What is a Watch Party?
A Watch Party is a group of people who meet in-person to experience an online service together. They build community and encourage each other to grow in their faith by participating in praise and worship, as well as watching an encouraging message through one of our online platforms.
When to Watch?
We have two opportunities for you to host a Watch Party. Tune in online to watch at our following Sunday service times: 9:00AM EST.
The service will be available to watch on-demand immediately following the 9AM service so you can watch at your own desired time when it works best for you and those you invite.
In all of our gatherings, we want to ensure we are following required guidelines from the Ontario Ministry of Health.
Please review these HERE and consult with our office if you have any questions around the requirements as they do change from time to time.
Tips to help you get started:
Step 1
Pick a meeting time and invite people to your home or outdoor space!
Step 2
Create a good environment
Please make sure that you have thought through and created an environment that is set up and ready for a successful watch party for yourself and those you are inviting. Be prepared to have LOTS of grace, and work hard to understand the feelings of those that are attending so you can have respect for all.
Here are some ways you can prepare
- Have some background worship music playing to set the environment as people arrive
- Depending on how you are watching, make sure it is set up and ready to go! Try it out ahead of time and make sure you can show the service properly at the time you planned – sound works, video is on, etc.
***If you have kids in your space – have a plan for them. Designate a supervisor that can let them watch their own service we provide at kidsonline.saublechurch.ca, and since it is a shorter service than the main one – a plan for when they are finished. Maybe include them in the worship of the main service, put the kids service on for them during the main message, then bring them back for the rest of the main service.
Step 3
Make your time together memorable by taking a picture together and posting to your social media – make sure you tag @saublechurch wherever you post it!
Step 4
As a host, we would encourage you to lead in your home – be tuned into the message, engage in the worship, encourage conversation around the topic, pray with your group, and set the stage for God to move in your watch party gathering.
Step 5
When the service is over, encourage those who have been with you to get connected; this could maybe include filling out a guest card at hello.saublechurch.ca if they are new to the church or want to know more about taking a next step in their faith journey.
Step 6
As a host, please fill out the “Online Watch Party Form” and let us know how it went each week - we need this information for contact tracing and to be able to notify you of the next steps.
Step 1
Pick a meeting time and invite people to your home or outdoor space!
Step 2
Create a good environment
Please make sure that you have thought through and created an environment that is set up and ready for a successful watch party for yourself and those you are inviting. Be prepared to have LOTS of grace, and work hard to understand the feelings of those that are attending so you can have respect for all.
Here are some ways you can prepare
- Have some background worship music playing to set the environment as people arrive
- Depending on how you are watching, make sure it is set up and ready to go! Try it out ahead of time and make sure you can show the service properly at the time you planned – sound works, video is on, etc.
***If you have kids in your space – have a plan for them. Designate a supervisor that can let them watch their own service we provide at kidsonline.saublechurch.ca, and since it is a shorter service than the main one – a plan for when they are finished. Maybe include them in the worship of the main service, put the kids service on for them during the main message, then bring them back for the rest of the main service.
Step 3
Make your time together memorable by taking a picture together and posting to your social media – make sure you tag @saublechurch wherever you post it!
Step 4
As a host, we would encourage you to lead in your home – be tuned into the message, engage in the worship, encourage conversation around the topic, pray with your group, and set the stage for God to move in your watch party gathering.
Step 5
When the service is over, encourage those who have been with you to get connected; this could maybe include filling out a guest card at hello.saublechurch.ca if they are new to the church or want to know more about taking a next step in their faith journey.
Step 6
As a host, please fill out the “Online Watch Party Form” and let us know how it went each week - we need this information for contact tracing and to be able to notify you of the next steps.