Community of Hope On-Site Restart
Sunday Morning Worship Plan
Physical Distancing BC Provincial Stage 2
Starting May 24, 2020
Updated November 21, 2020
Overview
- Two worship gatherings per Sunday, 9-10am, 10:45-11:45am
- Registration required for members to attend each week. (Register through our homepage or Facebook links)
- Some limited space for walk-in guests
- Target to stay well under the 50-person cap
- Continue online worship for those who cannot come yet. (Both gatherings are live-streamed.)
- 1-hour gatherings with 45 minutes between to allow for refreshments, clearing the room for sanitation and bringing in the second group
- Please do NOT attend if you have any symptoms of illness or if you believe you have been exposed to COVID-19.
- Masks required to be worn.
Some Details
- Leave minimum one parking space between you and other vehicles in the church lot
- Front door drive-through will be blocked from vehicles to leave space for an entry lineup
- Front door greeter with clicker to manage head count
- Gym door greeter to check off registrants and double check head count
- Greeters to manage doors so touching is kept to a minimum
- Attendees to enter gym through back door, leave through front doors
- Back of gym floor to be marked with standing places to maintain 2m distance during conversation
- All attendees required to sanitize or wash hands upon arrival
- Chairs for worship will be arranged in small clusters to accommodate household groups.
- Bathroom doors will be propped open to avoid touching doors
Q&A
- Will we have Jr. Church, Nursery, Children’s Ministry?
- Yes! But… Jr. Church for children above nursery age will be available in very small class sizes. They will meet outside whenever possible.
- Children will start in the main worship gathering and be dismissed partway through.
- Children will have hands sanitized when they leave from and return to the gym.
- How about refreshments?
- Drinks and individually wrapped snacks to be served as described in our restart video
- 15 minutes for socializing (*NOTE: currently suspended under current Provincial Health Order. Attendees are asked to leave the gym immediately after each gathering.)
Giving
If you are unable to attend on-site service, you can still give in the following ways:
1. By credit card here
2. Interac e-transfer to finance@gethope.ca
3. Mail a cheque to Community of Hope Church, 7086 124 St., Surrey, BC, V3W 3W8