• The maximum number of people allowed in the hall is 80 45. (This should not be a problem, as some people will still be staying at home, but it is best to be early.)
• Wear a mask at all times.
• Keep a distance of 2m away from people you do not live with. (Obviously, there is no shaking hands, touching or hugging.)
• Children must also maintain social distancing. (This is the responsibility of the parents.)

Please note that even though your faith might be “strong”, it is good to respect the “weak” faith of others (Rom 14). Please do not force your attitude upon others and cause them to leave or stay away from the meeting. We ask everyone who attends to respect others in the church, the hotel and the government. 

We will be streaming the meeting online (details to follow later in the week). If you have concerns over the virus, please do not come to the face to face meetings, but join us online. Also, if you feel unable to maintain the above restrictions, please do not come to the hotel meetings for now. We are really pleased that we can worship and meet face-to-face again! 

• More government information in Polish, English, Ukrainian and Russian is available here.
• Hotel information is available here.
• And there’s even a youtube video!

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

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We are a community of believers who care for and look after each other (Acts 2:44-45), so we starting a quarantine fund for those among us whose financial situation has become critical because of the current crisis.

If you would like to contribute, whether it be 20 or 2000 zł, please make a transfer to the church bank account with the title/description “Quarantine fund”.

The bank account details are:

• Account Number: 23 1910 1048 2116 4066 8613 0001
• Account Name: Kościół Nowe Przymierze

On the other hand, if you are struggling financially, please let us know. Either message me privately, or contact your homegroup leaders.

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He is the King, who has authority over all. He alone defeated death, together with all sickness, depression, loneliness, lies and insults. His crown is a symbol of victory and life – not fear and death like the virus. Every time I hear or read “corona” I will praise the Lord with all my soul and trust only in Him.

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A word of encouragement for today from Psalm 23:

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
²     He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
³     he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
    for his name’s sake.
⁴ Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
    for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

⁵ You prepare a table before me

    in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;

    my cup overflows.

⁶ Surely your goodness and love will follow me

    all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

    forever.

Psalm 23

And as we arm ourselves with the peace of God, we can share God’s peace and joy with others as per Colossians 4:5-6:

“Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”

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As you may already know, in order to combat the coronavirus the Polish government has closed schools, universities as well as cinemas and other cultural centres. Mass events have been cancelled, companies are asking their employees to work from home where possible, and the use of public transport is discouraged. Personal hygiene is being emphasised, and the shaking of hands is discouraged, etc. All these are preventative measures to help contain the spread of the virus. The public are being asked to behave responsibly.

We know that the name of Jesus is above every name, including coronavirus. We do not give in to panic. We do not allow fear to rule our minds. However, we also do not want our behaviour to be perceived as irresponsible, or worse, to be a threat to someone’s health or even life. Consequently, in order to respect our government and maintain safety, we are cancelling all church meetings for the next two weeks starting today until (and including) 25th of March [update: indefinitely]. During this time we encourage you to remain in contact with each other through electronic platforms, or by phone. We are thinking of organising teaching sessions over the internet, but more on that later. I would like to stress that we do not want to cause panic or fear, but only to support our government in preventing an epidemic, which is sweeping over China, Italy, Germany, Spain, etc.

Regarding the marriage course which is planned for this coming Saturday, we will cover the material for this session in the next planned session on the 18th April when all this will hopefully be long behind us. We will add another session at the end of the course.

Stay blessed and please let us know if you have any questions / concerns via a private message.

Wojtek and Kirsten

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