St. Mary’s Regular Meetings Resume!

Some changes for the better are going to happen at St. Mary’s starting in October. First, our regular meetings are starting back up. Masks are required at the meetings and social distancing of 6 feet between people will be in place. Meeting areas will be cleaned and sanitized after all meetings, with records being kept. The meetings will take place in the Parish Hall, where everyone can spread out.

Next, our services are going to change a little. The 8:00 Service will change from Rite II back to Rite I – but the service will still be shortened – and will not last longer than 45 minutes. We will still wear masks – and social distancing of 6 feet between families will remain in place. We will have our screens back! Yay! Communion will still be given out at the door and you’ll receive a bulletin of announcements.

Will we be discontinuing the 9:30 Service? For now, we will continue having a third service. However, the time will change to 9:15. This will allow those who wish to be in a room that is less crowded to continue to feel safe in church. Also the service will no longer include music (because Brian will be busy preparing for the 10:30 Service with choir coming back). You will have screens! Yay!

The 10:30 Service will include congregational singing, with a few less songs and a few less verses. This will add time onto the service, but we are trying to keep the timeframe to no more than 45 minutes for now. We will have our screens back! Yay Communion will still be given out at the door and you will receive a bulletin of announcements.

It is still my desire to involve every person in the church in the work of ministry. If you are already serving, thank you. But if you aren’t serving in some way, please, look through the list on the left of the front page and on this page to see if there is any ministry that you might like to be part of. We need you and God needs you!

Love in Christ, Rev. Lisa