As we look to return to Indoor Services, we would like everyone to look over our Return to Indoor Service plan then complete the anonymous short survey.
We urge anyone who feels uncomfortable attending indoor services at this time to stay home and access the service online. Similarly, if anyone is experiencing any of the symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home and watch online rather than attending in person.
PERTH-ANDOVER BAPTIST CHURCH
INDOOR SERVICES
COVID-19 OPERATIONAL PLAN
Drafted Tuesday, July 22, 2020
Updated Friday, July 31, 2020
- Parking as usual
- Everyone wears a mask as enters the building, keeps wearing mask until seated
- Because everyone wears masks entering and exiting the building, separate entrances and exits not required; distancing required when entering & exiting
- Greeters (no handshaking) have free masks to distribute as needed
- Hand sanitizer at the door and throughout building
- Directed seating – first come first served (not reserved in advance)
- Many chairs will be removed from sanctuary; remaining chairs will be grouped for household bubbles and spaced 2 metres apart
- Overflow area in church hall with spaced seating in the event that sanctuary reaches maximum capacity
- Names and contact information recorded for each service
- Masks required when going to/from or inside washroom
- Sanitizing wipes available in washroom for handles, taps, etc.
- Tithes & offerings – drop box in lobby plus online & mail-in donations encouraged
- Congregational singing permitted for people wearing masks
- Prayer requests & announcements – to be communicated in advance to leaders when possible. Other options under consideration: speak out from seat wearing a mask, write in a book in lobby
- Bulletin & prayer calendar – if printed off, can be left on chairs or on tables for pickup
- At end of the service, put on mask and wear it as you are exiting the building until inside your vehicle
- Nursery & children’s ministry – to be developed in next few months
- Disinfecting of chairs not required after a service if chairs not used again for 4-7 days
Please only fill out the survey once per household.