Dear Church Family,

    Unless you’ve been hiding under Morro Rock you’ve heard of it. Coronavirus. COVID-19. Now officially a global pandemic, according to the World Health Organization.
    Rallies and leagues and conferences and classes and flights and camp meetings cancelled. Entire countries quarantined. Cases mounting. Stocks plummeting. Social distances lengthening. Boxes of sanitizers emptying. Researchers scrambling. Political and medical fingers pointing.
    Breathe . . . in . . . out . . . in . . . out . . .
    “Let not your hearts be troubled,” says the Prince of Peace. “Do not be afraid, for I am with you always.”
    Our approach at SLO Adventist Church in this time is to stay true to God, to do our balanced best in guarding the health of our most vulnerable, and to heed the advice of medical and government authorities in our region.
    We still honor timeless values. Preparation, not panic. Love, not fear. Clear-eyed discernment and courage, not foolish rumors. And our purpose remains: Becoming the presence of Christ in our community.
    As we closely monitor the crisis, below are some helpful tips we can all follow. Please look them over. For this week at least, we will be holding services while carefully observing these health guidelines.

                With God’s love,
                Pastor Chris