 virus...
with the help of Dr. Joyce Kaferle, we have instituted the policies outlined below.

To help make church as safe as possible, we ask:

• that you wear a mask to cover your face during face while in the building.
• that you sit in the “Fruits of the Spirit” tape areas, so that everyone who is not from your family group can stay at least 6 feet apart from others. (We usually show each other love by having contact with each other; now we have to show our love for each other by NOT having contact!)
• that you go outside right after the service is over and fellowship outside.

Some other changes we are making to help keep everyone safe are these:

• Until the danger of the coronavirus has passed, we are going to ask that Praise Team lead us in the Navajo hymn. (This is to ensure that the virus is not passed among people in the pulpit area.)
• We will not have a mutual greeting time or a testimony time.
• The deacons will hold the offering plate rather than pass it down the row.
• Food, coffee, and cold drinks will not be served after worship.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Memorial Service
Mae Kruis, long-term missionary and wife of the late Richard Kruis passed into Glory four days shy of her hundredth birthday on Earth on March 4th, 2021. Richard and Mae serves in Tolakai, Shiprock, Teec Nos Paas, Toadlena and visited many other churches. There will be a memorial service celebrating her life at Rehoboth Church on Sunday, June 13th, at 3pm. The family would love to have a Navajo choir sing one or two songs in Navajo for anyone who wants to join that celebration service. There will be a reception at the fellowship hall following the service. Contact Brian Kruis at 505-488-8697 for any questions.

We still have some hand sanitizer
If you would like a bottle, check with Pastor Dave.

If you are unable to attend worship in person, you can mail in your tithes and offerings to the church or use the app on our website to give by credit card or through PayPal
The church address is Maranatha Fellowship Church, 618 W. Arrington St., Farmington, NM 87401.

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GROUNDWORK: LEAN INTO GOD’S GRACE
When the challenges feel insurmountable, the loneliness and temptation to give up creep in. Join Groundwork as we study what Ezra and Nehemiah do in Nehemiah 8-9 and Nehemiah 13:22,31 and discover how leaning into God’s grace and love is the antidote we need to carry us through. Listen now at GroundworkOnline.com and subscribe to Groundwork's weekly emails for future episodes.

DO NOT BE AFRAID
Check out this week’s kids’ devotion at www.kidscorner.net. Whenever we’re afraid or worried, it’s so important for us to remember that God is with us all the time. He promises to love us and never leave us. Listen now at kidscorner.net and subscribe to KC’s weekly emails for all the new content.

Kids' Video Bible Study - Learning the Bible can be fun
Keep your kids engaged with “God’s Big Story,” a 7-part introductory Bible study from Kids Corner that takes your child on a trip through the Bible and God's rescue plan for his people. Check it out at kidscorner.net/gods-big-story.

Remembering Moms on Mother’s Day
Honor your mom next week with your offering for Free A Family® Sunday from World Renew. Nvou Gyang, a single mother of four sons, can feed and support her family with World Renew’s help through Free A Family®. Remember your Mother and other women of influence in your life in a unique way this year through your gifts and offerings for World Renew and Free A Family® Sunday on May 9. Give at church or online at worldrenew.net/FreeAFamily.

Share God’s Love with the People of India
All over the world, countries have faced the global impact of COVID-19. But right now, the scale of loss in India from this pandemic is heartbreaking. Daily new case counts are exceeding 350,000 and every five minutes, someone dies from COVID-19. The news is grim, but through our prayers and gifts we can extend God’s love to the people of India. World Renew is responding by providing vulnerable families with hygiene kits and cash for food and medicine. To donate go to: worldrenew.ca/corona.

GLOCAL MISSION SUMMIT
Imagine a conference where pastors, lay leaders, and attendees of CRC churches re-imagine all things Mission! Now imagine it is free, and happening May 13-15, and you and your church are invited! Join us for the Glocal Mission Summit 2021 - an interactive virtual conference designed to break ZOOM fatigue and empower lay leaders, students, scholars, pastors, and parishioners to engage mission. Find out more and register today: www.resonateglobalmission.org/glocal-mission-summit.