Category Archives: Communications Ministry

SPC Covid Task Force Updates

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• Anyone who has tested positive for COVID must quarantine for the number of days required by the State or the CDC and may return to the church provided they no longer have any symptoms and have taken a COVID test and the COVID test has come back negative. You are encouraged to notify the church as to the positive COVID test as soon as you are notified.
• If you are experiencing any symptoms of a cold, the flu, or a virus, you should not participate in gathered worship. If your symptoms are similar to those of the COVID virus, you are encouraged to get a COVID test both for your safety and the safety of the congregation.
• You must wear a facemask when you are inside the church building. This includes after church service in the Narthex area. We also ask that you not congregate in the Narthex after church service. You are always welcome to meet and congregate outside after church service.
• Masks are required in all small group/meeting settings inside of the church building, even when all of the members of the small group have been vaccinated.
• The nursery will be open and available for members to use with their toddlers. However, no one will be staffing the nursery.

We recognize these are difficult decisions, and we make them with considerable thought, discussion and prayer. Thank you for helping us to assure our church is as safe and welcoming as possible.

Add Online Directory to Your Phone

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Do you have our Instant Church Directory as an app for your phone or computer? It is free and easy to install. From the app, you can get contact information, GPS directions, email, text, find birthdays, anniversaries, and photos, of course. If you would like to update your photo, you are welcome to send one to Ilona Smith in the Church Office. She can add or change a photo.

SPC Reopens!

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The Session met this week and approved the following new guidelines submitted by the Reopening Task Force for attending worship:

  • Masks will no longer be required for gathered worship.
  • Social distancing will no longer be required for gathered worship.
  • Limitations on the number of people who can attend gathered worship will be eliminated.
  • Mask wearing for people who are not vaccinated will be encouraged but will not be mandated.
  • We will respect all who choose to wear a facemask. 
  • People will no longer be required to register for gathered worship.  Should there be a situation where someone in attendance at gathered worship tests positive for COVID 19 or contracts COVID 19, notice will be provided to the congregation via an e-blast and Elders and Deacons will be requested to contact the church members on their Member Care Ministry list.
  • Singing in worship will continue to be led by the musicians, not the congregation. This is because unvaccinated people may be worshiping with us, and they are at risk of infection.

Annual Meeting Scheduled for Jan. 24

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Our annual meetings is scheduled for Sunday January 24 immediately following the 11:00 am worship service. The meetings will be virtual. The agenda, annual report and supporting materials will be sent by email at the beginning of next week. Hard copies can be picked up at the Church Office on Wed or Thu Jan 20 and 21.