Monday Mailer - September COVID style

Greetings all:

The theme for the September COVID-style Monday Mailer is John 8:12.

See the comment section below to add to a list of potential topics for November.

We will continue our COVID-19 work-around for this swap. Instead of sending a packet each week, you will prepare ONE package that contains all of the month's sealed envelopes/packets -- one for each week, thus limiting the number of trips to the post office. While the nation is reopening, the number of cases and hospitalizations is spiking in some states and regions. So we'll keep this format as long as necessary.

Send ONE package to your partner that includes at least five sealed envelopes with a surprise AND something to read. The goal here is to send an encouraging and/or inspiring word in the midst of the pandemic. This could be, but is not limited to, a letter from you, an article, comic, a devotional, etc.

We are typically a small group of regular swappers. So, if you are partnered with someone you are regularly assigned to in this series, please use your imagination/creativity to create a new experience for your partner.

Be sure each week's envelope/packet is sealed and has the week labeled on the front. Tuck all four into a large manila envelope, a padded mailer, a box or flat-rate mailer.

Overall Scriptural theme: John 8:12. As you think on this Scripture, here's a list that can help you interpret the theme: lighthouse, light bulb, sun, stars, moon, flashlight, candle. What other ways might light be conveyed?

Week 1 = Aug. 31- Sept. 5

Week 2 = Sept. 6-12

Week 3 = Sept. 13-19

Week 4 = Sept. 20-Sept. 26

Week 5 = Sept. 27-Oct. 3

As always during the COVID-style mailings, the first and last weeks are generous. There is enough time to personalize your packages or to find things that meet the suggested theme.

Please pray for your partner, the other members of the swap, our country and this planet as we all #stayhometogether.

Swap posted: Tuesday, Aug. 11

Sign-up by: Tuesday, Aug. 25

Send by: Friday, Sept. 4

Stay safe. Stay healthy. Wash your hands. Wear a mask or face covering when outside. Be blessed.