We are looking forward to the resumption of in-person services, beginning this Sunday, March 6th, which also happens to be Communion Sunday. The choir will be involved in the service and congregational singing is allowed. As previously, both choir members and congregants will keep their masks on while singing. Individual Communion kits will be handed out before the service, just as we did in December.
As Ontario moves into its next stage of re-opening, more Covid-19 restrictions are being lifted, including vaccination requirements and indoor capacity limits. This will bring relief to some, and anxiety to others.
Although the province is expanding its re-opening, the Kirk Session has decided to keep our existing protocols in place for the month of March. This means we still require vaccination to enter the building, and physical distancing in the sanctuary remains. This decision allows us to continue to care for each other in a meaningful way.
These protocols will be reviewed regularly by the Worship & Music Committee, and discussed at our next Kirk Session meeting, April 5th. We will communicate any changes again after that. In the meantime, committees continue to prepare for the time when we return to in-person activities, and there is much to look forward to.
As a congregation, we have met the challenges of the past two years with grace and compassion, so let us continue that way as we journey forward.
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St. Andrew's Ottawa
Since 1828
We are people gathered by God from across the National Capital Area to be a witness of Christian hope at the centre of the region.
St. Andrew's Church is part of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
St. Andrew's Ottawa | 82 Kent Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5N9, Canada