CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 GUIDANCE and Services

GIFT GROUPS HELD IN CHURCHES IN THE PARISH OF NESTON ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE  CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR CHURCHES (last updated 10th August 2020)

GIFT GROUP should be held on a Wednesday to allow 72 hours before a Sunday service.

SUMMARY

FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY – leaders and assistants must wear a face-covering unless preaching or reading.

Two metre rule applies at all times.

Entrance and exit doors must be used keeping a one-way system.

Hand sanitizer must be available and used at the entrance and exit doors.

Names and phone numbers must be recorded and kept for 21 days to assist the Track and Trace system.

Chairs must not be moved.

Kitchen facilities should not be used.  This includes crockery and cutlery etc.

Do not drink water from the tap.  The water hasn’t been used for a long time and measures need to be taken before using to prevent Legionnaires Disease.  In the case of warm days and nights, you may provide your own bottled water but empty bottles must be taken away by the owner.

Toilets can be used if necessary.

No food or drink (see above note on bottled water) should be consumed inside the church.

Any used tissues, hand towels, and disposable gloves must be bagged and disposed of in a public waste bin.

If possible, keep entrance and exit doors open during the service/group.

Only lapel microphones should be used.

These rules can be updated at any time by the Government and the Church of England.

V M Johnson
13 August 2020

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