A LETTER FROM FR. JOSEPH ALSAY
Dear People of St. Augustine’s,
The 40 days of Lent are a time of prayer, reflection, self-denial, and solitude. This year’s Lenten season has forced all of us into a new kind of wilderness of self-isolation, social distancing, and quarantine. But even under these circumstances we know that the harbingers of new life and Spring are all around us. The radiant light of God’s Son will shine forth and the power, grandeur, and hope of the Resurrection will burst forth! During these unsettling times our church building has been closed for communal worship services. However, the Church – the people knit together in this community of faith – is anchored in Christ alone. Out of our desire to maintain a sense of community, we have compiled the following virtual worship services and a variety of other community resources you may need. Peace be with you! Blessings, Fr. Joseph+ RESOURCES FOR YOU DURING COVID-19 |
Groceries
Instacart (instacart.com) offers grocery delivery for a small fee. Your first delivery from several stores is free.
Shipt (shipt.com) will also deliver groceries.
Walmart and Aldi have online ordering capabilities so you can pick up your groceries at the curb.
Restaurant delivery can be obtained from Postmates.com (https://postmat.es/Z5ydTryBW4) Doordash (https://www.doordash.com/), ubereats (https://www.ubereats.com/) also have delivery capabilities.
Entertainment
Metrolibrary https://www.metrolibrary.org/find/download-and-stream#movies-tv-music and Pioneer Library https://pioneerlibrarysystem.org/download both offer electronic books via a free service called OverDrive. There are also Spanish language books available. The settings can be changed to have large print, change fonts, change the brightness, and even has a dyslexic friendly font. Overdrive also offers audiobooks for download.
Movies can be checked out for streaming from Hoopla and Kanopy.
Pandora radio (http://pandora.com/) and spotify (https://www.spotify.com/us/) have free music you can listen to.
Games are available from Facebook and AARP. https://games.aarp.org/
The Oklahoma Board Game Community has an online game board here. https://en.boardgamearena.com/group?id=2880004§ion=recent
Staying Active
Going outside is OK, so long as you stay more than 6 feet from other people. Walking and gardening is OK under those conditions.
Audible has free access to several workouts from Aaptiv and Aaptiv has a free trial of the full service. https://aaptiv.com/
Here is a seated exercise video for seniors. https://youtu.be/8BcPHWGQO44
https://youtu.be/GJp7wwqMRKM
https://youtu.be/cdsvYbcs-aM
Socialization
If you are lonely, someone is always available to chat confidentially with you at 7 cups. https://www.7cups.com/
Podcasts
https://www.samshockaday.com/blog/19-best-podcasts-perfect-for-seniors-baby-boomers-and-the-older-generation
AT HOME RESOURCES DURING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
How to talk to children about Coronavirus:
https://buildfaith.org/coronavirus-anxiety-children-and-the-church/
Talking with your teens about Coronavirus:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/well/family/coronavirus-teenagers-
anxiety.html?fbclid=IwAR3hcfmnEaQAMxO-
Dauyf4PCPhPQpfwGbzdBQh6_sBaS8RBXJsvScN9RZe8
Faith at Home
A lectionary-based devotional resource for families of all shapes and sizes
https://www.dofaithathome.org/
We Wonder Podcast for children
From the creators of the podcast: “We want to invite children into a life of wonder,
engagement, and curiosity about the Bible. Children's spiritual lives are real and vibrant: they
are known and loved by God as they are right now, not just as grownups in training! That's why,
on this podcast, we allow children the space to enter God's good words together, wonder about
them, and talk with God about what we find.”
https://www.wewonderpod.com/
The Bible Project
Videos that help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus
https://bibleproject.com/
Praying in Color
Using doodling and coloring as a way to pray
Main link to website: https://prayingincolor.com/
Link to page with downloadable color sheets: https://prayingincolor.com/handouts
The Easter Story Lego Challenge
https://www.proverbialhomemaker.com/easter-story-lego-challenge.html
Tucked In: Bedtime Stories with Episcopalians and Others
https://www.facebook.com/episcopaltuckedin/
Instacart (instacart.com) offers grocery delivery for a small fee. Your first delivery from several stores is free.
Shipt (shipt.com) will also deliver groceries.
Walmart and Aldi have online ordering capabilities so you can pick up your groceries at the curb.
Restaurant delivery can be obtained from Postmates.com (https://postmat.es/Z5ydTryBW4) Doordash (https://www.doordash.com/), ubereats (https://www.ubereats.com/) also have delivery capabilities.
Entertainment
Metrolibrary https://www.metrolibrary.org/find/download-and-stream#movies-tv-music and Pioneer Library https://pioneerlibrarysystem.org/download both offer electronic books via a free service called OverDrive. There are also Spanish language books available. The settings can be changed to have large print, change fonts, change the brightness, and even has a dyslexic friendly font. Overdrive also offers audiobooks for download.
Movies can be checked out for streaming from Hoopla and Kanopy.
Pandora radio (http://pandora.com/) and spotify (https://www.spotify.com/us/) have free music you can listen to.
Games are available from Facebook and AARP. https://games.aarp.org/
The Oklahoma Board Game Community has an online game board here. https://en.boardgamearena.com/group?id=2880004§ion=recent
Staying Active
Going outside is OK, so long as you stay more than 6 feet from other people. Walking and gardening is OK under those conditions.
Audible has free access to several workouts from Aaptiv and Aaptiv has a free trial of the full service. https://aaptiv.com/
Here is a seated exercise video for seniors. https://youtu.be/8BcPHWGQO44
https://youtu.be/GJp7wwqMRKM
https://youtu.be/cdsvYbcs-aM
Socialization
If you are lonely, someone is always available to chat confidentially with you at 7 cups. https://www.7cups.com/
Podcasts
https://www.samshockaday.com/blog/19-best-podcasts-perfect-for-seniors-baby-boomers-and-the-older-generation
AT HOME RESOURCES DURING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
How to talk to children about Coronavirus:
https://buildfaith.org/coronavirus-anxiety-children-and-the-church/
Talking with your teens about Coronavirus:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/well/family/coronavirus-teenagers-
anxiety.html?fbclid=IwAR3hcfmnEaQAMxO-
Dauyf4PCPhPQpfwGbzdBQh6_sBaS8RBXJsvScN9RZe8
Faith at Home
A lectionary-based devotional resource for families of all shapes and sizes
https://www.dofaithathome.org/
We Wonder Podcast for children
From the creators of the podcast: “We want to invite children into a life of wonder,
engagement, and curiosity about the Bible. Children's spiritual lives are real and vibrant: they
are known and loved by God as they are right now, not just as grownups in training! That's why,
on this podcast, we allow children the space to enter God's good words together, wonder about
them, and talk with God about what we find.”
https://www.wewonderpod.com/
The Bible Project
Videos that help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus
https://bibleproject.com/
Praying in Color
Using doodling and coloring as a way to pray
Main link to website: https://prayingincolor.com/
Link to page with downloadable color sheets: https://prayingincolor.com/handouts
The Easter Story Lego Challenge
https://www.proverbialhomemaker.com/easter-story-lego-challenge.html
Tucked In: Bedtime Stories with Episcopalians and Others
https://www.facebook.com/episcopaltuckedin/