The Ontario government announced that the masking requirement for vulnerable settings would be extended to June 11th. Listening to many concerns in our congregation as well as this extension of the masking requirements, we want to assure you that we are extending our own masking requirement for worship and singing as well.
Please note that our expanded distancing section is also still in place. We encourage you to sit in the part of the sanctuary where every other pew is roped off if you wish to distance – and not to sit near anyone else who is seated in this section.
Thank You!
On Sundays:
- There is singing during worship services
- Distancing encouraged but no longer required – we will have a distancing section
- Signing in no longer required
- Vaccination and boosting strongly encouraged
- Distancing encouraged
- Please worship from home if you feel unwell
- We encourage individual responsibility: do what is needed to feel safe
Masking:
Masking required for worship and singing indoors has been extended
Once requirements are lifted, masks are strongly recommended
Masks will be available at the door Sunday morning, should you forget your own
Here is a little more on what it will be like attending worship in-person in the coming weeks:
When you arrive, please remember to don your mask before stepping into the building. You can choose to hang up your coat or to keep it with you – we will continue to try to keep some windows open to increase air circulation.
For those who want to continue distancing, you will see a section of the sanctuary has pews with ribbons marking off every other pew. If you sit in this section, you will signal that you would like to continue distancing and will not have to repeat this to anyone. If you have been looking forward to sitting near friends, please sit in pews that do not have ribbons marking off every other pew.
During our worship service, you are invited to stand (as you are able) and sing for our hymns.
Following the service, you are invited to move around and chat with people in the pews while remaining masked, or to exit and chat outside the church, with or without masks.
Thank You for your support as we continue to try to keep one another both safe and comfortable.