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In-Person Gathering Guidelines for the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio
Effective Sunday, May 23, 2021 These guidelines apply beginning the Day of Pentecost, 2021, to all church activities including worship, pastoral services, governance, formation, mission, outreach, and use of church buildings by outside organizations. Clergy and lay leaders are encouraged to work together using relevant science, appropriate caution, and their best judgment to implement these guidelines as best serves their congregation. Updates to guidelines will likely be issued as the pandemic situation changes. General Guidelines: • All participants (including choir members and musicians) should remain socially distanced. • Wind and brass musicians are permitted, with the expectation that ample distance will be maintained from communicants, appropriate to the specific instrument. • The maximum number of people at any event is the number that can comfortably fit in the space while remaining socially distanced. • Prayer books, hymnals, and bulletins may be used. • Communion will be received in one kind only, save for the celebrant. • Appropriate distance should be maintained during the passing of the Peace, which will preclude physical contact other than with household members. • Pastoral services may resume without previous liturgical restrictions, while observing responsible caution appropriate to the setting. Outdoor Gatherings: • Masks are not required to be worn, though are encouraged for non-vaccinated teens and adults, per CDC guidelines. • Singing by the congregation is allowed. Please continue to sing in quiet voices. Refreshments may be served in individual portions. Participants may also bring their own food for picnics or other meals and events. Indoor Gatherings: • Masks are required of all participants, except while preaching, reading lessons or intercessions, officiating, or otherwise leading an event, as long as such persons are fully-vaccinated. Note: Fully-vaccinated means two (2) weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks after receiving a single dose vaccine. • Singing by the congregation is allowed. All must wear masks. Please continue to sing in quiet voices. • Refreshments may be served in individual portions by a person wearing a mask. Cleaning and Sanitizing: • Higher traffic areas and frequently touched surfaces should be thoroughly cleaned weekly. • Bathrooms should be cleaned and sanitized weekly, as well as following any event of significant size.
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Winter Convocation 2021 with (of course) a Brand New Format - February 7 - 14
REGISTER HERE! Here's the plan: Each of the following workshops will be offered once on a weeknight between February 8 and 12. We will use a one-hour (maximum) online format that will begin at 7 pm. Bishop Hollingsworth will prerecord sermons for Sunday, February 7 and 14, for parishes to use in their online worship those weeks. Assigned prework will be provided for each workshop (watching a video, reading a chapter or two of something, etc.) so the online time will be spent directly diving into and discussing the content. All events are free, and registration for each particular workshop will be required. You may attend as many or few as you like. Here are the workshops. The schedule and registration information are coming soon.
More information about scheduling and registration is coming soon. See you at Convocation! |
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