One way we hope to be able to draw nearer again will be to gather virtually – each Wednesday from 22 April at 11:00am we are planning to host a Virtual Coffee Morning via Zoom. In order to join these Coffee Mornings you will need to download the Zoom app.
Simply enter https://zoom.us/signup on your web browser to go to the Zoom website so sign up. We will email out each Wednesday morning the link in time for you to log in to the coffee morning at 11:00am. You just click on the link to be taken to the meeting and enter the password from the email.
If you haven’t used Zoom before here’s a little bit of guidance to help you on your way. It will help if you can download it prior to the day of the Coffee Morning and familiarise yourself with any features you may need to use on the day – mute/unmute microphone, stop/start video, screenshare etc.
Some other suggestions to help on the day:
Join the meeting early – up to 5 minutes before the meeting start time.
Have your video on unless you are experiencing connection issues
Find a quiet space without interruptions and background noise
Avoid backlight from bright windows
Have good lighting on your face so you can be seen clearly
Adjust your camera to be at around eye level if possible – especially take note of the angle of your laptop screen if using the built-in camera.
Mute your microphone when not talking
Try to avoid talking over or at the same time as other participants
Be aware you are on camera and try to avoid doing other tasks, checking emails, looking at your phone etc.
The above might all seem a bit daunting, but it really isn’t. Please give it a go – we can’t wait to see you there!
The following prayer is taken from a publication from the Church of England ‘Prayers for use during the Coronavirus outbreak’. It is available online and as a pdf document to download. Please click here to see this and more prayer resources from the Church of England.
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