{"id":5638,"date":"2022-01-25T12:31:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/?p=5638"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:31:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T17:31:02","slug":"a-brief-update-re-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/a-brief-update-re-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief Update re: Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As our Board shared<\/a> in mid-December, and in response to our survey<\/a> and congregational feedback at that time, we are planning to re-open Sunday services to in-person participation, early in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know many of you are longing to gather in body \u2013 many of us who\u2019ve been leading worship remotely feel the same way! At the moment, the Board and I are cautiously targeting February for a return to gathering in Bell Hall. The exact date will be determined based on local conditions (e.g. case counts continuing to fall) and on availability of volunteers. In recent weeks, even with the small number of Staff and volunteers required to be present in Bell Hall for livestreaming, we\u2019ve had a number of folks call out due to illness or exposure to Covid-19 at home. Therefore, waiting a few more weeks for case counts to decline not only helps create a safer environment \u2013 it also ensures we\u2019ll have enough people present to hold space for worship, for programs for our congregation\u2019s children, and for continuing our livestream for those who wish to join from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please stay tuned for updates in the coming month. In the meantime, we want to make you aware of two more shifts in our Covid-19 Exposure Protocol<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n