Parish of
Celbridge & Straffan with Newcastle-Lyons
Returning
to Church – Guidelines for parishioners and visitors
Dear Friends,
Sunday 5th July is the day when many
congregations, including our own will be returning to public worship. It will
be a strange and probably quite emotional experience and also it will be a
little different than what we are used to. At this point I want to emphasize
that nobody should feel under any pressure to return. Some will still be
concerned about going out in public and those whose health is potentially
compromised may feel more comfortable worshiping at home until the current
Pandemic is completely under control. For this reason online services will
continue but will not be available until Sunday afternoon as they will consist
of a recording of one of the Sunday morning services in the parish. They will
be available on the parish website as previously cs-nl.org
For those who do plan to come
to public worship please read the following points of information and guidance:
1 Worship will be at usual
times: 9am Newcastle
2 Initially there will be no
Holy Communion services – when they resume further guidance will be given
3 Do not bring your own books
to church
4 Do not come to church if you
have any of the symptoms associated with Covid19
5 On arrival go directly into
church following guidance of wardens (avoid bottlenecks at entrance)
6 Sanitizer will be provided
at entrance
7 Wardens will indicate where
to sit to comply with social distancing and you should go direct to seat and
not engage with others on way to seat
8 Alternate pews are roped
off and should not be used
9 Please sit alone or with
members of your own household
10 No singing (Organist may
play or recorded music/hymns may be played)
11 No physical exchange of
peace
12 Masks are recommended for
adults (but not required if unable to wear one)
13 Service sheets will be
provided – please take home with you
14 Leave nothing in the
Church (papers, tissues etc)
15 Collection will be a
retiring collection and if you prefer to give by other means the details are on
the parish website
16 Names of those attending
will be recorded and kept temporarily for contact tracing
17 No tea or coffee after
church
18 At end of service rear
pews exit first and please observe social distancing outside the building.
Hopefully these restrictions
can be relaxed before too long but please do your best to follow them and keep
church safe for everybody – Looking forward to seeing some of you on Sunday.
Thanking you.
Rev. Stephen
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