Worship Registration
Everyone will be asked to register for Sunday worship so we ensure we do not have more than the allowable number of attendees. You will be asked to register to attend the service by Saturday 5 PM (the day before worship service), by calling Danika Manchester at 815-302-3371 or emailing manchesd@yahoo.com and providing the full name and contact phone # for each attendee. If you call to register for the week but we have met our capacity limit, you will be placed first on the list for the next week.
Entry Protocols
Everyone entering the building will be required to use hand sanitizer and wear a face covering. We will provide hand sanitizer. We will have a limited number of disposable masks available. We will take the temperature of everyone entering. Anyone with a temperature greater than 100.4° F will be asked to worship online at home. Please be patient with our volunteers as we follow these new procedures to keep everyone safe.
Seating
Families will be asked to sit together. As people enter the sanctuary, they will be seated from front row to back row. The usher will direct each family to the next available socially-distanced pew. This will probably be a different pew location than you had been sitting in previously. You will be dismissed from the back rows first. Please maintain social distancing.
Attendance Tracking
We will not be passing a friendship pad but will be taking detailed attendance. This is needed in the event we discover someone who has been in our building has contracted the virus.
Worship and Preaching
The worship service will be abbreviated to about 45 minutes. The pastor will preach from the pulpit and the worship assistant will read from a separate stand.
Bibles and Hymnals
Bibles and hymnals have been temporarily removed from the pews. You may bring your own from home. All prayers, scripture readings, and music will be projected on screens at the front of the sanctuary.
Responsive readings
The number of responsive readings, such as the Prayer of Confession, will be limited.
Singing
There will be no congregational singing. Singing significantly increases the risk of transmission of the virus by projecting respiratory droplets.
Worship Practices
We will discontinue passing of the peace. We will ask for prayers of the people but will not have an usher pass a microphone.
Communion
Disposable self-contained communion kits that include a wafer and small amount of juice will be placed on a table in the entryway. These kits will be picked up by the individual while exiting the service. Individuals are encouraged to take communion in their car or at home to prevent delays during exiting.
Giving
Refreshments
Coffee and snacks will not be available. The kitchen and fellowship hall will remain closed until further notice.
The drinking fountain will not be accessible. Please bring your own water bottle.
What Happens if Someone Gets Sick?
We will implement a process to monitor the well-being of all members who attend worship. Anyone who becomes ill after worship should notify the church office immediately so we can notify everyone he/she may have contacted in worship.
Patt Pilgrim
815-370-0687