Zumbro Lutheran Church | Rochester, MN

Update March 20, 2020 | We’re doing our best to try to keep up at Zumbro, but as we’re experiencing on a daily basis, COVID-19 is a moving target. Here’s where we are as of Mar. 20, 2020: 1) Our in-person worship on Sundays and Wednesdays is suspended until further notice. We will stream 8:30…

March 18, 2020 Dear Worshippers at Zumbro, As you know, we are streaming our 8:30am Sunday worship. And starting tomorrow, we will also be streaming our noon Wednesday Lenten worship. You can participate in these services either live or at a later time. Right now our streaming is much more reliable than the radio. We…

from Chris Gade | March 15, 2020 On Friday, I shared an update on COVID-19 preparations with our department of Public Affairs team at Mayo Clinic – I started with this sentence. We are in unprecedented times. Today, in this place, I would offer – Zumbro Lutheran, we are in unprecedented times. So many of…

March 13, 2020 Our heads are spinning and our hearts are anxious as we get regular updates on the spread of the coronavirus. New closures are being announced almost hourly. It’s hard to keep up: airline travel, sporting events, colleges sending students home to work online. We’re doing our best to try to keep up…

March 12, 2020 We’ve created Zumbro’s Coronavirus Advisory Team that includes community and public health physicians who are continually advising staff and leadership on best practices. Based on their initial recommendations, we have created a list of changes in and around worship to support the health and vitality of our congregation. (See below.) We will…

March 11, 2020 We’re getting new information about COVID-19 and the coronavirus almost daily. As you know, this is a virus that is spreading across our country – and our world. We’re learning more about it all the time, but there is still much to learn. Because this is an infectious disease, we will need…