Welcome to worship this Second Sunday of Eastertide. We’re glad you’ve gathered with the International Protestant Church of Zurich to seek God’s face.
If you’re participating in a live service, here are some things to help enrich your experience. If you’re worshiping on your own, most of this can be ignored.
Why doesn’t Pastor Andy use the “screen share” Zoom function? While we understand that this would simplify things, enabling us to watch videos at precisely the same time, there are drawbacks. The quality of the music and video as they come through Zoom’s “screen share” function is quite negatively impacted. For the best musical experience, accessing the YouTube videos on your own devices is important.
Video Syncing. Please be ready to play videos that are embedded in the Order of Worship at the same time as the rest of the congregation. This will help us move to the next part of the service at the same time.
Headphones. If possible, wear a pair of headphones or earbuds that have a built-in microphone (as most do these days). This will improve your listening experience and will help eliminate feedback. If you’re “attending” with others in the room, consider playing the videos through a quality external speaker.
Screen Splitting. If you’re participating in the virtual service, it will be helpful to split your screen, with Zoom on one side, and this Order of Worship on the other. (Learn to do this on Windows and Mac.) Or, you can use one device for Zoom and another for the Order of Worship.
Muting. Awkward as it is, please keep yourself muted during the service unless you are leading a certain part of the service. Otherwise it gets very noisy. During responsive parts of the service, keep yourself muted but please do participate!
Stay afterward for Coffee Hour! Pour a cup of coffee and enjoy fellowship for 15 minutes or so after the service concludes. We will give instructions for entering different “rooms” for conversation.