COVID19 Resources – The Church in Brielle

All resources confirmed by Lori Keasel of your Consistory

Covid19 Resources
General Information

Center for Disease Control (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html

Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

World Health Organization https://www.who.int/

New Jersey Government

COVID 19 https://covid19.nj.gov/

Hotline
Symptom Checker and Testing Information
Jobs Available Now and Unemployment Benefits
Frequently Asked Questions and additional information

Local Information

Local grocery stores and pharmacies continue to receive goods to sell. Some stores have set special hours for shoppers over 60 or 65 – call ahead.

Local restaurants and bakeries remain open for pick-up and delivery – consider supporting our local businesses while staying safe – call ahead.

Patch.com provides local information. www.patch.com – select your town.

NextDoor.com provides local information and a place to post needs – recommendation for a florist, looking for a lost dog, etc. https://nextdoor.com/ – select your neighborhood.

How Can You Help?

Manasquan Food Bank at First Presbyterian Church of Manasquan
https://manasquanfoodpantry.org/

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Face Mask Instructions – donations to local nursing homes (JoAnn Fabrics – Brick donates to three nursing homes as of Monday, March 30 – additional outlets will be added upon request to JoAnn Fabric – Brick. JoAnn Fabrics – Brick is open for curbside pickup and drop off only – order online for pickup)

https://www.joann.com/make-to-give-response/

American Red Cross Blood Donations – many blood drives have been cancelled, there is an ongoing need for blood and plasma.

https://www.redcross.org/

Bible Study

Upper Room https://www.upperroom.org/devotionals

Bible.com https://www.bible.com/reading-plans

RCA Bible https://www.rca.org/resources/devotionals

Activities at Home

Jenkinson’s Aquarium – Penguin Cam https://jenkinsons.com/aquarium/explore/

Outdoor Adventure and Animal Cams https://www.explore.org/livecams/

Explore museums and sites around the world. www.ArtsandCulture.Google.com

Ride on roller coasters https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCoasterViews

Library Online Resources

Most public libraries are closed but have many resources available on the website.

Daily Prayer

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Mark 2:18-20
The Question about Fasting
18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and people came and said to him, ‘Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?’ 19Jesus said to them, ‘The wedding-guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.

Jesus sees himself better than anyone else does. He knows he represents God and wherever Jesus is he brings the Kingdom of God; it’s as if he exudes, radiates, emits the Kingdom. This is good news. God has come close to us in Christ – the closest thing to God ever. How can we not rejoice!

Jesus is still with us today. Yes, we have trials. Yes, we feel the pain of political upheaval. Yes, we see despair and hunger and oppression. But as the bride of Jesus he, the bridegroom, is resurrected, alive, and with us to help us meet the pain and suffering of the word and to bravely face our own pain. Because if he can conquer death, what can we conquer in his strength?!

Lord Jesus, the Bible tells us that the same power that raised you from the dead dwells in us. Help us to use that power to rise above our trials and to meet the suffering of others, and exude your Kingdom. Amen!