Ryder News for April 16, 2020
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| Pastor Starks preaching to the worshipers. |
Ryder’s
Calvary Church Easter Service was held outside Sunday morning with cars
lining the streets across from the church and also filling the parking
lot. A sign in front of the church told the worshipers to tune their
car radios to FM radio station 107.5 to hear the service. Pastor
Jonathan Starks stood outside on a platform, behind the podium, with his
microphone in hand to speak to his audience. He told them to honk their
horns for an “Amen”. Just when he started to preach, a heavy snow
squall came along and it lasted for the exact time that Pastor Starks
was preaching. When he finished, so did the snowstorm. Worshipers were
told in advance that they could bring their own bread and grape juice to
partake in communion from the comfort of their cars while the pastor
and his family had communion on the platform thereby practicing social
distancing. I wasn’t able to go to the live service but I was able to
tune in my radio and listen to it that way.
Pastor Starks later said, “Best
Easter Service Ever were words we heard from those who joined us this
morning! 27 vehicles gathered together for an unexpected and
unforgettable God time together!
Snow
turned into a blizzard but it didn’t dampen our hearts! We worshipped
with Communion and experienced Resurrection Joy together! So thankful
for all who shared this service. Some even heard the service in their
homes! Easter Blessings to you all. HE IS RISEN!”
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| Cars lining the streets by the Calvary Church for Easter services. |
Today
is Monday and we’ve been getting heavy snow squalls off and on all day.
It snows so hard that I can’t see across the road at times and then it
quits and the sun starts to shine! Weird weather...where oh where is
spring!!
In
recent days, I have noticed many individuals participating in several
different Facebook challenges and questionnaires that encourage you to
post information about your personal life.
One
of the most recent ones is, “Share a picture of every car you have ever
owned.” This may seem like a fun trip down memory lane, but this
information can be used by someone to gain access to your personal
information.
When creating or verifying an account one of the most common security questions is, “What was your first vehicle?”
Other
challenges/questionnaires may ask you for your mother’s maiden name or
where you attended high school. Questions like these can potentially be
used to identify yourself on your personal email, online banking, etc.
As
fun as these challenges/questionnaires may seem, we encourage you not
to participate and protect your personal information. Please be
especially wary of posts which ask you to copy and paste the post. This
allows the original posters to look at the accounts of everyone who has
copied and pasted their information.
It
can be extremely tempting especially with all this extra time on our
hands, but hackers are sometimes using these types of tricks to learn
your information. Don’t make it easy for them!!
I found another cute little story to share with you, my readers.
My Self-Isolation Quarantine Diary
Day 1 – I Can Do This!! Got enough food and wine to last a month!
Day 2 – Opening my 8th bottle of Wine. I fear wine supplies might not last!
Day 3 – Strawberries: Some have 210 seeds, some have 235 seeds. Who Knew??
Day 4 – 8:00 p.m. Removed my Day Pajamas and put on my Night Pajamas.
Day 5 – Today, I tried to make Hand Sanitizer. It came out as Jello Shots!!
Day 6 – I get to take the Garbage out. I’m So excited, I can’t decide what to wear.
Day 7 – Laughing way too much at my own jokes!!
Day
8 – Went to a new restaurant called “The Kitchen”. You have to gather
all the ingredients and make your own meal. I have No clue how this
place is still in business.
Day 9 – I put liquor bottles in every room. Tonight, I’m getting all dressed up and going Bar hopping.
Day 10 – Struck up a conversation with a Spider today. Seems nice. He’s a Web Designer.
Day 11 – Isolation is hard. I swear my fridge just said, “What the heck do you want now?”
Day
12 – I realized why dogs get so excited about something moving outside,
going for walks or car rides. I think I just barked at a squirrel.
Day 13 – If you keep a glass of wine in each hand, you can’t accidentally touch your face.
Day 14 – Watched the birds fight over a worm. The Cardinals lead the Blue Jays 3–1.
Day 15 – Anybody else feel like they’ve cooked dinner about 395 times this month?
Upcoming Events:
The
Community Food Pantry will be open by appointment only. It will be
picked, packed and picked up outside the gym by the client. Contact
Kathy for information at 701-578-5876.
If
errands need to be done, or you need something from Minot or Garrison,
The Community Food Pantry will help with that, to keep you safe. Contact
Kathy at 701-578-5876
The walking gym is closed until this pandemic is passed.
All
Prairie Rose Lutheran Church building gatherings are canceled until
further notice due to Covid-19 Social Distancing. Please stay in contact
with your church family via phone, video chat, facebook, etc.
