Dear Island Pond Family,
Today Governor Sununu announced that churches are safe to reopen in New Hampshire. With that in mind, we are making plans to have our first service in the sanctuary on Sunday, June 7, at 10:30am.
Here is the schedule for the next two Sundays: This Sunday, May 31, we will have our normal drive-in service at 10:30am. We will not meet indoors on May 31.
Then the following Sunday, June 7, we will have TWO SERVICES. Our drive-in/parking lot service will be at 9:30am. You will be able to park and watch from your car, or you are free to bring a chair and sit in the shade during the service (while following safety protocols). It will be a hybrid drive-in and parking lot service! If this service has more than about 20 people, we will continue doing it in future weeks.
The second service on Sunday, June 7, will be at 10:30am. This one will be in our sanctuary. There will be a number of restrictions that we will be following when we meet again indoors and we will be announcing those early next week. There will be NO CHILDREN’S PROGRAM during this service, though packets will be made available for any kids that come to the service.
As always, we will continue to stream our 10:30am service on Facebook and Youtube.
Guidelines for the indoor service on June 7…
We have to maintain 40 percent capacity… so no more than 120 people in the sanctuary.
Everyone must stay socially distant… 6 feet apart. Those that live together may sit together.
People will enter the sanctuary through the main, middle doors. The outer aisles will be for exiting only.
People will be dismissed by rows after the service. No one will be allowed to congregate in the lobby. Please exit immediately.
-Everyone must wear a mask while entering and exiting the building and when in situations when social distancing is difficult. Masks are strongly suggested during other times of the service.
-Children under 2 should never wear a mask.
-Children 2-5 are at the discretion of the parents
-Adults with medical conditions preventing the wearing of a mask are not required to do so.
There will be no snacks after the service.
All childcare and children’s church will be closed. Kids are welcome to be with their families in the service (or attend the outdoor 9:30am service). There will be coloring packets available for kids as they enter.
If you are sick, have recently been sick, or simply do not feel ready to come to church, you can stay home and watch the service live on Facebook or Youtube.
Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the lobby.
