Pandemic: Masks, Music & More

Check here for information on sewing masks as well as links to playlists, resources and articles to encourage us all.
(Last updated on July 7th)
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~Pottstown Clergy Offer Prayers of Mourning and Lament~

As the nation, and Pottstown along with it, struggles under the burden of a world-wide pandemic, and a worldwide reaction to the police killings of African-Americans, a group of 14 area clergy turned where one might expect them to turn for comfort -- to prayer. Click here to read the full article.


​~Pandemic Playlists are here!~

FBC encourages our community to create YouTube playlists to share.
We'll post them here for all to enjoy!
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Would you like to create a list of songs for our Pandemic Playlists? It's easy. Click the button for instructions on "How to Make a YouTube Playlist".

Once you've made your playlist, send the link to office@fbcpottstown.org 

Some ideas for playlist themes include:
favorite songs, hymns that comfort, music for meditation, music to cheer, "remember these?", "together and apart",  "dance your way to better days", etc


"Deb's Music for my Spirit"
Playlist by Deb Brauner


We'll keep adding playlists above, so check here for ones you loved or missed before.

"Marcia's COVID-19 Playlist" Playlist by Rev Dr Marcia Bailey
"Some Songs for the Homebound and the Lonely" Playlist by Dennis Landon
​"Songs for the Homebound and Hungry" Playlist by Dennis Landon


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​~Sewing Masks for Our Community~

The PA Governor has mandated all to wear masks when going outside.
FBC set up a free, homemade mask distribution site on our corner at Charlotte and King in Pottstown. We've currently given out all the masks we've made, and we'll put more out whenever we can. FBC and Friends have made and given out 397 masks so far. Thank you to all who are making masks!


You can be part of a very important and needed project during the COVID-19 crisis. Congressman Joe Ciresi, one of our Pottstown Congressional Representatives, has been working on ways to help alleviate  the shortage of surgical masks for medical personnel at Pottstown and Phoenixville Hospitals, as well as area nursing homes/facilities.  

Joe has shared a video from Forbes.com showing how the masks can be made. If you have a sewing machine and would like to help with this important effort, please contact Dr. Myra Forrest (610-970-1511 or mozartdiesirae@gmail.com). If you have material, please view the video and feel free to start sewing! If you are in need of material to make the masks, please contact Myra Forrest who will contact Joe Ciresi and get material to you.

Please put your finished masks in a clear, plastic bags and label with your name and address so we know who made the masks. They can be placed in one bag, or separated.  
 
Thank you in advance for your assistance with this needed, worthwhile, and important project!
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Click the button above for an article from Yes Magazine with lots of links to information and tutorials for homemade face masks. 


​~COVID-19 Information and Announcements for FBC Family~
 
Updated on July 7, 2020
- Sunday worship services will be live at 10:30am each week via Zoom until further notice. Look for updates and links each Friday on our Welcome page!
​- Church office remains closed. Kristi can receive emails to the office, but phone messages may not be checked very often.
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~Resources for Our Community~


That discomfort you're feeling is grief.

This article explores the ideas of stress, loss, and worry during hard times.
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​As restrictions are lifted, this article on exposure risks is useful knowledge.