We are excited to announce that we will resume our Sunday Worship Service on Sundays at 10:00 am!! However, things might look a bit different to be in accordance with the NYAC and CDC Regulations and Guidelines! We are listing the guidelines that will be strictly adhered to during your visit with us on Sundays and other times you visit our church!
This week, July 5th, 2020, we will be worshipping in a “Drive In” Style where you can expect the following:
- Only one entrance and exit into the parking lot
- Entrance between the Thrift store and Church on Main Street
- Exit by Lake Avenue Exit, both will be marked and parking attendants will be there as guides
- Bulletin and attendance at the entrance will be taken
- Have your mask available especially if you need to use the restroom
- If you do not have a mask, one will be provided to you
- We will only have ONE restroom with handicap accommodations and CDC instructions for sanitary use
- No touch garbage pails, sanitizer, soap dispenser, and paper towel
- We ask that you either remain in your car, or in front of your car to follow the 6 ft social distancing mandates outside
- You will follow the cones that will assist in distancing protocols
- We will have a wave style greeting as we will remain in our social requested space as to respect others social distancing space
- Tithes and offerings will be collected by baskets or you can continue to mail in
- We will not be providing chairs as you can bring your own to place in front of your vehicle if you chose.
- Weather permitting otherwise we will be in the Sanctuary
Guidelines in the Church Building:
- One entrance into the church via the front door and one exit by the handicap ramp
- Only exception will be for wheelchairs and for health purposes
- The back door will be locked
- Enter in one at time for attendance for contact tracing
- Usher will seat you according to the predesignated “X”’s marked for 6 ft distance and every other pew will be roped off.
- YOU MUST WEAR A MASK THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE or if you don’t have one, we will provide one for you as we remain in compliance with CDC
- Please follow CDC guidelines as we have signage posted for instructions for the bathroom and community interfacing
- We are asking for no singing due to microbes can travel in the air
- Please no passing the peace and there will be stationary collections stations for before and after the service or you can still send your tithes and offerings in by mail to the church address
- For now, we are allowed to have 33% of the Fire Marshall allowance in our sanctuary until further notice by the state
- NO Sunday school, nursery, or fellowship hour at this time
- No one will be in the Parsonage or Thrift Store at this time
- We will continue to tape our services, so if you are not able to attend at this time you can locate our services on Facebook, YouTube, and our Website page (sermons)
- There will be other Zoom opportunities for prayer and bible study going forward as well as at the church in the Fall.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and prayers in this season of Covid-19 as we begin to move forward to assemble again as the Body of Christ. Please feel free to contact us via phone or email if you have any concerns or questions.
We are so very excited to see you as we have diligently prepared our Sanctuary space, building, and outdoor area so you can enter in peacefully, in a sanitized environment while feeling safe as the Spirt of GOD is in our presence! Once again, beloved, let us prepare for the next great awakening that will come forth from all of the difficult times we are all experiencing in this hour. GOD is GOOD and forever to be praised!!
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where
the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom”
2 Corinthians 3:17
In Christ Alone,
Pastor Sharon Pizzo
Leadership Of CMUMC
Center Moriches UMC, The Light of the World
