Church Reopening - July 5th

Dear PSC family,

I am excited to tell you we will open church for service this Sunday July 5th. After researching guidelines and how other openings are going, besides taking in many others' suggestions, here are the guidelines the Board has voted to implement for the safety of all who attend. I'll call it our current operating procedure. The front door and back (southeast) door will be opened at 10:20 am.

It is required to wear a mask appropriately – covering your nose and mouth when you enter the building, during service, until you exit the building.
We ask that you enter the sanctuary and seat yourself with respect to social distancing. Family units that have been living together can sit next to each other.
Please do not congregate in the fellowship hall. There will be no food or drinks served.
Please do not plan to have any kind of social contact.
If you have been sick or exposed to someone with Covid, please stay safe at home and join us on Zoom.
You can congregate as you feel doing so safely in the parking lot after service.

Let's start out carefully in order to proceed safely and successfully. For anyone who is not comfortable coming back yet, we will continue to have full service on Zoom as we have been doing while closed.

We will resume our Membership Drive through July with the intention to have our Annual Meeting in August. Membership forms are available on the website.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact myself, Rev. Margee Jaeger, Sandy Warren or Jackie Elliott.

I so look forward to gathering with you again, seeing the sparkle in your eyes and hearing the dazzle of your voice!

Virtual hugs,
Rev. Tracy Gough

Tentative Reopening - July

Dear fellow PSC peeps,

The Board had a Zoom meeting to discuss the status of re-opening church.

After taking many things into account, we have decided for the safety of us all to delay opening until Sunday July 5. We will continue to monitor the success of eliminating COVID and also stay up to date with guidelines and reports on public gatherings.

Please join us in our Zoom Services where we can see YOU and your smile and hear your voice!

In the midst of the darknes, find peaceful, healing rest. Pray for the calmness of balance to find us all again. And in the awakening of dawn, let us be grateful for the sunlight and beauties of the day that ground us with Mother Earth, replenishing us with eloquence.

Virtual hugs,
Rev. Tracy Gough

Tentative Reopening - June

Hello My Sweets!

We had a great Zoom Board meeting. It was full of heavy thoughts and humor, which balanced everything in between.

We plan to reopen PSC for church service on Sunday June 7th. The building will open at 10:15am for service only. Six foot distancing and masks are required. Family units/couples can sit next to each other. The sanctuary will be set up with spatial provisions. We will not serve food or drinks. There will be a sermon and message service. We will not have a receiving line after service. We will encourage you to exit the building without lingering in the fellowship hall. Will be safer to chat in the parking lot if you desire to do so. I know this sounds so mechanical and almost harsh, but for now, it is all about meeting together again safely.

We encourage you to make wise decisions on participation based on your own personal circumstances. We will make the service available by video/audio.

The June Psychic Fair is cancelled. We will continue the membership drive in June with the hopes of having our Annual meeting on July 12, possibly with a picnic!

Stay strong and safe. Honor your feelings as Rev. Susan shared in her sermon. Call on any of your church peeps if you need anything.

I so look forward to seeing you again!

Virtual hugs,
Rev. Tracy Gough

May Update

Dear Friends and Families of Progressive Spiritualist Church:

Just an update on where we are with Progressive Spiritualist Church.

I hope this finds you all doing well in all aspects.

The Board will be meeing soon, by Zoom of course. We will discuss potential planned opening for our church family along with any restrictions or guidelines that should be followed when we do so. At this point, as you know, we have continued with the Zoom meetings and sermons. For all of our safety, we will be reviewing CDC guidelines and State of Indiana recommendations as we discuss our reopening.

Stand by for further information.

Our Divine Creator gives us a rope and the strength to hang on, besides all the tools we need to get through every day. Know that you are LOVED! See the good, be the good. We can do this.

Virtual hugs,
Rev. Tracy Gough

Our Church Family Online

Dear Friends and Families of Progressive Spiritualist Church:

As the world around us is a state of emergency and government officials collaborate with the medical community to keep our states, cities, and towns safe, we at Progressive Spiritualist Church will do our part.

Services and activities that are normally held at our 54th Street location will be suspended until Sunday May 3, 2020.

We are currently exploring alternative ways to offer abbreviated worship services, classes, and meetings. Please check back on our website and watch for Facebook posts and Newsletter emails for updates.

In the meantime, be safe. Please remember our church family in your thoughts and prayers, and join us in sending healing, love and light to the world.

May your heart be filled with peace,

The Board of Trustees, Progressive Spiritualist Church
Rev. Margee Jaeger
Senior Pastor

Staying Together While Staying Apart

As a community, we at Progressive Spiritualist Church have made the choice to close our doors and suspend activity in support of the world-wide effort to control the spread of COVID-19, the Coronavirus.

While our physical location waits quietly and patiently for our return, we go about the business of life.

Life sure looks different today than it did two weeks ago, or even different than it did yesterday. I anticipate continued closures and restrictions as we work together in our cities and towns doing our best to act responsibly and cautiously to manage the spread of this disease. My favorite phrase over the last several days has become, "Just roll with it."

As I think about our church family, I am reminded that our connection is so much more than the time that we spend gathered together on Sunday mornings. Our connection is soul to soul, spirit to spirit, heart to heart. We are united by a common vision of a peaceful world where everyone is loved unconditionally. The front page of our Sunday bulletin reminds us that:

In this place, I am peace.

In this place, I am joy.

In this place, I am a Divine Spark of God,

Sharing love, light, peace, and joy!

Know that we have a powerful connection through spirit that surpasses time, space, and all things physical. I encourage you, for the time being, to change this up a bit:

In our hearts, we are peace.

In our hearts, we are joy.

In our hearts, we carry a Divine Spark of God,

Sharing love, light, peace, and joy!

I invite you to join me in this simple daily meditation to support our connectedness while our church building remains closed. Take five or ten minutes a day and picture in your mind our church full of people, the ones you know and the ones that we will meet; see their faces; hear "I'll Fly Away" playing in the background, and feel the love and warmth that fills our sanctuary on Sunday mornings. As you visit our church in your mind, focus on the powerful energy of the day outlined below. Doing this simple exercise together will help keep us connected spiritually and energetically while we are apart physically.

Sunday - Love
Monday - Strength
Tuesday - Compassion
Wednesday - Courage
Thursday - Peace
Friday - Faith
Saturday - Joy

May the God of your understanding bless and keep you; may you feel safe and protected each day!

Blessings,
Rev. Margee Jaeger
Senior Pastor

As the sunflower turns its face to the light of the sun,
so Spiritualism turns the face of humanity to the light of the truth.

All Are Welcome!

2201 E. 54th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
USA

(317) 255-4902

PSC-2201@outlook.com

Sunday Services
10:00am	Healing in Healing Sanctuary
10:00am	Guided Meditation in Main Sanctuary
10:30am	Worship Service

Fellowship takes place on Zoom

Sunday brunch has been cancelled until further notice.

Raising the Roof!

Thank you for helping us raise funds for our roof!

The roof has been repaired!

Please continue to consider any special donations for the roof fund
as we make payments on this large expense.

Messages from Our Pastor
Date	Message
June 1st	Church Reopening - July 5th
June 1st	Tentative Reopening July
May 12th	Tentative Reopening June
May 4th	Stand by for further Information
March 29th	Our Church Family Online
March 21st	Staying Together While Staying Apart