{"id":1586,"date":"2021-01-26T16:21:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T20:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2021-01-26T16:21:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T20:21:29","slug":"virtually-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/?p=1586","title":{"rendered":"Virtually Speaking&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>&#8220;Pastor Steve &#8211; Our Virtual Small Group was amazing this morning!!!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hearing that, I had to have the leader of that group, Sue Spaid, talk about the small group she conducts on the telephone (via teleconferencing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7.png 800w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-447x300.png 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sue writes:<\/strong><br><em>Virtual connection is valuable because it gives people a way to connect when they can\u2019t physically be together. Our Sunday School class connects via phone every Sunday Morning. Being able to hear everyone\u2019s voice and share our prayer requests and listen to a short devotional makes us feel connected. We share our concerns, prayer requests and just talk to one another. We all miss the fellowship of being in class, but this helps us to feel as if we are \u201ctogether\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you, Sue, for your commitment to growing the community at Curwensville Alliance.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Pastor Steve &#8211; Our Virtual Small Group was amazing this morning!!!&#8221; Hearing that, I had to have the leader of that group, Sue Spaid, talk about the small group she conducts on the telephone (via teleconferencing). 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