NORTHFIELD — Sunday’s video conference meeting of First Parish of Northfield, Unitarian, will address the topic of gratitude. Parish members Bruce Wooster, Jennifer Smith and the Rev. Melissa Carville Ziemer have arranged for participation by members of the congregation. Religious education students will prepare for next Sunday’s annual Religious Education Sunday. A social hour will follow. Please contact fpnorthfieldma@gmail.com for the video conference link.
NORTHFIELD — Community Bible Church will hold a drive-in service at 24 Main St. in Northfield this Sunday, May 24, at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Please remain in your cars and tune your radio to AM1500 to listen and participate. The 30-minute service will included music, prayer, Scripture reading, and a Bible lesson entitled, “Jesus Tells a Story About Love.” Contact Bob Emberley at 603-903-4836 or rwemberley@gmail.com to learn more.
SHELBURNE — First Congregational Church of Shelburne continues to provide online video services, worship resources and a fifth Video Chapel Moment to be used at home. To access these resources, go to www.shelburnechurch.org or call our church clerk, Diantha Wholey, at 413-625-6592. Prayer requests may be sent to Pastor Robert Gormbley via email at 01089@gmail.com or by phone at 413-348-4675.
■The First United Methodist Church of Greenfield will not be opening at a minimum for the next two Sundays. Pastor Joseph Choon says, “We do not currently have a date that we will be starting in-person church services. We feel it is prudent not to be rushed into a reopening.”
■Shutesbury Community Church will postpone reopening for the time being, according to the Rev. Mark Ellis. “The church council met last night to discuss the matter and decided to watch the trends in COVID-19 cases over the next couple of weeks as the state begins to reopen. We will meet again on June 8 to determine if we should then reopen. In the meantime, all of our offerings can be viewed on facebook.com/shutesburychurch.”
■St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ashfield, is following the bishop’s directive to suspend in-person services until at least July 1, according to the Rev. Victoria Ix. “July 1 is the earliest but our return to worship in our building depends on several criteria that must be met. We received guidelines this week for our leadership to use as we plan what in-person worship might look like in a pandemic. The priority is the health and safety of our members and our community. We will continue to worship and work online as we have for the past two months.”
■An update on Greenfield Alliance Church from Pastor Jason Beamon: “We have decided that we will hold in-person services beginning Sunday, May 31, in accordance with all of the guidelines established by the governor. Anyone who is considered at risk will be encouraged to stay home. We will continue to record the services and post them online for those who choose to stay home.”
■The National Spiritual Alliance Thompson Memorial Temple in Lake Pleasant doesn’t plan to re-open until at least the middle of June, reports the Rev. Joseph Giannini. “We are monitoring COVID-19 health and safety guidelines. We will continue with online services.”
■The Rev. Heather Blais, rector of the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew, says, “We won’t be rushing back (to conduct in-person services). Bishop Fisher’s directive closes our buildings until at least July 1. Given the time, thought, prayer and consideration required in this process, we know we will not be ready to open for a quite a while. We are going to take this slow.”
■Pastor Lee Momaney reports, “Robbins Memorial Church (Greenfield) has decided to reopen Sunday, June 7, at 10:30 a.m.”