{"id":5339,"date":"2021-09-15T16:25:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T20:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/?p=5339"},"modified":"2021-09-17T12:14:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T16:14:38","slug":"wellcome-back-sunday-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wellcome-back-sunday-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating WellCome Back Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Sunday, September 12th, we marked our return to in-person services with our annual &#8220;WellCome Back Sunday&#8221; celebration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We began with music, and then moved onto a special segment where we told a story about a villager going each day to a river to collect water in buckets &#8211; one of which had a leak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel alignfull has-responsive-height\"><div class=\"is-cropped coblocks-gallery has-caption-style-dark has-horizontal-gutter\"><div class=\"has-carousel has-carousel-lrg has-aligned-cells\" data-flickity=\"{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:3000,&quot;draggable&quot;:true,&quot;pageDots&quot;:true,&quot;prevNextButtons&quot;:true,&quot;wrapAround&quot;:true,&quot;cellAlign&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;pauseAutoPlayOnHover&quot;:true,&quot;freeScroll&quot;:true,&quot;arrowShape&quot;:{&quot;x0&quot;:10,&quot;x1&quot;:60,&quot;y1&quot;:50,&quot;x2&quot;:65,&quot;y2&quot;:45,&quot;x3&quot;:20},&quot;thumbnails&quot;:false,&quot;responsiveHeight&quot;:true}\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0349-X2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5340\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/?attachment_id=5340\" class=\"wp-image-5340\" 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https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0350-X2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0350-X2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_111506-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5343\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/?attachment_id=5343\" class=\"wp-image-5343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_111506-X2.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_111506-X2-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"coblocks-gallery--caption coblocks-gallery--primary-caption\"><br\/><\/figcaption><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We needed a little help from the congregation for the end of the story&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Villager Story for WellCome Back Sunday\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NW1QPeD9_m8?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;rel=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038;color=white&#038;modestbranding=1\" style=\"border: none;\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also heard both Rev. Lee and Rev. Ken speak as part of the WellCome Back Sunday Message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_105634-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_105634-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_105634-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_105634-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_105634-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_105634-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_104738-X3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_104738-X3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_104738-X3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_104738-X3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_104738-X3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210912_104738-X3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, of course, we continued the tradition of playing with bubbles &#8211; with a few Covid safety precautions in place. We met outside, used creative means of blowing bubbles without using our breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel alignfull\"><div class=\"is-cropped coblocks-gallery has-caption-style-dark\"><div class=\"has-carousel has-carousel-xlrg has-aligned-cells has-nav-a9ef24d8\" style=\"height:400px\" data-flickity=\"{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:false,&quot;draggable&quot;:false,&quot;pageDots&quot;:false,&quot;prevNextButtons&quot;:false,&quot;wrapAround&quot;:true,&quot;cellAlign&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;pauseAutoPlayOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;freeScroll&quot;:false,&quot;arrowShape&quot;:{&quot;x0&quot;:10,&quot;x1&quot;:60,&quot;y1&quot;:50,&quot;x2&quot;:65,&quot;y2&quot;:45,&quot;x3&quot;:20},&quot;thumbnails&quot;:true,&quot;responsiveHeight&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" 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If you&#8217;re interested in joining us on an upcoming Sunday, remember to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C094DAEAB2FA4FD0-inperson\">RSVP at this link<\/a>. Of course, we will continue streaming services online as well for those who wish to remain remote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation with Covid remains changeable, so for more detailed info on our safety precautions &#8211; including the criteria which would have us go back to an online-only format &#8211; check out our updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/new-covid-19-guidelines-for-fall\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5295\">FAQ page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, September 12th, we marked our return to in-person services with our annual &#8220;WellCome Back Sunday&#8221; celebration. 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