Church Services and activities

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Due to current concerns over the spread of this infection, Sunday School, Bible Study, and Confirmation Classes have been suspended until further notice.   The School and Preschool are also closed.

Sunday morning church services are being resumed on May 31.   The service is being live streamed so it will not be available here until later in the day on Sunday.

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 The board of directors and Pastor Scheer have been discussing what sort of changes will be put in place in order to ensure that everyone who comes to worship can feel safe and able to focus on worship while you are here. To that end there are several new procedures that we will need to get used to, at least for the time being. In general, social distancing and face masks are being requested of everyone as much as that is possible. To encourage this we will be practicing the guidelines listed to the right. 

We are requesting that everyone honor these guidelines for the safety and consolation of your fellow worshipers, so that all who come can worship in peace and comfort. The board of Directors will continue to monitor and change or alter these guidelines as needed. 

If you are not feeling well, we ask that you protect others by remaining at home to worship through the live stream or a video of the service that will be provided later on Sunday morning.

As always feel free to reach out to the Pastor or the Board of Directors with concerns or comments. We are looking forward to seeing each of you in worship and fellowship and we continue to pray for an ending to this pandemic.

Thank you and God Bless,                                                            

Pastor Scheer and the Holy Cross Board of Directors

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Simply click on the button and the service should open in a new window.  After it loads, click on the image and the video should begin. 

· The church will be sanitized after every use

· Hand sanitizer will be provided throughout the building

· Church and school building will continue to be off limits for meetings and group events

· The water fountain has been turned off 

· Bulletins and Portals of Prayer will be available on tables and spread out to avoid unnecessary contact

· Coffee and doughnuts will no longer be offered before or after the service

· Bathrooms will remain open lights are on a sensor  

· When you arrive we ask that you not assemble in the narthex but continue into the sanctuary

· Please follow the markings on the pews as you choose your seats

· Please do not sit near people you have not been sheltering with 

· Families who have been sheltering together are invited to sit together

· We ask that masks be worn even during the service when possible, except when receiving communion 

· (The BOD understands that masks can be difficult for some to wear. Those who are unable to wear a mask are still welcome to worship. We simply request that you consider keeping an extra amount of distance to try and keep others safe.)

· No seating will be available in the choir loft

· No offering will be taken during the service

· An offering box will be available after the service in the Narthex to receive your offerings

· Communion will be served in a continuous line and we ask that you maintain social distancing of at least six feet from others while waiting in line

· The Pastor will say “Take and Eat…” and “Take and drink…” corporately at the beginning of the Holy Supper

· Please replace your mask after receiving communion

· After the service we would ask that any fellowship and socializing be done outside and that everyone is respectful of others by maintaining social distancing practices

 During the past 6 months the church leadership has held business meetings remotely using Zoom. The required Voters meeting in April had to be cancelled. There is another required meeting in November. We will be trying to hold that meeting using Zoom. There will be no meeting in the church as in the past. We do not wish to exclude any member who wishes to attend the Voters meeting.

Zoom requires the use of a device that has both a camera and a microphone so that you can be both seen and heard. And Zoom is a little tricky to use for someone who is not technically savvy.

If you wish to attend the meeting but you do not have a device with these capabilities or you are not sure if you have a compliant device, please contact the church. 

While the date of the meeting is set for Sunday, November 8, the time of the meeting has not been decided.

There is a “contact us” form below for your convenience. Someone will contact you to evaluate your situation.  This form requires the entry of an email address.  If you do not have email, type something that looks like an email address (noemail@att.net for example).  We will contact you by phone.

Your device may work and we can test that before the meeting so you are familiar with the tricky part. Or, you may have a family member who can help. Or we can make a laptop available to you.

As usual, reports will be available prior to the meeting.  These reports may be available in the church prior to the day of the meeting, or they may be posted on the web site, or they may be sent to everyone prior to the meeting.  This has not been worked out.

Please bear with us as we continue to face this challenging time.